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the 3582. Seeing as 5's can make low 400's on E85 I thought it would be a fair comparison. So a highmounted HTA3582 would be more responsive and make 10-15%ish more power than the 5's?

THAT would make an impressive street machine. I wonder how the response would compare to say -5's. people tend to refer to those as being ancient and laggy these days but its certainly not a big power setup

I've had a flick through the website but I'm not familiar with FP's turbos. With the new 'Super' series do they have something that is roughly the size of their HTA 3582? I'm curious of how much power this could make on a 26. Just dreaming for now but I think these turbos seem very promising. I can't believe matt has been making almost 400KW from essentially a 3076 sized turbo.

as scotty said it's not a manifold so just plumb it up as it fits. You're best bet is going custom but you might get lucky with an off the shelf part

the exhaust wheel in that r32 highflow looks mental

whatever works

yeah its generally a better idea to run an actuator that is closer to your desired boost setting. Even if you have a decent boost controller

probably

Are they pointless? I thought the only attraction with them was to get a ignition cut vs fuel cut rev limit. Might be useful if you are drifting and love to bash the limiter.potentially keeping it from unwanted lean condition. also nothing drops panties like flames out the tailpipe right?... guys?

I'd be chasing up the guy who sold it to you

Next step: fill the tank with e85

with non turbo engine internals you want a bigger turbo as choking the engine's hotside with a small turbo will increase internal cylinder pressure per pound of boost. the other thing is that high compression makes it want to ping its head off. E85 will help keep temps down and detonation at bay. Also a big turbo + less boost will help increase the lifespan of your dirty mix up of skyline/VL parts. I'd suggest something bigger than the stock turbo, and E85. perhaps go for around 10-12 pounds on a hypergear SS2? That would make for a fast car with HEAPS more torque than you are aiming for currently

sick

if the noise is THAT bad and its still performing as normal then perhaps the turbo is okay

"backed off the spool a little bit" couldn't help but laugh a bit sorry mate. E85 won't make the turbo boost earlier. It makes slightly more power for the same amount of air. Air is what spins the turbo though. Should be about the same response wise just faster on boost. edit: It looks slightly laggy for your set up though, I don't know what ramp rate the dyno operator was using. hard to compare that to the street. You could try preloading the wastegate slightly or increasing the GAIN setting on your eboost controller

unlikely something terribly sinister. I get your frustration though. keep driving for a while maybe the smoke will clear; possible carbon buildup? while its running can you see smoke escaping from anywhere? did you leave a tool on top of the motor?

how big is the turbo

I was hoping you'd say an intercooler pipe was rubbing and had worn. one way to find out about the turbos. post a photo if you can take one. Hope your motor is okay

metal shavings from what exactly?

I agree with GTS boy. however if you run the HG highflow you have to drop boost a bit below 10psi on the stock ECU. This turbo moves more air for the same boost which means that 10psi on the new turbo means more air than on the stock turbo. This WILL give you issues on the factory ecu. I ran this turbo on the factory ecu while I was waiting on parts; it wouldn't run well on anything higher than 8psi edit: just remembered I had MAJOR creep issues from 5k RPM and upwards. that turbo on the factory wastegate physically couldn't run LESS than 12-13psi up top

yeah mate you mentioned dropping the entire exhaust behind the dump. Weld up a straight pipe really is the way to go. plus that config is run by almost everyone anyway it will last you a couple seasons at least if you do it right

I can't comment on the tuning side of things but I know you will gas yourself pretty quickly. 320kw means a lot of exhaust. not to mention heat, potential fire hazard even?

I've got the same rear muffler. made 306kw but no restriction was noted whatsoever and it holds boost without too much trouble.

lol 8 year old thread

yeah exactly. If you're making boost at a standstill then lag isn't an issue at all. High stall & auto will get you there easily. short ratio will make sure you get the power down before the end of the 1/8. but if you're using the factory manual box maybe an ecu that supports 2 step launch or something.. I'm not that familiar with all that so maybe someone else can weigh in. The bottom line is that for the 1/8th mile drag your launch is EVERYTHING. so, 350kw is nice, but if you're going the route of a forged motor as you mentioned. and possibly running and auto then why not 450? lag off the line won't be an issue and maybe you can compete with some of the old VL turbos running amazing times