ok, so it finally came in and i have the thing on the damn car. im trying to figure out how to organize this thing because i have a hell of a lot to say... ill break up the topic into three groups:
1. turbo
2. install
3. performance
TURBO:
first i must say, FP puts out an amazing product. i have NEVER seen porting anything like the porting on this turbo. it's amazing! that is the first thing that caught my eye when i pulling the turbo out of the bag. wow, someone certainly spent some time hogging, and then polishing, this thing out. just go to the website and look at the porting that they do. it does in fact look as good as it does on the web. although i did NOT go for the $75 polished compressor housing option, the inlet of the turbo WAS fully polished to give incoming air a slick entrance into the turbo.
the wastegate diaphram is NOT a mitsubishi unit like those found on on 14b/16g turbos. i do not know who puts the thing out but the throw is definitely longer than the mitsubishi units. this fact gave me big hopes for not having boost creep. these hopes would later be destroyed but more on that later.
although the center section is not water cooled, it is a mitsubishi center. most are probably saying "well, ya!" but i didn't know mitsubishi put out an oil only 20g center. it was news to me.
INSTALL:
installation went smooth as expected. it is, after all, a bolt on turbo. the water pipe DID have to be "coaxed" a tad, but nothing too major. it should also be noted that although this is a "bolt on" turbo, there are 3 things that will have to be fabricated if not purchased directly from FP: 1. intake pipe. i made one out of 3" stainless and tapped in a BOV return pipe. 2. water line block offs. i simply plugged the one coming off the thermostat housing with a bolt. (temporary and ghetto). the line coming out of the water pipe i unbolted. i then took the metel hard line and cut it off. the remaining bolt was welded closed and bolted back into the water pipe. i have absolutely no leaks and have been driving for almost 2 days now. 3. outlet pipe, or some form of connection to lower intercooler pipe. i am running an RRE buschur style front mount, so for me all it took was a 2" to 2.5" silicone coupler to connect to the lower pipe. the outlet points DIRECTLY to the lower motor mount so the fit is not the greatest in that area. the compressor housing will have to be turned up about an inch or so to make the fit acceptable to me. i have not done this yet though because of the already extreme angle of the wastegate actuator arm to the flapper arm.
the GREEN runs a "monster thrust" bearing so FP requires you to run a stainless line from the oil filter housing because it flows much more oil than the cylinder head fitting. that took about 10 min. and went smooth.
PERFORMANCE:
ya, i saved the best for last. i must say that at this stage, i am just a TINY bit unhappy with the performace thus far. i will say though, that it is due to my lack of preparation for this size turbo, NOT the tubo itself. well, i take that back, kind of.... i AM unhappy with the turbo in the fact that it does in fact CREEP. DAMNIT, i was hoping it would not do that. the lowest i can get it to hold to redline is 21 psi. i am running a stock HACKED maf with 550s and at 21 psi, i am fuel cutting like a MOTHER. damn, it pisses me off. i think in a month or so, im gonna pick up a 38 mm tial and weld it onto the number one runner and be done with creep once and for all. ok, im done venting. on to the PERFORMANCE. i will say this turbo pulls on the top end like an SR-71 blackbird. wow. on my car, i can tell when it is accelerating by how hard the driveshaft "thumps." it used to only do it in first after a 6500 rpm launch. now it does it in 3rd gear from a roll!! im telling you, this thing RIPS on top. i cant wait to get some of that z06 on the freeway. it starts to spool at around 32-3300 rpm. i am hitting FULL boost around 3900. this is pretty close to normal from what im reading. it is TOTALLY streetable too. even cruising along at 65 on the freeway, it will spool. i upgraded from a 14b to this monster and i can honestly say i can hardly notice any difference on the street around town.
im sure i forgot some things, so if you guys have any questions, please, ask away...
-d
1. turbo
2. install
3. performance
TURBO:
first i must say, FP puts out an amazing product. i have NEVER seen porting anything like the porting on this turbo. it's amazing! that is the first thing that caught my eye when i pulling the turbo out of the bag. wow, someone certainly spent some time hogging, and then polishing, this thing out. just go to the website and look at the porting that they do. it does in fact look as good as it does on the web. although i did NOT go for the $75 polished compressor housing option, the inlet of the turbo WAS fully polished to give incoming air a slick entrance into the turbo.
the wastegate diaphram is NOT a mitsubishi unit like those found on on 14b/16g turbos. i do not know who puts the thing out but the throw is definitely longer than the mitsubishi units. this fact gave me big hopes for not having boost creep. these hopes would later be destroyed but more on that later.
although the center section is not water cooled, it is a mitsubishi center. most are probably saying "well, ya!" but i didn't know mitsubishi put out an oil only 20g center. it was news to me.
INSTALL:
installation went smooth as expected. it is, after all, a bolt on turbo. the water pipe DID have to be "coaxed" a tad, but nothing too major. it should also be noted that although this is a "bolt on" turbo, there are 3 things that will have to be fabricated if not purchased directly from FP: 1. intake pipe. i made one out of 3" stainless and tapped in a BOV return pipe. 2. water line block offs. i simply plugged the one coming off the thermostat housing with a bolt. (temporary and ghetto). the line coming out of the water pipe i unbolted. i then took the metel hard line and cut it off. the remaining bolt was welded closed and bolted back into the water pipe. i have absolutely no leaks and have been driving for almost 2 days now. 3. outlet pipe, or some form of connection to lower intercooler pipe. i am running an RRE buschur style front mount, so for me all it took was a 2" to 2.5" silicone coupler to connect to the lower pipe. the outlet points DIRECTLY to the lower motor mount so the fit is not the greatest in that area. the compressor housing will have to be turned up about an inch or so to make the fit acceptable to me. i have not done this yet though because of the already extreme angle of the wastegate actuator arm to the flapper arm.
the GREEN runs a "monster thrust" bearing so FP requires you to run a stainless line from the oil filter housing because it flows much more oil than the cylinder head fitting. that took about 10 min. and went smooth.
PERFORMANCE:
ya, i saved the best for last. i must say that at this stage, i am just a TINY bit unhappy with the performace thus far. i will say though, that it is due to my lack of preparation for this size turbo, NOT the tubo itself. well, i take that back, kind of.... i AM unhappy with the turbo in the fact that it does in fact CREEP. DAMNIT, i was hoping it would not do that. the lowest i can get it to hold to redline is 21 psi. i am running a stock HACKED maf with 550s and at 21 psi, i am fuel cutting like a MOTHER. damn, it pisses me off. i think in a month or so, im gonna pick up a 38 mm tial and weld it onto the number one runner and be done with creep once and for all. ok, im done venting. on to the PERFORMANCE. i will say this turbo pulls on the top end like an SR-71 blackbird. wow. on my car, i can tell when it is accelerating by how hard the driveshaft "thumps." it used to only do it in first after a 6500 rpm launch. now it does it in 3rd gear from a roll!! im telling you, this thing RIPS on top. i cant wait to get some of that z06 on the freeway. it starts to spool at around 32-3300 rpm. i am hitting FULL boost around 3900. this is pretty close to normal from what im reading. it is TOTALLY streetable too. even cruising along at 65 on the freeway, it will spool. i upgraded from a 14b to this monster and i can honestly say i can hardly notice any difference on the street around town.
im sure i forgot some things, so if you guys have any questions, please, ask away...
-d
