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This turbo looks hot
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Re: This turbo looks hot
I bet that turbo is fun in stop and go traffic or congested city driving.
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Re: This turbo looks hot
lol, you'd never get on boost, so you wouldn't have to worrysirwilliam wrote:I bet that turbo is fun in stop and go traffic or congested city driving.
It would be like driving Suzie's Legacy most of the time unless you wrung the poor thing out to 6k all the time.
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Re: This turbo looks hot
I find driving the LGT a lot of fun around corners. You can see them coming up and just stay on the gas. What the rear end suspension doesn't do for you, the e-brake will. That having been said, with our car (the STI), we normally wind out first and third to 5500rpm (skipping 2nd and 4th), and 5th if we're feeling naughty. Some of the turbos I've seen that will produce boost up to 7,000rpm kind of confuse me. It's kind of like saying you'd have to get to the "car asplode" level to feel boost.Sabre wrote:sirwilliam wrote:It would be like driving Suzie's Legacy most of the time unless you wrung the poor thing out to 6k all the time.
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I was being facetious, Julian. The turbo doesn't have real world usable power.Sabre wrote:lol, you'd never get on boost, so you wouldn't have to worrysirwilliam wrote:I bet that turbo is fun in stop and go traffic or congested city driving.
It would be like driving Suzie's Legacy most of the time unless you wrung the poor thing out to 6k all the time.
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It's basically a GT3582R with the large T31 housing on it with this "HTA compressor technology!" Notice they are very tight lipped on what that is exactly.
Actually the difference is quite amazing from the standard GT35R which accoding to them put down 511 whp 464 ftlbs and the "New" turbo put down 634 whp 582 ftlbs (120 who 120 ftlbs). Those are impressive numbers, especially with the faster spool. And while the power seems a bit slow your still getting over 300 ftlbs by 4,500 RPMs and 400 ftlbs by around 5,000 RPMs while not super quick that really isn't that slow. And, an STI might even get there quicker with the extra .5 liter displacement.
Here's the problem: $1,700 for the turbo may sound like a good deal until you realize you have to find/fab an up-pipe, down-pipe, wastegate, intake, and IC hoses. as well as mounts for everthing as well. How much do you think all that is going to cost? (answer: quite a lot)
I'd say pick-up a GT3582R kit from Ultimate Racing for $3,600. It includes everything you need (up-pipe, down-pipe, dump tube, intake, piping, external wastegate, etc. Then pay the $450 fee to refit it with the 82mm HTA compressor wheel and advanced ported shroud cover and perform a CHRA balance.
Actually the difference is quite amazing from the standard GT35R which accoding to them put down 511 whp 464 ftlbs and the "New" turbo put down 634 whp 582 ftlbs (120 who 120 ftlbs). Those are impressive numbers, especially with the faster spool. And while the power seems a bit slow your still getting over 300 ftlbs by 4,500 RPMs and 400 ftlbs by around 5,000 RPMs while not super quick that really isn't that slow. And, an STI might even get there quicker with the extra .5 liter displacement.
Here's the problem: $1,700 for the turbo may sound like a good deal until you realize you have to find/fab an up-pipe, down-pipe, wastegate, intake, and IC hoses. as well as mounts for everthing as well. How much do you think all that is going to cost? (answer: quite a lot)
I'd say pick-up a GT3582R kit from Ultimate Racing for $3,600. It includes everything you need (up-pipe, down-pipe, dump tube, intake, piping, external wastegate, etc. Then pay the $450 fee to refit it with the 82mm HTA compressor wheel and advanced ported shroud cover and perform a CHRA balance.
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The article said they just swapped it out on the same kit. Has anyone got one of these yet???drwrx wrote:It's basically a GT3582R with the large T31 housing on it with this "HTA compressor technology!" Notice they are very tight lipped on what that is exactly.
Actually the difference is quite amazing from the standard GT35R which accoding to them put down 511 whp 464 ftlbs and the "New" turbo put down 634 whp 582 ftlbs (120 who 120 ftlbs). Those are impressive numbers, especially with the faster spool. And while the power seems a bit slow your still getting over 300 ftlbs by 4,500 RPMs and 400 ftlbs by around 5,000 RPMs while not super quick that really isn't that slow. And, an STI might even get there quicker with the extra .5 liter displacement.
Here's the problem: $1,700 for the turbo may sound like a good deal until you realize you have to find/fab an up-pipe, down-pipe, wastegate, intake, and IC hoses. as well as mounts for everthing as well. How much do you think all that is going to cost? (answer: quite a lot)
I'd say pick-up a GT3582R kit from Ultimate Racing for $3,600. It includes everything you need (up-pipe, down-pipe, dump tube, intake, piping, external wastegate, etc. Then pay the $450 fee to refit it with the 82mm HTA compressor wheel and advanced ported shroud cover and perform a CHRA balance.
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Re: This turbo looks hot
There is only one comparison of a GT35R vs the HTA GT35R I have seen.
It's here:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthr ... ?t=1521073
634 whp on a Dyno Dynamics. The gain was 34whp and 25 lb/ft with no changes in the map, and it spooled nearly the same as the non-HTA GT35R.
There are also quite a few HTA FP Green plots out now and those make huge gains on the regular FP Greens.
It's here:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthr ... ?t=1521073
634 whp on a Dyno Dynamics. The gain was 34whp and 25 lb/ft with no changes in the map, and it spooled nearly the same as the non-HTA GT35R.
There are also quite a few HTA FP Green plots out now and those make huge gains on the regular FP Greens.
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Re: This turbo looks hot
I've heard FP is booked up for 30-45 days to service existing turbos.
I think 600 to the wheels ought to do it...