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Nice!

Phibs wrote:http://store.forcedperformance.net/merc ... TFP3582HTA

I bet that turbo is fun in stop and go traffic or congested city driving.

On a car with a 7-8k redline? No thanks.

If it revved to 16-17k? Bring it on!

sirwilliam wrote:

Phibs wrote:http://store.forcedperformance.net/merc ... TFP3582HTA

I bet that turbo is fun in stop and go traffic or congested city driving.

lol, you'd never get on boost, so you wouldn't have to worry

It would be like driving Suzie's Legacy most of the time unless you wrung the poor thing out to 6k all the time.

Sabre wrote:

sirwilliam wrote:

Phibs wrote:http://store.forcedperformance.net/merc ... TFP3582HTA

It would be like driving Suzie's Legacy most of the time unless you wrung the poor thing out to 6k all the time.

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.

Suz's leggy is N/A Alex.

Sabre wrote:

sirwilliam wrote:

Phibs wrote:http://store.forcedperformance.net/merc ... TFP3582HTA

I bet that turbo is fun in stop and go traffic or congested city driving.

lol, you'd never get on boost, so you wouldn't have to worry

It would be like driving Suzie's Legacy most of the time unless you wrung the poor thing out to 6k all the time.

I was being facetious, Julian. The turbo doesn't have real world usable power.

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.

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.

The article said they just swapped it out on the same kit. Has anyone got one of these yet???

yeah. I think i've got one under the stairs...

I keep my spare GT35R snails in the laundry room!

Phibs wrote:I keep my spare GT35R snails in the laundry room!

Can I borrow it while I send my polished one out for treatment???

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.

I've heard FP is booked up for 30-45 days to service existing turbos.