Greddy Turbo Kit
#181
haha yea 115 today... It should be fine though, im plan on getting greddy or kraftwerks? havent made my mind up yet
#182
NOT AT ALL, asuming ur tuning is done with the exhaust on the car. Running an exhaust will just incrase ur gains.
#183
... Anywho, both are well developed kits. By choosing either of the two, you'll still come out a winner.
Forced induction: DO IT!
#184
seems everybody is opting for the greddy or kraftwerks, ive got the hks on my ride tuned by hks in japan before i got the car. i currently got 133whp on 5.8, plan to do some more minor mods like relocation of filter and injectors to see where that puts me, oh and i may bump the boost up a bit!!
#185
yeah it is damn hot here... i was talking to my buddy who works in r&d for a major car company (as well as being a gearhead)... hes been trying to push me turbo for a while. his reasoning is that your only getting 30+ hp to the wheels with either kit BUT the turbo slams it on at once versus spreading it across the band.
now that i am leaning towards turbo he brings up the fact that turbos get mad hot and az is mad hot; apparently hot plus hot is not so good hahaha his question was how are the oil lines etc is managed with this kit. btw are the fogs saved on this kit or the hks or both.
now that i am leaning towards turbo he brings up the fact that turbos get mad hot and az is mad hot; apparently hot plus hot is not so good hahaha his question was how are the oil lines etc is managed with this kit. btw are the fogs saved on this kit or the hks or both.
#186
yeah it is damn hot here... i was talking to my buddy who works in r&d for a major car company (as well as being a gearhead)... hes been trying to push me turbo for a while. his reasoning is that your only getting 30+ hp to the wheels with either kit BUT the turbo slams it on at once versus spreading it across the band.
now that i am leaning towards turbo he brings up the fact that turbos get mad hot and az is mad hot; apparently hot plus hot is not so good hahaha his question was how are the oil lines etc is managed with this kit. btw are the fogs saved on this kit or the hks or both.
now that i am leaning towards turbo he brings up the fact that turbos get mad hot and az is mad hot; apparently hot plus hot is not so good hahaha his question was how are the oil lines etc is managed with this kit. btw are the fogs saved on this kit or the hks or both.
and yes. This kit, and ONLY this kit, retains the stock fog lights.
#188
So that'd be about 170whp @ 8psi? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Assuming 12% power loss through the transmission, then 170whp = 193bhp.
Easiest way to get 200+hp (either bhp or whp) would be to go the K20 swap route.
#190
before you guys buy the hks kit, make sure there is an authorized hks tuner near you. they are the only ones that can tune the f-con. i say this because there are a total of two people in the bay area that are familiar with the greddy emanage and hks tuners are even more scarce.
#191
The turbo that comes with the GReddy kit is fairly small and so it starts to spool at low RPMs; 2.5k. 200+ whp will be difficult to yeild with this kit even with bolt-ons. If you're fixated on gaining 200+ whp by boosting you're L15, you're better off piecing together a custom turbo kit and running T3/T4 hybrid.
and yes, both GReddy e-manage blue and e-manage ultimate are known to be tuner friendly.
yep.
before you guys buy the hks kit, make sure there is an authorized hks tuner near you. they are the only ones that can tune the f-con. i say this because there are a total of two people in the bay area that are familiar with the greddy emanage and hks tuners are even more scarce.
Last edited by JamesBizzle; 07-03-2008 at 01:47 AM.
#192
hahaha whoops. i get mixed up in the different threads. i totally thought this was the hks turbo thread. probably because it goes off topic to other kits.
#194
by endurance racing do you mean a drive between phoenix and LA? its about 5.5-6 hours vacillating between 75-90 usually cruising at about 80mph. I make this drive alot and it sucks to be going westbound on the 10 just before palm springs where the windmills are... i cant go faster then 80 going up that hill with the pedal to the floor.
#195
no pics as of yet. After looking at everything when I got my car back, the install looked as of it were pretty straight forward.
#196
by endurance racing do you mean a drive between phoenix and LA? its about 5.5-6 hours vacillating between 75-90 usually cruising at about 80mph. I make this drive alot and it sucks to be going westbound on the 10 just before palm springs where the windmills are... i cant go faster then 80 going up that hill with the pedal to the floor.
#197
The turbo that comes with the GReddy kit is fairly small and so it starts to spool at low RPMs; 2.5k. 200+ whp will be difficult to yeild with this kit even with bolt-ons. If you're fixated on gaining 200+ whp by boosting you're L15, you're better off piecing together a custom turbo kit and running T3/T4 hybrid.
And to whoever said something about hitting 200 whp with or without internals in the l15, it's not that serious. The block is fine honestly, and I can see the stock internals doing fine for awhile around those numbers as long as a/f and timing is right. For a more reliable motor though, the most I would expect is about 180-190 whp. 8psi is probably as high as I would go on the t1r kit or something relative, at least if you want it somewhat reliable. Much higher than that, on any decent size turbo, and be prepared to break something at some point.
#198
LOL, I was actually being sarcastic and I totally agree with you. It's unrealistic for someone to expect 200+ whp from the l15 and at the same time expect it to remain reliable; as a DD anyways, which is why most people bought this car.
I hoping to push 7-8lbs soon.
I hoping to push 7-8lbs soon.
#199
Let me know how she dyno's
#200
Will do sir, I'll keep everyone posted.
I still need to find time to get my BOV welded on, LSD and clutch installed, and finally install my test pipe and boost controller. Then she's going in for a retune.
I still need to find time to get my BOV welded on, LSD and clutch installed, and finally install my test pipe and boost controller. Then she's going in for a retune.