Help me chase 300whp
You can get either a VF39/43/48. They will all get you around 300whp but probably not much more than that. The TD04L turbine is tiny and even though you have a 19T wheel the turbine is not sized correctly to be able to take advantage of the compressor wheel. The WRX guys that upgraded to a 19T never really made much more power.
Bringing this up again as i have been rearead quite a bit around VF43/48 as suggested and just have a nagging feeling that I may may be pushing it to the edge of its capabilities giving me ~300whp, and I'd rather something reliable than constantly stressed (like my poor TD04L-19T is right now).
So, asking the same question above, could i Transplant my 19T wheel into a TD05H-16G with new cover plate? Would this get me where I want to be or would it be laggy as hell?
Also, i im now running a lovely Kraken cast manifold, downpipe and 3" exhaust, as i was sick of reparing my DIY effort.
Cheers
Wilson
So, asking the same question above, could i Transplant my 19T wheel into a TD05H-16G with new cover plate? Would this get me where I want to be or would it be laggy as hell?
Also, i im now running a lovely Kraken cast manifold, downpipe and 3" exhaust, as i was sick of reparing my DIY effort.
Cheers
Wilson
there's thousands of Subaru's making 300whp for decades on the vf.
do you just like overthinking things? if yes, then by all means do some weird off the wall hybrid turbo setup and enjoy the small potential that it might not totally suck vs pushing the easy and cheap button.
turbo's are not "stressed" when they're within their appropriate comp/turbine maps.
do you just like overthinking things? if yes, then by all means do some weird off the wall hybrid turbo setup and enjoy the small potential that it might not totally suck vs pushing the easy and cheap button.
turbo's are not "stressed" when they're within their appropriate comp/turbine maps.
Sorry, yeah i do overthink everything. What i mean is, if i fit a VF48 and run it at 20psi to achieve 300. How long is is it going to last before it ***** itself. Given I've gone through two TD04 cores at 18psi it makes me nervous it wont be very reliable .
I don’t know about VF48 but I’ve ran my VF39 on my WRX wagon for almost 100000 miles of abuse. Still has cero play. 305whp/315lbs.
I know of quite a few similar mileage cases with Vf39s
I know of quite a few similar mileage cases with Vf39s
you probably started with unhealthy ones or some other issue.
ive seen 200,000mi on a td04 before
Well my first one killed itself due to a lack of oil (AN-3 pipe) and my latest core has developed more radial play than i would like, to the point where ive slightly enlarged the housing. And thats with AN-4 pipe and at least 600ml/min oil flow.
Looks like a rebuild kit is required before the nurburging trip next week. Although i was using the repair as an excuse to upgrade.
Looks like a rebuild kit is required before the nurburging trip next week. Although i was using the repair as an excuse to upgrade.
it's like 50 bux for a decent rebuild kit. can't really beat that price.
in fact if you want a spare td04 (started smoking, so needs rebuild) and a rebuild kit I can probably send you both for $50+ship lol
in fact if you want a spare td04 (started smoking, so needs rebuild) and a rebuild kit I can probably send you both for $50+ship lol






