Originally Posted by Fritch
(Post 53367)
well I bet it was fun while it lasted :bowdown: :eek4:
jeez that should have been somewhere around 280-310 rwhp, no wonder they let loose. But how long did they last that way? Even the built engine threw a valve with the same blower setup and a 125hp shot. Didn't like it. :noes: :dunno: :vash: Thead Hijack: It was the only way to keep it going with all these NB's.:gay: |
damn dude you've done it all! lol
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Originally Posted by Fritch
(Post 53372)
damn dude you've done it all! lol
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Originally Posted by cccpull
(Post 53363)
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I'm just crossing my fingers that one more NB shows up on the poll.
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Originally Posted by Pitlab77
(Post 53386)
ecu? dont tell me the SAFC is the only thing you have
At least in the case of the rods, I don't think it was just the power, but the way it hits. The N20 hits pretty hard. :eek: |
I bet that rod might have lasted, or lasted longer with a proper ECU.
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It looks like I'll be rockin' some SCAT rods, with this turbo. This is on my 99, which has seen 250 RWHP on the stock rods, and I've seen 280-300 RWHP on stock '99 rods.
Looks like its a fairly big turbo, should flow about 45 Lbs/min at most. (roughly 400 WHP) Mark |
What brand of turbo is that? Looks like the "Turbocharger" made in bangkok kind i see on ebay. Huge and clean though, should be badass, long as it doesn't explode at 4 psi.
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well there you have it, we've now got at least 5 NB owners and about 1200 NA owners
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Originally Posted by Pitlab77
(Post 53418)
I bet that rod might have lasted, or lasted longer with a proper ECU.
If you care to explain, I'm willing to listen.:) I see MarkP joined in with examples of what he's seen, which I don't doubt at all, except my setup plus the N20 was more hp than that. He might provide some explanation. Like I said, the N20 hits pretty hard.:eek: |
Originally Posted by Fritch
(Post 53444)
well there you have it, we've now got at least 5 NB owners and about 1200 NA owners
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Why not, this will be the first thread. We'll put a DIY in there on how to buff out your clear headlight lenses to take them from fog to clear as new.
j/k |
Originally Posted by cjernigan
(Post 53453)
Why not, this will be the first thread. We'll put a DIY in there on how to buff out your clear headlight lenses to take them from fog to clear as new.
j/k How to buff out your clear headlight lenses to take them from fog to clear as new: 1) Wet sand 2000 grit. Done.:bigtu: |
lol, I just used some rubbing compound, worked perfect. Only reason i said that was because the NA obvioiusly don't have any plastic lenses to buff..
Man that makes me want some of those awesome MSM headlights, they look too great. |
Originally Posted by cjernigan
(Post 53431)
What brand of turbo is that? Looks like the "Turbocharger" made in bangkok kind i see on ebay. Huge and clean though, should be badass, long as it doesn't explode at 4 psi.
For $200 delivered to my door, I am going to experiment. I am willing to bet that it does not fall apart and more to the point that it will make adequate power. The only concern I have is the center section and it is copied so exactly that it retains the subtle casting marks that are in the Garrett castings. While certainly not of the highest quality, it is of adequate quality, although I can note where several shortcuts have taken place. None of which would affect the ability of this thing to hold together. To quote Corky Bell, "Building turbochargers ain't exactly rocket science, and these look like surprisingly good copies of the garrett." Still the jury will be out until I start running some boost through the sucker and seeing if it really does hold together. Mark |
I wasn't ragging on you about the turbo, though it looked similar to what I had seen. There was some thread that showed the poor fitment and whatnot of coolant flanges and the downpipe flange as well. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what you find out about these chinese copies because they're so cheap the might as well be expendable. Goodluck
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Originally Posted by Fritch
(Post 53444)
well there you have it, we've now got at least 5 NB owners and about 1200 NA owners
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damn, didn't expect this thread to get more than a few hits since it's about the rare turbo nb.
back to rods... I dont know if it's so much that they're weaker or just the higher compression hurts. I'm babying my car until I have a real solution or spare bottom end. Most likely I'll save up (ie wait for my stock options to mature a little more) and build it up a bit. I'm torn since it's a street car if I want to do low compression or just toy with something higher. Everyone does turbo with 9:1ish. Would a street car benefit from boosted high compression? Hmm. cccp: how do you know your timing and fuel were dead on? can you datalog your setup? |
my turbo system resides in the floor of my garage; waiting on the 1.8, MS, exhuast, and a running daily driver.
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