1990 Talon TSI AWD XS-Power and SSAUTOCHROME powered

[GSTurbo1]

My talon has an SAFC, built block, 1mm oversized valves, kelford 264 264 cams, megan racing exhaust, tubular exhaust manifold, 14b turbo, BSE, walboro 255lph, innovative wideband, 550cc injectors, ecm link or flashable ECU will appreciated.

This car is being used to test SSAUTOCHROME and XS-Power's big16g turbo as of right now it has a baby 14b turbo putting down less than 250awhp.

I'm posting this review as I go so I can give a detailed and accurate review of the product and all that it entails. I, like you who are reading this have wondered if a turbo charger that does not have Garrett or Precision stamped on it will preform as well. I am here to walk you through step-by-step and let you know if it's worth your time and money to purchase a turbocharger at a fraction of the cost.

Before this turns into a flaming thread, I just want EVERYONE to know that if I could afford a ball bearing garrett turbo I wouldn't hesitate. However, i'm not made of money and the turbocharger that XS-Power offers fits my budget.

The turbo that is currently on it is a dsm 14b that has a LOT of miles on it.

I purchased the turbo on 12/08/12, the title for the turbo is TD05H-16G Turbo Turbocharger For Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 1 2 3 4-8 TO 450bhp.

Pics of turbo via ebay:

Specs:
Flange - DSM
Cooling via - Oil and Water
Compressor wheel - Inlet :50.5mm / Outlet
76mm, Trim 55, A/R 0.5
Turbine Wheel - Inlet :65.6mm / Outlet
55.9mm, Trim 73
V-Band centre fitment
Internal wastegate with adjustable actuator
Working Pressure - 300 - 450bhp
Includes fiting kit pictured above

As of now 10/9/12 I am waiting for the turbocharger to arrive, I will keep you guys updated.

 

[chinola69]

You should of just rebuilt the 14b, its a much more reliable turbo. In my opinion that turbo is a waste of money and will cost you more in the long run. But good luck hope it works out for you.

 

[91stocker]

The 14b regularly puts down 300whp. And im just wondering if you've missed the ten thousand threads on ebay turbos?

 

[GSTurbo1]

No I haven't missed it that info, I just want to do a good test run of the turbo and see what happens. I'll run it till starts leaking or blows up or I can afford a nice BB turbo.

 

[davidaus]

Im taking the same risk as you bud, what manifold is that? good luck!

 

[Geier]

It's almost as if you are trying to make your car break as fast as possible. Then, you get to buy parts twice.

 

[boosted240]

It's almost as if you are trying to make your car break as fast as possible. Then, you get to buy parts twice.

This

 

[habitatguy187]

I plan to try to "max out" the eBay 16g that came with the car I recently bought. Has all the supporting mods I'll need to run high boost with it, just no cams or smim to go with it. Really looking forward to seeing how much airflow it'll make above 20psi.

 

[chinola69]

No I haven't missed it that info, I just want to do a good test run of the turbo and see what happens. I'll run it till starts leaking or blows up or I can afford a nice BB turbo.

For half the money you are going to spend on the 16g you can have your 14b rebuilt untill you have the money for a better turbo.

 

[habitatguy187]

For half the money you are going to spend on the 16g you can have your 14b rebuilt untill you have the money for a better turbo.

Cool.

 

[GSTurbo1]

Monday the 10th and I received the turbo after two days. Looks to be a pretty solid turbo, hopefully get to put it on tomorrow.

 

[jrs187]

good luck i have that same unit in my garage it held up for 6 miles. pretty sweet 350$ paper weight mounted to a header and wastegate.

 

[davidaus]

good luck i have that same unit in my garage it held up for 6 miles. pretty sweet 350$ paper weight mounted to a header and wastegate.

weak, i got a 800$ turbonetics paperweight. polish it every night. jk, im sure he knows what hes getting himself into.

 

[jrs187]

can we trade i want a polished paper weight?

 

[richard33]

I had pretty good luck with a ebay 16g actually. It came with the car so I dont know what brand it was. I gave it to someone who used it and then gave it to someone else who still uses it now. We all plugged the wastegate to run high boost and never gave any of us a problem. With that said, it still isn't a good idea. They notoriously suck.

On another note...what happened with the bumper and exhaust?

 

[Doubleot]

On another note...what happened with the bumper and exhaust?

I was wondering the same thing


Good luck OP. Those ebay turbos are really hit and miss.

 

[davidaus]

Any updates? really curious haha

 

[91stocker]

Any updates? really curious haha

He probably doesnt want to talk about it

 

[red_devil]

Did they say what fuel you have to be on to get this thing to the 450hp range? maybe they should teach FP a thing or two I guess

Also I hope you were drunk when you cut that bumper.

 

[greekgodchaos]

Take it from me, I bought a rebuilt eBay Big 16g Evo 3 Turbo from Justin a while back, and just to be clear he does fantastic work and I have no complaints, but this turbo is TERRIBLY laggy! Now I don't know if that's due to some other problem I haven't encountered yet, but I am wishing I kept my LEGIT MHI s16g that came with my car originally...but I needed cash at the time so I just sold it. In short, the acceleration by far for the three turbochargers goes something like this:

s16g>14b>>>>>>>...>>>>>eBay Evo 3 Big 16g

Speaking from experience, rebuilding your 14b with a small 16g compressor housing and wheel would make that thing go like stink!


But for you running that turbo PROPERLY, I would recommend these things:

-ECMLink v3 with Speed Density (trust me) (and get someone who knows how to tune it properly like My1gdsm, Stacy is really a pro)
-AT LEAST 680cc Injectors
-Rewire your Walbro for more voltage (kits on eBay for ~$10)
-Ditch the SAFC
-Do an entire maintenance check on everything before jumping into having more [or less] power.

 

[Jason G]

It's for sale on craigslist 1990 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD Turbo with 6 bolt swap and upgraded

 

[LandSpeed-DSM]

"car is running on 13 psi right now making roughly 300 hp."

rofl

 

[91stocker]

rofl

He must have hit three instead of two by accident

 

[tz97awd]

at least the cut out for the intercooler is cut straight.....

 

[Pipnorcali]

At least the turbo lasted 2k miles or so