deflator
15+ Year Contributor
- 535
- 3
- Jan 5, 2007
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livonia,
Michigan
So after 4 years of modifying this car I have it running perfect. It got a freshly rebuilt 2.3L with FP3s, a freshly rebuilt ATX, and an E316G on E85. The rest of my mods are in my profile but it's all the usual bolt-ons.
I cannot decide on the next step, which turbo to get for 45-55lb/min. The options are great, too good to choose between.
I want to send the 16G to MAP to become an EF1 for $650. This would require no other changes to my setup. But FP sells you a brand new turbo for $1300...which makes this hard. I can sell the 16G I have for at least 300, so for $350 more I get a brand new turbo. And the 68 has been faster.
Or I can get a larger turbo like the S256 or the HX35. The downside of these is they will require a lot of changes to my current setup. Possibly slim fans, water pipe denting, custom IC piping, and oil lines. And I will need an external WG.
The S256 may not require much, maybe just the external gate and lines, but I can't find much from users of it.
No real horsepower goals. This 16g spools quickly, boost just surges upward from 2K rpm. I could use a little more lag and a larger turbo to complement the stroker and cams, but I don't want to modify the car too much further.
I cannot decide on the next step, which turbo to get for 45-55lb/min. The options are great, too good to choose between.
I want to send the 16G to MAP to become an EF1 for $650. This would require no other changes to my setup. But FP sells you a brand new turbo for $1300...which makes this hard. I can sell the 16G I have for at least 300, so for $350 more I get a brand new turbo. And the 68 has been faster.
Or I can get a larger turbo like the S256 or the HX35. The downside of these is they will require a lot of changes to my current setup. Possibly slim fans, water pipe denting, custom IC piping, and oil lines. And I will need an external WG.
The S256 may not require much, maybe just the external gate and lines, but I can't find much from users of it.
No real horsepower goals. This 16g spools quickly, boost just surges upward from 2K rpm. I could use a little more lag and a larger turbo to complement the stroker and cams, but I don't want to modify the car too much further.