turbovanman
I has boost, :O)
Can't stop tinkering and also wanted to step up to a 60mm wheel to see what would happen, fingers crossed it was good, lol.
Install was a nightmare, I was quoted a price to machine the compressor housing and they changed the price upon arrival, :mad2: So after waiting something like 5 months, I went back and talked to someone else, $50,
So got that done, rebuilt another turbo and installed it, went around the block and it was done, so rebuilt the turbo I was using and that one was fine. I guess the turbine is way out of balance causing it to go but I'll figure that out later.
Results impressive, after driving around and just coming back from Spokane, I can honestly say this wheel rocks. The top end powerband is like a 2 stroke, as with the 56mm wheel, it would hit a wall so to speak, not this wheel, it just keeps pulling and pulling, going up some stupid, stupid steep hills, I could keep it in 4th at 10 psi and sometimes on the really steep ones, it would drop to 3rd for a bit. One hill coming home out of Vantage, Wa, its steep and lasts something like 10-15 mins of straight up, I could maintain 65-70 mpg BUT the only tradeoff I've noticed is midrange is softer, not by much but slighly noticeable and its quieter than the stock billet wheel,
IAT's are lower, boost is slightly higher at part throttle and full throttle picked up 2-3 psi. I have no clue about EGT's and my backpressure gauge is broken. I did NOT touch the fuel screw and mpg seems to have gone up.
This wheel is awesome and with 3.42+ gears, it would be the perfect wheel. :thumbsup:
I'll post pics later.
Install was a nightmare, I was quoted a price to machine the compressor housing and they changed the price upon arrival, :mad2: So after waiting something like 5 months, I went back and talked to someone else, $50,
So got that done, rebuilt another turbo and installed it, went around the block and it was done, so rebuilt the turbo I was using and that one was fine. I guess the turbine is way out of balance causing it to go but I'll figure that out later.
Results impressive, after driving around and just coming back from Spokane, I can honestly say this wheel rocks. The top end powerband is like a 2 stroke, as with the 56mm wheel, it would hit a wall so to speak, not this wheel, it just keeps pulling and pulling, going up some stupid, stupid steep hills, I could keep it in 4th at 10 psi and sometimes on the really steep ones, it would drop to 3rd for a bit. One hill coming home out of Vantage, Wa, its steep and lasts something like 10-15 mins of straight up, I could maintain 65-70 mpg BUT the only tradeoff I've noticed is midrange is softer, not by much but slighly noticeable and its quieter than the stock billet wheel,
IAT's are lower, boost is slightly higher at part throttle and full throttle picked up 2-3 psi. I have no clue about EGT's and my backpressure gauge is broken. I did NOT touch the fuel screw and mpg seems to have gone up.
This wheel is awesome and with 3.42+ gears, it would be the perfect wheel. :thumbsup:
I'll post pics later.
