Direct from Kinugawa I was emailing Bruce directly

 

well the heatshield finally turned up after two months, 1 step closer to getting turbo installed!

 

Hurry up want to see the results.

 

Hi all, not trying to high jack the thread- and if you think I should start a new one pls say.

I have today just had my Kinugawa TD05H 20g (Twin Scroll) installed on my 04 STI.

As some have said before the look and feel/quality of the turbo on arrival were very good. Packaged very very well, with a complete install kit consisting of studs, bolts, braided oil line, new water pipes, all banjo bolts and washers, both gaskets and pipe. Obviously the proof is in the power after mapping and just as importantly longevity of life.
I will be speaking to Duncan tomorrow and sorting out a mapping session with him asap.

I had additional options of the Billet 10 blade compressor wheel, and the 9 blade turbine wheel (same as the Kamak STS) for faster spool. Only difference between my Kinugawa and the Kamak spec turbo is the thrust bearing from what I can see.

Will put up some dyno graphs as soon as it's all mapped up and ready to roll.. Can't wait!

Forgot to say that Bruce at Kinugawa- Amazing customer service- answering emails with sound info, quickly at about 2am there time! That's dedication. From order/payment day to delivery day was about 7 working days (including 2 days in uk customs etc).

 

Great let us know how you get on.

 

Hi guys quick question is the 9 blade or the 12 better for quicker spool on the 18g also whats the difference with the anti surge housing or normal one ?


thanks

Mike

 

Sts=9 blades. bigger turbine surface area. Better!

 

gonna sound stupid now whats STS?

 

Is just what Kamak calls their 9 wheel turbine wheel. Marketing stuff i think!

 

ok sweet think I might get one but hope it works well with my set up and car...

 

I run a 7cm 20G and love it. Much fast spool than my old 20G and pushing a lot not air!

 

Any up dates from fitting the twinscroll turbos?

 

car has been on the back burner for me. with work commitments and other stuff i havent been driving it much, cycling to work instead. I need to get the injectors i have cleaned so ill send them off to lateral performance and hopefully get the turbo fitted and mapped the week of the 28th of this month if i can

 

i dropped the car in today to get the turbo fitted, wont get it mapped properly until i get a proper set of injectors, i think the spare lateral performance ones i have now are too big, ill get them flow tested to see what they are currently at.

 

Can you not have the injector duty changed to suit within the map?

 

i dont know what cc or pressure they are so just to many unknowns to go using them as is. Ill get them flow tested and cleaned and see where im at with them

 

Well that was short lived. Weld joints/flanges on my headers are fubarred so no point in swapping the turbo until that is sorted, i wanted to get the headers and up pipe heatwrapped, so looks like a new set of GT spec headers and up pipe is on the cards now, dont want to take a chance with a used set again.

 

What size inlet would people go for? I assume 2.4" is standard and 3" would require a new inlet pipe?

 

Bugger!

 

That's it, CDF Racing 0% finance for you! We're all waiting

 

Hi all, just a quick update.

TD05 20G STS is fitted and was mapped a few weeks ago. Still had Subaru Cat in place with standard downpipe and center etc. It hit 340bhp at about 0.7bar boost down at SRR. Was lovely from about 4500rpm all the way to redline pulling like a train- so good on motorway or fast A road etc. But felt laggy for everyday driving. So I spoke to Duncan, a Decat was in order to get boost in earlier and free up more power. So I went down to Hayward and Scott in Essex last week. I got a 3" down to 2.5" decat pipe fitted. Ian down at Hayward & Scott is brilliant! He fab'd the pipe on the day (I only spoke to him in the morning to say I would like one). I got there at about 3:40pm and was out by 4:30pm With the pipe fitted! Amazing service!
Driving back pretty gently I could feel some difference with better lower end pull... Hoping to get back to SRR this wk or next for another mapping session and a possible 3port depending on what happens. The story continues....

 

Cheers for updating good to hear it looks to be a decent turbo, look forward to further updates.

 

0.7 bar?! Looking forward to seeing what it does with a bit more pressure!

 

just remind me (being too lazy to look lol) is this on a 2.0 or 2.5?

 

Mines a 2.0 jdm Ej207 not sure what the thread started off as..

 

Mine is an ej20y

 

ah k, was gonna say thats laggy for a 2.5 lol

 

Any up dates on the twinscroll ones that's been fitted & the power they make?

 

Mine is going in tomorrow along with a new up-pipe and headers. Hopefully have it back by Friday, but it will be another while before i get it mapped properly as im waiting on a new TMIC to turn up and also need to find someone else to dyno map it over here.

 

How did the fitting go? Interesting your using a TMIC what type?