What boost? TD05/06
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What boost? TD05/06
Hi,
I have asked this question on here before but need to be sure on this because I will be having the car mapped soon,
Standard uk engine with all the supporting mods, what do you think will be best?
1.4 bar to redline?
1.4 bar to about 6500 then to 1.3?
I have read that the ideal boost for this turbo is about 1.65 in the midrange dropping to 1.45 at the top, should I really push it and try this or is it a recipie for disaster? What is the ideal boost to run?
If the engine did let go I would be planning a super strong rebuild so should I just go for the optimum setting and hope it lasts as long as possible? Would save on remapping costs.
Thanks in advance
George
I have asked this question on here before but need to be sure on this because I will be having the car mapped soon,
Standard uk engine with all the supporting mods, what do you think will be best?
1.4 bar to redline?
1.4 bar to about 6500 then to 1.3?
I have read that the ideal boost for this turbo is about 1.65 in the midrange dropping to 1.45 at the top, should I really push it and try this or is it a recipie for disaster? What is the ideal boost to run?
If the engine did let go I would be planning a super strong rebuild so should I just go for the optimum setting and hope it lasts as long as possible? Would save on remapping costs.
Thanks in advance
George
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The key thing to running this turbo and keeping the engine in one piece is the exhaust manifold IMHO. The gains are considerable at this level and you don't need to run silly boost so it spares octane hunger and your engine I reckon.
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The key thing to running this turbo and keeping the engine in one piece is the exhaust manifold IMHO. The gains are considerable at this level and you don't need to run silly boost so it spares octane hunger and your engine I reckon.
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which manifold do you recommend
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Hello,
I have the version 2 Gruppe-s manifold on with a 2" h+s up pipe (No leaks yet, touch wood)
On my last run on the dyno with the TD04 peak power was said to be at 6300 rpm, will this change with the bigger turbo on? If it doesn't, is there any point in having all that boost above this point.
If you are a mapper and was going to map my car (98UK) and everything was working correctly and there are no problems what boost would you map in?
550 injectors
FSE Pump/Reg
APS FMIC
TD05/06
Original SS exhaust inc up pipe, no cats
Gruppe-s headers
Anyone gone higher than 1.4 bar on standard engine internals with or without failure?
Is it better to run more throughout the midrange to give more torque?
Alan,
Seen your car in the recent issue of jap performance, looks good :-)
The write up says you run 1.5/1.6 bar is that engine standard?
Will the 550cc injectors be enough?
Thanks
George
I have the version 2 Gruppe-s manifold on with a 2" h+s up pipe (No leaks yet, touch wood)
On my last run on the dyno with the TD04 peak power was said to be at 6300 rpm, will this change with the bigger turbo on? If it doesn't, is there any point in having all that boost above this point.
If you are a mapper and was going to map my car (98UK) and everything was working correctly and there are no problems what boost would you map in?
550 injectors
FSE Pump/Reg
APS FMIC
TD05/06
Original SS exhaust inc up pipe, no cats
Gruppe-s headers
Anyone gone higher than 1.4 bar on standard engine internals with or without failure?
Is it better to run more throughout the midrange to give more torque?
Alan,
Seen your car in the recent issue of jap performance, looks good :-)
The write up says you run 1.5/1.6 bar is that engine standard?
Will the 550cc injectors be enough?
Thanks
George
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Hi George, yes the engine is std, no internal mods done at all, only bolt on bits.
I also had the Gruppe-S manifold and up-pipe on the car when i ran 1.4 bar. The up-pipe was a large bore non slip-jointed type (early manifold).
Peak power on my set up moved from approx 6400rpm to 6800rpm when the headers were fitted.
I used 740 injectors at this power level, not 100% sure about running 550's, though possible with a higher fuel pressure i believe. Perhaps other 05/06 users can clarify what's best.
John Banks ran higher boost pressure than 1.4 bar on his std 2.0 but this was with the std headers (albeit ported?). Putting the aftermarket headers on gave similar power but was better for the engine because you didn't need to run so much boost to achieve it.
I also had the Gruppe-S manifold and up-pipe on the car when i ran 1.4 bar. The up-pipe was a large bore non slip-jointed type (early manifold).
Peak power on my set up moved from approx 6400rpm to 6800rpm when the headers were fitted.
I used 740 injectors at this power level, not 100% sure about running 550's, though possible with a higher fuel pressure i believe. Perhaps other 05/06 users can clarify what's best.
John Banks ran higher boost pressure than 1.4 bar on his std 2.0 but this was with the std headers (albeit ported?). Putting the aftermarket headers on gave similar power but was better for the engine because you didn't need to run so much boost to achieve it.
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As Alan has said, if you run std headers then you will need around 1.6 bar to make the same power as you would with 1.4 on headers.
I know you shouldn't compare different rolling roads but my 95 WRX on Std internals and Sti pistons made 432bhp at 1.65 bar at Well Lane on ported std headers.Then made 440bhp at 1.45 bar at Star Performance on Gruppe-S headers.
1.4-1.45 bar is the 'sweet spot' for this turbo on headers, any more boost and you can improve midrange torque but top end power can drop off due to backpressure build up in the exhaust.
Both runs were using Optimax plus octane booster on 550cc injectors and increased fuel pressure.
Andy
I know you shouldn't compare different rolling roads but my 95 WRX on Std internals and Sti pistons made 432bhp at 1.65 bar at Well Lane on ported std headers.Then made 440bhp at 1.45 bar at Star Performance on Gruppe-S headers.
1.4-1.45 bar is the 'sweet spot' for this turbo on headers, any more boost and you can improve midrange torque but top end power can drop off due to backpressure build up in the exhaust.
Both runs were using Optimax plus octane booster on 550cc injectors and increased fuel pressure.
Andy
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Originally Posted by stevebt
pleased im changing my exhaust to BLITZ then
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I ran 1.4 bar to 7000rpm then tailed off after that.
Because the revs rose very quickly in gear, i set my rev limit to 7500rpm, this was because the Link ecu i had in at the time was bringing the limiter in to play before i had reached 7000rpm, but this was only in 2nd and 3rd. The Link seemed to sense the rate of acceleration (revs) and so stopped the engine from going bananas before it got to the set limit. IYSWIM.
The other problem i had was because the car accelerated really well in 2nd and 3rd, i tended to go in to the 7200-7300rpm bracket before changing gear ( I couldn't watch the road and the rev counter at the same time). In 4th and 5th, the revs didn't go up quite so quickly, so you had a bit more time on your hands to get a grip on what was going on and get a feel on when to change gear.
With the std headers you can feel the power tailing off after 6500rpm, so you instinctively change gear but with peak power at 6800rpm, you tend to change up that bit later. This is where i feel the 8000rpm limit of the Sti engines would be nicer.
Because the revs rose very quickly in gear, i set my rev limit to 7500rpm, this was because the Link ecu i had in at the time was bringing the limiter in to play before i had reached 7000rpm, but this was only in 2nd and 3rd. The Link seemed to sense the rate of acceleration (revs) and so stopped the engine from going bananas before it got to the set limit. IYSWIM.
The other problem i had was because the car accelerated really well in 2nd and 3rd, i tended to go in to the 7200-7300rpm bracket before changing gear ( I couldn't watch the road and the rev counter at the same time). In 4th and 5th, the revs didn't go up quite so quickly, so you had a bit more time on your hands to get a grip on what was going on and get a feel on when to change gear.
With the std headers you can feel the power tailing off after 6500rpm, so you instinctively change gear but with peak power at 6800rpm, you tend to change up that bit later. This is where i feel the 8000rpm limit of the Sti engines would be nicer.
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