I have this currently on my hawkeye sti spec c type ra. Its pushing our 360bhp with a remap, full decat and panel filter.

Can this turbo be pushed further? and is it worth it?
I read that some serious porting? maybe a full turbo rebuild with superior parts would help to achieve the extra power. Or is far easier to to just buy a new lichfield turbo thats rated past 400bhp.

Please advise.
Thanks

 

I wouldnt bother just go for an upgrade at that level the VF36 runs out of puff thats what I ended up doing with my old spec-c ra and was well pleased.

 

what have you done to it? and whats it running now? thanks

 

When I had it it was a litchfield hybrid twinscroll the one that Shaun should have had before he went bigger on his engine on mine it ran 398/415 on 650 injectors I dont own the car now but found you could hang the engine in gear longer on long straights on track without having to change up then down again for the corners if you know what i mean it didnt run out of puff higher up the rev's like the oem vf36 did.

 

at 360bhp, i know exactly what you mean. its does run out of puff past 6-7k rpm

 

Chevron motorsport makes from VF36 and recons when I asked to make turbo to my twinscroll.. Every one seems to say positive from chevron but any experience on this..?

 

Same sort of situation as me and my vf37 although after research leaning now towards a sc42 billet

Martin

 

They have always been the same around 6krpm they just die on their ****,there's just not enough flow higher up the rev range, ive just not seen a twinscroll graph that makes me want to swap yet

 

I ended up buying Fuds billet twinscroll SC42/46 hybrid which is on the car now but havent had time to get the final mapping and numbers off it yet

 

Still waiting on your results gussy will
Probs call Scoobyclinic Monday to see what the damage is on one of these units

Martin

 

SC42 billet 1.5 bar on 20% meth, on a tek map

 

Nice that banny although wonder what it'd be like on sti top mount and no meth

Martin

 

Not got a graph but andrew carr mapped the car on open source for just v power at 1.4bar and its making roughly 400bhp

 

Are you happy to SC42..? Hard to decide between SC42 billet and Chevron hybrid VF turbo.. Main thing is how driveable it is.. Also SC42 billet twinscroll has been for sale for a while and I think that there should be better choices now..? Thats why Chevron hybrid is very interesting.. they also rally with same turbo but it is expensive.. so hard choices to make..

 

Banny what rpm does it start to come alive? I'm sticking with sti tmic... Emailed Kev at Scoobyclinic today, got a price need to put a deposit then they order it 7-10 days... Sc42 billet was the one i emailed about

Martin

 

When you say expensive how much is expensive? As after I got the price the sc turbo I thought that was on the higher end of the scale

Martin

 

 

Mamba turbo gt3071r twinscroll, 1.5 bar, just Vpower. Made good power for £700 pound turbo. And still more power in it with meth & alittle more boost.

 

Does sound interesting that and slightly cheaper then the sc turbo too


Where can one of these be sourced from mate?

Martin

 

Here's the site www.shop.mambatek.com
Any questions just ask.

 

Bare with me I need to jack the keys to the car when Maz is not looking

 

put a deposit on a sc42 billet

Martin

 

Bout time Martin lol

 

Ye I know mate

Martin

 

How long before u take delivery and and plans on fitting/mapping ? Exciting times ahead

 

Should have it by next week hopefully... Plan is to see what it'll make to begin with on sti tmic and induction... This is hopefully in the next few weeks depending on how busy I am at work. Really don't want to go fmic what do you think would be the best to get the most out the turbo? Oh and staying 2.5 exhaust too

Martin

 

I think it will run 400 no issue bud
Best of luck with it