What is the general opinion on this turbo and has anyone had one fitted?

thanks
banny

 

overstated for what it is, unless you have the APS back catalogue, there are better and far cheaper turbos out there.

ive yet to see ANY car make the claimed 440bhp that this is supposed to be good for.

 

At 600 pound, is it a good price?

 

personally for that money id probably hold out for a TD05/06 20g to come up at that price and take that....

 

At £600 it is a steal, remember that most people are put off by the high price of these new...if you get a good mapper with one you will be very happy.....Agree that you will be hard pushed to see over 380hp, let alone 440!!
What is the spec. of the engine ?

 

The car is an sti3 currently being fitted with a v7 sti block, 550cc injectors, fuel fpr, samco induction hose, gruppe s v2 heat wrapped manifold with up pipe, autobahn 88 fmic, inlet manifold spacers, breathers vented to atmosphere 3" inch decat, k&n filter, apexi power fc and apexi avc-r. it will be mapped to optimax and millers cvl.

 

at 600 i agree is cheap for it given its RRP, but there are better turbos out there for the same or even less money.

With your set up (assuming you were shooting for 400bhp+) then you might want to change your injectors to help it along a little as the 550s will become strained a little towards the high 300s...

 

I would be more than happy with 380-400 bhp!!!

 

save a bit more for a td05 18 or 20g

the APS are laggy as f..k so i've heard

 

Well a 20G is £550 exchange from Andy F, so i think that what i will be going for.

 

Not unless you use an sx and up the fuel pressure on the rails and use a parallel fuel rail mod. I am maxing out my 20g at 1.6 bar and only seeing 90% use of my 550s with 4 bar static fuel pressure.

 

I have a fuel lab fpr with gauge but have not done the parallel fuel rail mod. What power are you seeing at 1.6 bar coulty?

 

Not sure banny. Running 1.6 bar midrange but only seeing 1.4bar top end. Must be near 400bhp and a lot of torque (about 340-350lbsft). Going to have it on the rolling road soon.

Stuart

 

true, you can do that, my personally, i dont want to up the fuel pressure but thast for another reason

theres loads of ways to do it !

 

AFP 20G

 

I am not after dyno figures, want a car that has excellent mid range punch but can have the extra top end over the vf23.

 

no comment about the turbo but,

550cc injectors at 3 bar, 405 BHP,no parrallel rail mod, 92% IDC IIRC.