gartracnick

hey pretty much decided on a spec for my turbo 2000 after getting some advice from fellow 300brake+ turbo 2000 owners and a few well know scooby tuners.
the spec will be as follows
FMIC from flat 4 online @350quid (looks like a bargain)
vf43 turbo charger
550cc injectors
induction kit
gt spec header
scoobyworld afterburner vortex full exhaust sys (full decat)
ecutek map
maybe 3 port boost solenoid depending on what mapper recommends.
i think this should be suffieceint for 330+ bhp.

i have a few queries tho for fellow 2000 owners who have this sort of power. after speaking to power engineering they said i was going to far and would find reliabilty an issue. also they said the map could not be priced as they never usually map to this spec and it would be 500+ vat +90 per hour after to reach best map. they also said my engine year 2000 is one of the least reliable. they recommended max of 280 hp. i have had many cars near the 300hp mark but i want something really quick now and 280 is just not enough any more. have nay of you guys had problems with your cars when runing over 300 bhp. cheers for any help, and if you think i have gone wrong on any of my spec choices let me know your opinions. cheers again.

gartracnick

sorry turbo is vf34 turbo. typing error

Tidgy

uk engine will run at 350bhp at a push (but prob wont last long), but tbh i wouldn't recomend going over 320bhp, but should be ok running on that.

might be a bit much for clutch though, also gearbox might not like it either, but should get away with it i your lucky

Gear Head

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Just keep in mind that those front mount intercoolers take the best part of a day to fit.

Tidgy

if you know what your doing lol

fireblade37

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MY00 2000, 313bhp using a vf28 turbo no issues,boosting 1.25 and has been for nearly a year now. (I think) fuzz who posts on here was running nearly 400bhp on standard internals, obviously a different gearbox.

Tidgy

doubt he hit 400 on standard uk internals, well for more than a couple of days anyway

fireblade37

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I'm sure that's what he said when rich and himself were mapping my car. I think there's something on it in the project section.

Tidgy

be extreamly surprised if it survived any length of time, anything over 350bhp on uk pistons is not realy feasable as far as survivng goes.

sure it wasn't a rebuilt block with uprated internals?

fireblade37

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I'm known to be wrong at times no doubt someone will correct me!
Can recall him saying that the bloody thing wouldn't die.

Tidgy

lol, if he was trying to kill it would put money on it working lol

fireblade37

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The spec is on his website, view his public profile (fuzz)

FB Tuning

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I'm running 1.8 Bar (tapering down to 1.5 Bar at the redline) using a TD05FE and a few other mods , on a standard MY00 UK engine

...Seems to be holding together well at the moment

Tidgy

1.8 bar , holy ****, and thats on uk turbo internals?

jim litten

Ran mine at 340 for ages with no problems, and that included track work, that was on a VF23 at 1.4 dropping 1.0 at the top end. Only reason it doesn't have that engine anymore is a wanted a tougher one so it could put up with more abuse

DannyBoy007

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I'm running around the 330 mark on mine, Got 317 on Powerstation rollers had a few tweeks since so up a bit more.

I'm running:

Hybrid FMIC
K&N induction kit
3" Magnex decat downpipe (Wrapped)
5Zigen 3" decat centre and backbox
VF28
Tek3 remap to 1.29 bar

Standard headers, injectors and fuel pump.

Had the clutch changed to a Exedy performance one, with lightened flywheel

You don't need 550's as 440's will run to 340-350 BHP and the standard fuel pump is okay at these levels.

I did blow the gear box within three weeks, 3rd was pretty much stripped from the cog.

I'm lookling at porting and wrapping the headers next, Don't see the need for Gt spec myself

jim litten

I would fit an uprated pump just to be safe, and a reg then you can up the fuel pressure and get a bit of safety margin out of the injectors

Danny Boy

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Been running 300-320ish on mine for over a year now as well, it's had some serious abuse at a few track and drag days and at scoobyshootout as well. Next stage Motec and FMIC and we'll see what she can do

gartracnick

cheers for every1s comments, they seem to be conclusive that 300 brake is fine, which is what i thought asi know people running 300hp on 1.6 cvh turbos and 280 on 1.4 r5gtt engines. i tthink i may go for a vf28 turbo as there is a cheap 1 goin i know of and it seems to do the job lol. cheers again and wish meluck on mypower search. nick j

MartynJ

One of ours is running 358bhp and 335lbft of torque on standard internals and has done for 15,000 miles so far....

WRX_Rich

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there is a good number of wrx's running over 350 bhp that seem to be lasting
not sure how many of the owners aren't waiting for them to pop

Scott.T

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PE mapped mine to 321BHP with VF28, 440's, full decat etc..etc..
they didn't seem to bothered about it then.

Infact is was running 296BHP on the VF28 running the TD04 ECUTEK map, on the run before they touched anything.

Tidgy

wasn't talking about wrx's mate, was talking about uk classic turbos

James S

I have 98 UK turboo pushing 330 bhp/320lbft with the following Mods:-

IHI VF24 Turbo
440 cc injectors
Fuel Pressure Regulator
Walbro 255 Fuel Pump
Scooby Clinic FMIC
Scooby Clinic Uppipe
Magnex Downpipe
Magnex mid section
Magnex 5" Slash cut back box
Autronics ECU mapped @1.5 Bar
TurboSmart Boost controller

Oh and it has a WRX engine

Torquesteer

Is it ok to run a tdo5 on a MY99 Uk turbo with the standard top mount??

Tidgy

yep, although you'll get better performance with a front mount

scooby1979

should be ok mate, but with a fmic you would get the most out of that turbo in terms of bhp IMO, also different injectors would be worth while.
I dont know anyone who has run a tdo5 on a uk turbo yet, i might be wrong of course, but most people seem to go for VF turbos.
I got me a VF30, now kicking out over 300bhp. fmic next i think

Scott.T

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TD05 will go on a UK fine.
Standard TMIC is becoming in-efficient at 320BHP, so upgrade to STi8 or Front mount would be a wise thing to do if you intend to go much further.

***Jonesy***

.....can I take it from this post that wrx engines are stronger than uk turbo engines

steve0

Im running a TD05H 16g on a MY99 Uk Turbo, still on the standard top mount. Running around 325/316; but that is with forged pistons.