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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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anyone had any experience of this turbo?

spec i have so far.

brand new 2.5 block ej257 bored out to fit 0.5 oversize pistons
eagle rods
weisco pistons
sti heads gas flowed ported and polished
new cometic gaskets
rcm oil pump
fmic
740cc injectors
new crank
(as you can tell i had big end failure)
simtek
tomei headers
3" through de-cat

what do people think possible power gains through 5 spd box.
looking for power through the gears not a dragster in the first 3

cheers
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:13 AM
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oldfella on here has one of these up for sale,might be worth asking him about it.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 08:05 AM
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why would you overbore a brand new block?
Wouldn't it be better not to, so that if anything happens (touch wood) in future, you have the option of an overbore then?
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yeah
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Peanuts
why would you overbore a brand new block?
Wouldn't it be better not to, so that if anything happens (touch wood) in future, you have the option of an overbore then?
true, should have mentioned 600 miles ago brand new then went bang
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