anti lag .... how much damage and how quick
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anti lag .... how much damage and how quick
right my turbo stank like burn today and boost was unstable when i was talking to a mate 2night the 1st thing he said was did you turn anti lag on wile you was driving before it did it and i was he said that it will boil the water and kill the turbo in next to no time i know it shortens the life of the turbo but by how much ?
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you have to remember anti lag increases the heat massively on the turbo, therefore creating more heat and more stress on the turbo, and for what? probably something which is un noticeable performance wise on most day to day subarus.
it sounds immense however i will not risk my turbo/headers for it, just get pops and bangs mapped in if thats your thing
it sounds immense however i will not risk my turbo/headers for it, just get pops and bangs mapped in if thats your thing
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what turbo mate? I was reading up on anti-lag and VF series turbos dont like it due to the increased pressure which causes shaft play. As someone above said, depending on how aggressively the AL is mapped will depend on lifespan, but its definately 1 thing I wont be having on mine.
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It will ruin the turbo, it's just a matter of time. The ferocity of the ALS is usually very mild in most road applications, nothing like as fierce as used on rally cars. Eventually it can melt the shaft which will cause the turbine wheel to break off. The only way to get round this is by using a Maram shaft in the turbo, but that is very expensive. Just be mindful of this and don't run it constantly.
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what turbo mate? I was reading up on anti-lag and VF series turbos dont like it due to the increased pressure which causes shaft play. As someone above said, depending on how aggressively the AL is mapped will depend on lifespan, but its definately 1 thing I wont be having on mine.
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Why would you want to use AL on the road? The noise is just retarded and driving at traffic speeds (admittedly I run a 4 puck paddle clutch, so not ideal) is pretty tricky.
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Ive got AL, I wouldnt say I use it all the time, but I'll say once every few weeks.
My 18G when I took it off after 3 years of driving, was just as it was when it was fitted.
Think it all depends on how you manage it, I never used until the car was warmed up properly, and always let my turbo cool down after a bit of heavy use
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My 18G when I took it off after 3 years of driving, was just as it was when it was fitted.
Think it all depends on how you manage it, I never used until the car was warmed up properly, and always let my turbo cool down after a bit of heavy use
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well i still got the gt30 off my old skyline and got GIVEN FREE last night the headers to fit and the down pipe so going rotated but with a low power map dont want to push the engine i want it to last but when you get it free you cant say no
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antilag on a road car - using the originally fitted idle valve/throttle by pass valve/ stepper motor is not aggressive enough itself to cause damage imho.. if the als was aggressive it would need more air - the throttle jacked open for example and then you have not brake servo vaccum.. usually on the newage you can feel a change in the servo assistence if you brake hard with als on and turn it off.
The problem is if the turbo is damaged in anyway unbeknown to you and you run the als it is likely to fail then.. if the turbo is 100% then the als on a road car shouldnt effect it.. the turbo would have failed shortly anyway imho.
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The problem is if the turbo is damaged in anyway unbeknown to you and you run the als it is likely to fail then.. if the turbo is 100% then the als on a road car shouldnt effect it.. the turbo would have failed shortly anyway imho.
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thank you simon the turbo is only 12weeks old 3000 or so km on it but i had a coolent problem as you know solved now could i have damaged it in the last week or so wile i was sorting it ??? and do you know where i can get custom intercooler piping from ??
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zpdR6SfnS8
not subaru related but anti lag is anti lag,
look at the violence going on in that turbo
look at the turbo floating around i weigh better than 200 lbs and i can stand on they exhaust horn without it moving 2 mm the car will move but the exhause is ridgid yet look at what the anti lag does to it,
you are asking for trouble using this on a road car for no good reason
not subaru related but anti lag is anti lag,
look at the violence going on in that turbo
look at the turbo floating around i weigh better than 200 lbs and i can stand on they exhaust horn without it moving 2 mm the car will move but the exhause is ridgid yet look at what the anti lag does to it,
you are asking for trouble using this on a road car for no good reason
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because come feb i want to take it to york and smoke my mate 400bhp corsa on the drag strip and show him what i can do with spending half the money he has alrad done it with another 25k corsa but this one cost him 40k to build yes 40k on a r-reg corsa
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zpdR6SfnS8
not subaru related but anti lag is anti lag,
look at the violence going on in that turbo
look at the turbo floating around i weigh better than 200 lbs and i can stand on they exhaust horn without it moving 2 mm the car will move but the exhause is ridgid yet look at what the anti lag does to it,
you are asking for trouble using this on a road car for no good reason
not subaru related but anti lag is anti lag,
look at the violence going on in that turbo
look at the turbo floating around i weigh better than 200 lbs and i can stand on they exhaust horn without it moving 2 mm the car will move but the exhause is ridgid yet look at what the anti lag does to it,
you are asking for trouble using this on a road car for no good reason
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water overheat wouldnt help.. did the turbo run with no water in?