Hanaldo

... Wut?

Lol, not sooking, just discussing. It hardly matters to me, I've already got my turbo. That said, I did ditch my previous G2 based on the result of the G3 in here... It's not. He isn't obligated to post any of his results, I'm not saying he is. I'm simply voicing my opinion as a previous Hypergear customer, it was the results in this thread that convinced me to buy one.

Because of the problems they can cause.

All well and good to take off 40kw, but ethanol changes the whole curve. You would essentially be guessing at how the turbo would perform on 98, and I don't know about you but I wouldn't buy a turbo where I have to estimate how it's going to perform. I think testing on ethanol is fine, and it is very interesting, but I still think Stao should get results on 98 as well, otherwise it makes diagnosing potential problems very difficult. I mean, we've seen how many people in this thread, including myself, have had substandard setups and not made the expected results. Stao has always been extremely helpful on this front, but what happens when customers start buying these turbos that have been tested on ethanol based on an estimation of how it will perform on 98 but then don't get the expected result? Is it a case of underestimating the effect that ethanol had, or are there other issues?

And what exactly does 14psi feel like? It could be running 14psi if the previous owner changed the actuator, as previously mentioned. The stock turbo can make more than 14psi, but it's a time-bomb waiting to go off and it will be way past its max flow anyway, so you won't be getting any gains. That said, if it still has a stock ECU then it would probably hit R&R before it makes 14psi.

Yeh yeh yeh, our police force is corrupt and our government is shite and taking us for all we've got, I know the charade. Seriously. Get out of Australia once every so while, go and see how fkn good we have it here. People have nothing to do but whinge these days.

Yeh. Just beware of cheap timing lights giving a false reading.

Yeh in neutral there is no load, shouldn't be enough flow to spool to 10psi. OP, I'd get your timing checked mate, or it could be running super rich?

Agree ^ Switching to E85 would pretty much remove Western Australia from the demographic, we aren't going to get the stuff any time soon.

In before Mafia

Yeh it's a fair amount of hassle to ditch the traction control in the 34's, unless you've got something like a ViPEC/Link etc. Can be done, but I wouldn't bother unless you really needed to, ie. going forward facing plenum. Deleting it for the sake of deleting it is just begging for problems and trust me... They aint worth it. Urtwhistle, how does that go with the traction control motor wanting to do it's self-diagnostic sweep on start-up?

Your results don't count, you're cheating with the fruit juice!

Ok, after further research, I THINK I'm after part number 463-02 from the Speedflow catalog. But they appear to only come in one size, does that mean these fittings are a fairly universal part among all turbos??

Yeh I meant -8, no idea why I said -4 So -12 should do it?? I can get the fittings from Go Gear, I just don't know what I actually need. I'm going to need the actual drain itself, the part that needs the gasket? The stock one is a push on fitting, I obviously need a threaded fitting. Should look something like this: But I don't know what it's called?? Also the fitting that screws into the block, I don't know the thread size??

Yeh I remember that phone call. It's the one that comes after it that you don't want

Hey guys, Sorry if this has been asked before, I did a search but couldn't find anything specific. I am getting a bit wear of the ol' cut n clamp rubber hose job that I did to get my oil drain to fit when I installed my Hypergear G3, and I want to make up a braided line to replace it. However I'm not sure what fittings I need. Does anyone know they type of fitting and thread size that I will need for both the turbo end and the block end? I'll be using Speedflow gear if anyone can even give me a specific part number? Also, what size hose should I use? The oil drain is gravity fed if I'm not mistaken, so I imagine hose size is important. Is AN -4 the correct size?? Thanks all, Martin.

^ Farkin, shouldn't have said anything about mine lol, you're all getting waaaaay ahead of me Now no one is going to enjoy my thread as much as I am because it will seem such an anti-climax Hope all goes well with your car man, but I'm sure it will all be fine. You're not retarded like me lol.

Pretty bad considering the gains. Not worth it unless you're planning on keeping your car for a long time.

I seeeeee, born at the start of the year eh? Figured you were Uni age haha.

It's not a high mount Would have been, but now I have to fix the motor, don't have the funds.

Yeh I try to do the same, but to get my front bumper off I have to turn the wheels. I just think it's rather inconvenient NOT being able to, even if I usually avoid it.

Yeh, but if you didn't have the IAC valve, how would the ECU raise the idle?

Was wondering this myself; was it determined what caused the failure? Detonation or excessive cylinder pressures?

PS does put a lot of load on the engine though, mine used to stall with the NIStune when I turned the wheel at idle.

Welcome to the forums man, your car looks sorta familiar, I think I've seen it around. What Uni you at??