HKS Turbo

[ex_zero]

sweet, give me a pm when u get here, i'll eagerly be awaiting to feel what its like to have 200+ rwkw .............. i've had a diet of ford tx3's and 200sx's up till now, would be good to compare

[EVOIV]

All that I know is that HKS turbos have HKS specific compressor trims. I think the actual core and turbine trim are the same as Garrett. Both turbos are very similar.

[SLY33]

you dont have the plate RUSHN do you evo??

[Drivebai]

Sly33.. can i ask what mods have you done to your car??

the reason being is i too am chasing around 230rwkw and am just interested to see what the difference is between 230rwkw and my failry stock car.

wouldnt mind going for a spin in your car either if thats cool..

give me a holla when you up in Sydney.

[EVOIV]

Nope, my car doesn't have personalized number plates. I don't know if you've seen it around, but there's a gap in the rear bumper where the original exhaust used to be. I switched the exhaust to the right hand side, influence by HKS and JUNs EVOs

[Ezekrael]

Recently put a HKS GT2540 in my GTS-t and am very happy with it - it is only really used as a street car. And yes while the peak power gains are not massive when considering what standard turbos can reach, you can play with higher boost figures consistently without worrying about the turbo giving up on you...

Power figures aren't mind-blowing but as a few people have already noted, it's not often you'll need 250+ rwkw's on the street...

[EVOIV]

Just wondering how is the GReddy e-manage? How much was it and it's tuning abilities? Is it on par with the Apexi Power FC? Is it tuned via a laptop or hand controller?

[grepin]

I know of someone who is doing a Garrett setup (600hp turbo) which basically will be the same as my 2835 pro setup bar maybe a plenum and Microtech V PFC. We and sure everyone of you will be keen to see the results. I will keep you posted. By the way 2835 Pro is a T3 flange for whoever asked.

[Ezekrael]

EVOIV,

I've been more than happy with the e-Manage. As long as you purchase all the harnessess as well, gives you good tuning scope. Though seeing as it's essentially still a piggy-back system, not quite as comprehensive as the A'pexi Power FC.

As I have the e-01 boost controller / monitor it can be tuned via the hand controller, though again, with the support CD and cable it can be hooked up to a laptop as well for greater ease of use.

All in all I think very good for the money... can't remember exactly how much I paid (bought all my parts in the one go), maybe round $700 with the harnesses (excluding e-01 unit)? Not too sure... can find out if you're keen.

[Freebaggin]

Ezekrael,

How did you go with the GT2540? Do you haev before and after power figures? Or even a before and after Dyno chart?

Cheers,

Freebaggin.

[Freebaggin]

Ah,

I see on your signiature that you gotr 212rwkW at 1.0 Bar.

[SLY33]

Originally posted by Drivebai

Sly33.. can i ask what mods have you done to your car??

the reason being is i too am chasing around 230rwkw and am just interested to see what the difference is between 230rwkw and my failry stock car.

wouldnt mind going for a spin in your car either if thats cool..

give me a holla when you up in Sydney.

well its not making the 230 yet as the turbo is still waiting to go on.

I have the usual full exhaust and intake mods, decent FMIC, extreme clutch, bosch 044 fuel pump, power FC computer. This got me 200rwkw. All i need for 230rwkw is a rising rate reg. and a retune of the FC. Although i may splash out on 550cc injectors just for peace of mind that no leaning out will occur.

Ezekrael you have a fair bit more potential in your setup!

[Ezekrael]

Freebaggin,

I saw the Dyno chart on the computer @ the workshop, but their printer was stuffed on the day... so they're printing it and sending it to me in the next few days.

212 was the best repeatable result they could manage cuz the factory clutch was slipping more and more with each run... they got up to about 230-235 rwkw @ around 1.15 bar I believe. We'll know for sure when I work out what clutch to go for, any suggestions for someone aiming for 240 rwkw guys? Don't want anything too savage... Been told to go for Exedy so far...

Sly33,

Sounds like we've got very similar setups... I've got A'pexi GTspec FMIC, pod filter, bosch044 pump, Nismo 555cc injectors... hopefully with decent clutch, should be good for 1.2 bar and 240 rwkw? Who knows...

[EVOIV]

Just wondering if you guys 044 fuel pump is mounted internally or externally? I used to mount mine externally, and put rubber/foam between the fuel pump and the car body and it was still DAMN loud from inside the car! Gets kinda annoying after a while. A constant buzzing. Can you place this fuel pump inside the fuel tank? If so, can you still hear it?

Are the standard skyline turbos good for 230rwkw?

[Jay95R33]

Having driven a 4wd car with around 500hp and also driven a rwd car with pretty good power I can safely say that for a street driven rwd car you don't want a peaky turbo ie one that spools up at 3500rpm and hits hard.

All you'll get is wheel spin in first and second if your not careful.

The 4wd is a totally different story. Traction is much less of an issue, so you can launch it at 4500rpm with a slight chirp and your off.

So for a street driven rwd car you want a nice wide usable power band that starts low and has good torque spread.

J

[DoughBoy]

With a 2530, 1.2 bar boost and crap 255 width tyres I can hit boost in 2nd and still spin the wheels. DJ01 R's fixed that no mo' drift wannabe.

[ex_zero]

doughboy, how much rwkw do you have with the 2530's at 1.2 bar boost?

[DoughBoy]

Getting a dyno run/tune next week before trackday... but have a brand new turbo kit sitting on my desk so I don't think that the graphs will be of the 2530.

[DoughBoy]

Oh it's a single 2530 on a ECR33 - just noticed the ('s) you had in your post.

[EVOIV]

Let me guess, you are upgrading to a larger turbo DoughBoy? Why the change?