Turbo Change

[southern_tango]

i suppose you could reuse it if its in ok condition, i just that you can pick up a new one for around $20 so why not change it, it would be a real pain if you had to pull it all off again to change it out if it doesn't seal up properly. the nuts should be up tighter than that, but they do work themselves loose over time (and by time i mean years) with the heat, thats why the locking tabs are on there.

how did you go removing it all, easy enough?

To remove the turbo was ,very easy,much easier than installing the SS.dump pipe ,the six bolts that hold the dump are going to be replaced (10.85 for 4 bolts and 2 studs with nut)I will need to retap one of the threads of the turbo ;easy to do ,24 mm. water lines were easy so I think the hardest part was all the pieces I took ...so yep excited to put the turbo back and see the increase in boost( Tao at Hypergear hiflowed it )so after that need to save money and get the timing belt change done(hard to save money thinking all the mods that can help the new turbo)Tao told me that with the right mods it can run 250Kw. to the wheels...tempting very tempting (where do I sell a kidney?)

[southern_tango]

After a week of driving the car,it feels a bit slugghier than it use to be(bigger steel alloy turbine)so I need to change my way of drive .

Now the interesting bit, this morning took a bloke that works with me for a spin around the block where I work,the stag was in auto ....pedal to the metal ,it took of 1 to 1.5 secs after, got in boost and SPINNED THE WHEELS , man this is going insane never imagined to burn rubber on the stag (and only on 12 psi with basic mods...).

Very happy with the power figures of the Hiflowed turbo...

Now I want MORE....

(a very special thanks to stao from Hypergear)

Edited November 9, 2010 by southern_tango

[QWK32]

I know what you mean about having to change your driving style. no more trying to quickly pull out onto the road or around a corner in busy traffic, got to take the lag into account lol

What ecu are you running Freddy?

[JWindsor]

is stagea twin turbo ?

[scotty nm35]

is stagea twin turbo ?

RS260 is, gtr running gear. Other than that, no. Why?

[southern_tango]

I know what you mean about having to change your driving style. no more trying to quickly pull out onto the road or around a corner in busy traffic, got to take the lag into account lol

What ecu are you running Freddy?

I 'm runing stock ecu,installed and SAFC2 couple of months ago(never tuned),now it feelslike "why in the name of...I didn't buy a nistune in the group buy?????" but,never wanted to hi flow /upgrade turbo...until stock failed,so I had two roads,buy a second hand stock one or hi flow decided on hi flow because they gave me one year warranty(you never know about second hand turbos...)

and just to clarify QW32, the current mods are:HDI boost controller @12 psi , Xforce 3" dump/front pipe, Catco cat ,Fujitsubo legalis catback and Apexi pod filter...

is stagea twin turbo ?

Mine is a 1999 RS4V so it's single turbo RB25DET NEO engine de only stagea with twins is the 260RS wich has a RB26DETT engine...