Talk about cheaply turbo-ing a 5sfe, BADDDDDDD |
Talk about cheaply turbo-ing a 5sfe, BADDDDDDD |
Feb 9, 2006 - 12:22 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '02 From Webster Ma. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
at least its a 5th gen owner. -------------------- |
Feb 13, 2006 - 8:02 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 16, '06 From Lima, ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(celicaST @ Feb 12, 2006 - 11:24 PM) [snapback]392872[/snapback] QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Feb 12, 2006 - 9:15 PM) [snapback]392868[/snapback] okay, i know now how to hook up a boost gauge...if anyone wants to donate/give me one, i'll get a boost read on it...pm me... ~snap just to let you know, its going to be a waste of your time. there is no point, even the bs cheep ones on ebay only claim 1 psi, thats like 1/8 of a moderate turbo set up which might get you like 30 or 40 extra hp, so 1 psi would net you like 5 at most wooo hooo 5 more hp and all your friends laugh at you for doing it |
Feb 14, 2006 - 12:28 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 23, '05 Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
QUOTE(lilsteeg @ Feb 13, 2006 - 6:02 PM) [snapback]393326[/snapback] QUOTE(celicaST @ Feb 12, 2006 - 11:24 PM) [snapback]392872[/snapback] QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Feb 12, 2006 - 9:15 PM) [snapback]392868[/snapback] okay, i know now how to hook up a boost gauge...if anyone wants to donate/give me one, i'll get a boost read on it...pm me... ~snap just to let you know, its going to be a waste of your time. there is no point, even the bs cheep ones on ebay only claim 1 psi, thats like 1/8 of a moderate turbo set up which might get you like 30 or 40 extra hp, so 1 psi would net you like 5 at most wooo hooo 5 more hp and all your friends laugh at you for doing it the cheap bs ones on ebay dont work. weve settled that. they dont even provide the 1psi they claim. 1psi of positve pressure is better than 1psi of vacuum isnt it? last time i checked it was. and remember this is a hell of a lot cheaper than a turbo setup. you could buy an exhaust, headers, and intake and still not see the same gains you will from this. and since when should you care what your friends think, take them for a ride to shut them up. dont worry bulldog, im getting the e-ram. when it gets here ill post pics and impressions. im also looking into increasing its power to 1135 watts over 833 by powering it from a seperate ultracapacitor pack (the one ill eventually use in the high power setup) rated at 16.2 volts. thats the nice thing about electric motors, they dont really have a "max" hp however, ill need to contact eracing and find out which exact motor theyre using so i can see if it could handle the increased amperage. it shouldnt be a problem i suspect considering the high air flow environment provides ample cooling. the only issue would be increased brush wear perhaps, but thats no big deal this should as place me at around 1si of positive pressure im guestimating. This post has been edited by celicaST: Feb 14, 2006 - 12:31 AM -------------------- I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. |
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