10 psi on a 2.2?, universal turbo? Options

[my96celica]

There is a universal turbo kit selling right now for like 250 american dollars and i was wanting to know if i put it on my 2.2 and only ran it at 10 to 15 psi if it will kill my motor? It is called a V-band T3/T4 turbo kit

[match220]

There is a universal turbo kit selling right now for like 250 american dollars and i was wanting to know if i put it on my 2.2 and only ran it at 10 to 15 psi if it will kill my motor? It is called a V-band T3/T4 turbo kit

IMO, anything more than 10 PSI on the stock 2.2 is too much. I personally wouldn't push more than 8 PSI. Compression ratio is too high for anything over 10 lbs. $250??? that's cheap..real cheap. Is it used? Ebay? You have a link?

[presure2]

There is a universal turbo kit selling right now for like 250 american dollars and i was wanting to know if i put it on my 2.2 and only ran it at 10 to 15 psi if it will kill my motor? It is called a V-band T3/T4 turbo kit

IMO, anything more than 10 PSI on the stock 2.2 is too much. I personally wouldn't push more than 8 PSI. Compression ratio is too high for anything over 10 lbs. $250??? that's cheap..real cheap. Is it used? Ebay? You have a link?

how bout 19.5 psi?

[match220]

how bout 19.5 psi?

fail ...if you're trying to be funny, don't you mean 9.5 PSI?

[presure2]

how bout 19.5 psi?

fail ...if you're trying to be funny, don't you mean 9.5 PSI?

lmao.
last i checked, i didnt notice that you had a 5sfte, so how would you REALLY know whats safe on a 5s, and whats not?
other than what you've read on the intranets.
i run ~ 17-18psi, every day.
19+at the track.

i've build more 5sfte's than you've prolly ever seen.
read my sig, my 5sfte makes 300+whp.
i've run 13.6 @ 108mph..what have YOU done with your 5s?

ohh wait, youve got a 3rd gen swap.
i've done a couple of those too. and a couple 2nd gen swaps.
big deal.


still think i fail or am trying to be funny?

[match220]

how bout 19.5 psi?

fail ...if you're trying to be funny, don't you mean 9.5 PSI?

lmao.
last i checked, i didnt notice that you had a 5sfte, so how would you REALLY know whats safe on a 5s, and whats not?
other than what you've read on the intranets.
i run ~ 17-18psi, every day.
19+at the track.

i've build more 5sfte's than you've prolly ever seen.
read my sig, my 5sfte makes 300+whp.
i've run 13.6 @ 108mph..what have YOU done with your 5s?

ohh wait, youve got a 3rd gen swap.
i've done a couple of those too. and a couple 2nd gen swaps.
big deal.


still think i fail or am trying to be funny?

woah woah..lol..(i'm really laughing, I'm not just saying "lol" because I'm mad and trying to cover it up ), nice come back. I seriously thought you were trying to be funny, I didn't know the 5s could handle anything near 20 lbs with it having that high of a compression ratio. I guess I should have spent more time on 6gc before yanking the 5s for a 3s. I'm not trying to say I'm a know-it-all, but I've been "around the block" on cars, tuning school, engine swaps, used to work at a garage, grew up around muscle cars with my dad..blah blah. I've never liked the idea of turboing a stroker, unless its a V8 or V6 with a lower cr, I would rather turbo a car with a square or slightly oversquare crank, which is why I threw out the 5s, it just doesn't seem safe to turbocharge, maybe if the cr was lowered, added forged pistons, and replaced the head then I would feel safe about doing it. If I had known I could put 300hp to the wheels on stock internals I would have probably kept it. I usually look at the 500+ numbers in building an engine though. Can the 5s put that out safely, even building up the stock internals? My current goal is 600 hp at the wheel with the Gen III, and I believe I can do it. I usually aim high though.

No more arguing bro..how about a simple correction ? What was the other thing we were arguing about a month ago?

This post has been edited by match220: Aug 12, 2009 - 11:05 PM