I was originaly buying a r85 turbo but that fell through. Now im looking at a HKS T51R KAI and i was wondering if they are as amazing as they are claimed to be. Im aiming at getting around 600rwhp.

 

Some light reading...
http://ausrotary.com/viewtopic.php?t...c2ab0c68613fbc

 

What exactly are they claimed to be? With your specific aim in mind, I haven't heard anything to suggest that there is anything amazing about it compared to several other readily available, more cost effective options. Your going to need to line up an amazing tuner, by the way.

 

they are claimed to be "the legendary turbo" for the FD, the best of the best. or so thats what ive heard hence why im asking what to expect from it. Why do you say i need an amazing tuner? are they harder to get a good tune compare to other setups?

 

At that power level, you should be working with a very experienced tuner. IF I was choosing a tuner, I'd pick a guy who has done one of these more than once on a rotary at these power levels.

 

I just love their sound

 

there's noway possible a t51r kai will make 600

 

 

 

 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pafIJsfVVcc

632fwhp at 1.5 bar running too rich.

Brian

 

I know this one that made about 370... at 12psi: http://videos.streetfire.net/hottest...1a89deef9d.htm

 

I'm pretty sure the guy you keep quoting is the one from those videos......

 

who's ricer mobile is that ?

 

I still laugh my *** off when homeskillet with the video cam JUMPS out of his skin when it backfires.

I heard Van Haggar the other day, singin' 'bout "One foot on the brake, and one on the gas... HEY! Well, there's too much traffic, I can't pass.... NO!" and my mind instantly pictured your burnout video. Someone needs to set your vid to that song. What was that one video someone made on here awhile back that kept flashing back to your burnout? Post that **** up if you remember what it was!

 

Yeah, that dude jumping was hillarious !

Not sure what video you're talking about but I'd like to see it !

 

Yeah, last year somebody made an rx-7 video and posted it on here, and they inserted your burnout a couple of times within the vid. It could have been a compilation of somebody's runs at the strip and after showing a few runs it would cut to your burnout for a few seconds and then it was back to the strip, and then it would cut back to the burnout. It was something like that, I recall.

 

i cant get over the way that turbo sounds. are there any other SMALLER turbos out there that make that lovely sound?

 

HKS T04z at about 1.5bar!

 

o...k..well in conclusion what would be the better choice then..t51R or r85?

 

thats still a pretty big turbo... lol
not quite as big as the t51r though

 

if you have the engine to push it, I would go with the t51 any day.

 

most turbos with an anti-surge housing will sound that way

 

stillway rx7 650hp @ 25lbs

Scoot rx7 710hp @ 28lbs

dont forget LUPE with the blue fd weighing (2200lbs) that did 607 @ 28lbs

Oh and in australia 634 @ 18lbs how i dunno different porting & maybe 20b



with me its the sound and the power it makes (its expensive but one bad *** turbo that id pick over any)

 

He was being sarcastic...