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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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s4 turbo rotors in s6 motor?

I have been told that the s4 turbo rotors are better then the s6 rotors because they are stronger and less susseptable to being damaged/dented due to pinging/detonating. Any thoughts on this?
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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Side seals are 2mm instead of 1mm
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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I was told that the rotor walls are thicker. If you look at a cross section of a rotor, the walls I'm refering to are on the rotor faces above and below the pocket (or whatever they're called) on the rotor face. Apparently the s6 rotors are weaker there and can dent causing the apex seal to stick. Just seeing if anyone else has info supporting this.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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Also have a half point lower compression ratio. I'm currently running a pair in my setup, though not fully tuned yet.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Ideal for running a higher level of boost. They are much stronger, but also heavier and you will need to match them with the right counterweight, flywheel etc. Great to use if you want to run boost. The heavier rotating mass slowed my throttle response a bit but launch and just simple take off is sweet. i love the daily driving aspect of my set up.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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cool. Thanks for the feedback guys ;-)
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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they are use by some of the fastest drag racing cars,they are stronger plus super boost friendly
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:00 AM
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I heard the process they use to make s5 and s6 rotors was better though.
Please correct me if I am wrong
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