3rdGen7

Guys,

Can you guys please give me some advice on installing an HKS T51R Kai single turbo on a FD. I really like this turbo but I am not sure how well an application it would be on my car.

http://www.suprastore.com/hkst5sinkit.html

What are your experiences with this unit on a FD ?

Also, would I need a larger downpipe for this turbo ..like 4" ?

My car is a daily driver / weekend drag car and will have the following mods in place before attempting a single conversion.

Streetported motor w/ 3 mm seals
Reliability mods for oil & coolant
GReddy 3 row FMIC
Greddy BOV
SX regulator, Cosmo pump & RP Rail
2 x 850 primaries, 2 x 1600 cc secondaries
GReddy FULL open off road exhaust ( 3" dp-4"mp-5" tip)
NO CATS !
Haltech E6K

Please e-mail me directly with some replies as I have until Tuesday morning to close this deal.
twinturboRX7R1@hotmail.com

There is a Supra in my country that I need to teach a lesson to :-)

Oh ..for those wondering, I don't have to pass emissions in my country ..hence the off road exhaust ! ..lucky me :-)

Thanks a mil,
3rdGen7

Poweraxel

ill say it again after HAVING EXPERIENCE with this turbo on my car....
The car will not be streetable
The car wont be fun to drive in traffic

I suggest this turbo to only drag racers....

as for the installation, its pretty easy and straight forward but you will need a J-spec lower intake manifild (or completely shave yours)...HKS used V-bands all around the turbo kit, a definately trick set-up!

you wont need a longer downpipe the 3 inch v-band is quite suffice

actually the T51 will let you keep the airpump on due to the fact the turbo sits behind and below it

run some anti-lag on you haltech or
add a wet 50 shot to your set-up and it'll be all good

pics can be seen here http://communities.msn.com/poweraxel

twinturboteddy

i knew you were running with that for a while and a T-78 before.

what are you running now steve?

Poweraxel

after running some many differnt kits i decided to put my own kit together using a T04R ball bearing ..will have pics soon

rotaryextreme

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The car is still streetable but it's not fast off the line unless you slip the clutch and get the RPM up there. For the boost pattern.

2k rpm: 0
3k rpm: 5 psi
4k rpm: 9 psi
5k rpm: 13 psi
above 5k: full boost in no time.

I have run 27 psi with the T51R kai turbo. When it's above 5k rpm, it will go to pretty much to any boost you want in less than a sec. My engine is mild street ported so it might spool up the turbo faster than a regular stock port motor. If you want one, go to my website and go to the T51r kai turbo link to see some specs. The price is $4500. List price is $6540 so you save about $2000.

Chuck Huang

Freaky Monkey007

Is that price just for the turbo or the whole kit?? Just wondering b/c he said for and fd and thats a supra site..

3rdGen7

Poweraxel

My car is a JSPEC. It's a 1992 Japanese R1 right Hand drive and I am from Trinidad.

I just confirmed to buy the turbo. :-)

I'll post as questions develop.

Thanks all.

3rdGen7

rotaryextreme

iTrader: (2)

$4500 for the whole kit for the FD. It comes with everything.

Chuck

snagalittle

selling a rebuilt t51r kit cheap. 3000.00

charlies7

iTrader: (4)

Wow, nice job bumping a thread 5 years old.

maz-rx

Rubbish!!!

I have a HKS T51R SPL BB turbo with an extended street port and it is absolutley fine on the street. I also use it for circuit racing (track days) and again if you actually use your gearbox there is no problem at all.

I hate all this undrivable on the street crap I hear all the time on the RX7 forums (not just this one). These cars arn`t terrible off boost and think of the gas mileage you`ll be getting

Lag is an over rated problem!!!

maz-rx

OOPS just noticed how old this thread is!!!!

dhahlen

iTrader: (5)

FYI - Turbo is very streetable, I used to run one... drove fine.