Turbo upgrade question
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Turbo upgrade question
I am new to the turbos and havent the faintest idea on which ones are better than the another. So here is a list of my mods so far - {Cats are gone, 720's secondaries, Custom TID, TB mod, Emissions gone, ACV BAV removed, E-Fan, MSD Box.
I still have the stock Turbo and I want to upgrade. However I do not have the money to go so big to warrant a FMIC. Can I find a turbo that will warrant my current Mods and TMIC and also warrant a FMIC in the future?
Jason
I still have the stock Turbo and I want to upgrade. However I do not have the money to go so big to warrant a FMIC. Can I find a turbo that will warrant my current Mods and TMIC and also warrant a FMIC in the future?
Jason
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A FMIC is a very important mod, even with the stock turbo on raised boost levels. The stock IC is just not designed to handle the raised heat and pressures of higher boost levels, especially with the raised airflow of a larger turbo. Plus you are going to need larger injectors all around, and some way to tune them. An S-AFC is do-able, but a standalone EMS is a MUCH better choice, because you can fully tune ignition and timing curves, plus tune injector duty much better than the S-AFC can. Yes, all this stuff is expensive, but it is really the only "proper" way to go IMO. I believe someone was running a larger turbo with the stock top mount IC, but they either had major C02 spray, or converted to air-water.
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Rxmfn7 is completely right. I'm running 14.5lbs of boost from my stock turbine and that's PUSHING it for the stock TMIC. Just wait until you have the money to upgrade all of the components needed to safely run the car the way you want it.
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Thank you for the information guys. I would really like to do both if the money wasnt an issue. But the reason I asked the question is because my Turbo is on its way out. And if I have to replace soon, I wanted to know what would work with what I got as well as a FMIC.
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Originally Posted by BoostedRex
Rxmfn7 is completely right. I'm running 14.5lbs of boost from my stock turbine and that's PUSHING it for the stock TMIC. Just wait until you have the money to upgrade all of the components needed to safely run the car the way you want it.
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Originally Posted by BoostedRex
Rxmfn7 is completely right. I'm running 14.5lbs of boost from my stock turbine and that's PUSHING it for the stock TMIC. Just wait until you have the money to upgrade all of the components needed to safely run the car the way you want it.
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