BLOWN TURBO

[dancemf666]

Ok stock turbo is gone after 70000 miles on my 04 wrx.Any suggestions on what to do?I was thinking the VF 34 with my accessport.

[xEJ20x]

If your getting a larger turbo get a Walbro and injectors too.

I would suggest the IHI upgrade from Gruppe-S.
It comes with everything you need.

http://www.gruppe-s.com/

[karl]

well i just did the vf34 upgrade... http://www.tristatetuners.com/viewtopic.php?t=4132
and i love it!!!
i can give you a ride in my car. goin to the track on thursday to see what it'll do..so it would have to be next weeks meet..

[Shades of Gray]

i dont know if you're interested...but i have a vf39 with only 8k miles on it. $500
ryan

[272sWrx]

dude if you have money, go with something better than a vf.

[Aaron]

some men would consider this a blessing.

but 70k on an '04??? dang.

[wgknestrick]

VFs are for girls

Get an 18g-20g and call it a day.

[dancemf666]

18g and 20g are monsters.I dont need that much power.I need this car to get to work.not to race.I heard people with 18 and 20g's blowing there trannys very quickly.

[TROLL]

it depends on what your goals are. a VF34 with STi pink injectors and a walbro fuel pump are easily accessible and will integrate with your AP, and you seem content with the power potential there so its what i'd recommend.
a larger turbo with a utec and a custom tune would be sweet too, but is more effort and cost. i would recommend a PnP 16G from Deadbolt if you went that route though... the 18G is a little too laggy IMO on a WRX 2.0
bryan

[auk113]

Ok stock turbo is gone after 70000 miles on my 04 wrx.Any suggestions on what to do?I was thinking the VF 34 with my accessport.

your 04 WRX has 70k miles on it?

[TROLL]

is there an echo in here?
bryan

[Shades of Gray]

how about a vf39????

[dancemf666]

i thought vf 39 wasnt able to go on 2.0?
And whats the difference between the 34 and the 39.

[Shades of Gray]

nah, a lot of guys have done the swap. Nice little increase in power. Need to do a little fuel upgrades with it. Otherwise...its a little smaller than a 34 i think.
ryan

[karl]

yeah the 39 is a bit smaller then 34..

[272sWrx]

dude bryan, get your facts right. A vf34 spools 300rpm later than your stock td04- 18g's- i have been in 2 different wrx's with them. one with a fmic and one with a tmic. the one the tmic had full boost 20psi@3100, fmic once was 18psi@3600.

[wgknestrick]

VFs are for girls

Get an 18g-20g and call it a day.


I'm not going to say it again. I've been down all these routes and learned from all of my mistakes. Buy the biggest turbo you are considering because you can always turn down the boost to make less HP. As long as a turbo spools by 4K, you are good. Bigger turbos are also easier on your engine at the same power level compared to smaller ones.

I don't think anyone would consider my FP3065 laggy. The only thing that makes bigger turbos seem laggy is that they hit so much harder. Power is almost the same below spool, but the difference on boost is just larger.

[2point4DSM]

Buy the biggest turbo you are considering because you can always turn down the boost to make less HP. As long as a turbo spools by 4K, you are good.

Not necessarily. A big turbo only works well on a car with the appropriate supporting mods. Besides the motor mods and fuel deliver mods, driveline mods are just as important. What is the point of getting a big laggy turbo if the supporting mods are in the distant future. So turn the boost down but then the car runs slower than if it had a smaller turbo and that would suck. If your not committed to keeping the car forever, through the good times, and the bad times, etc... it migh get traded in for something before the big turbo is actually put to good use.

Besides, a nicely sized turbo can go a long way.

My DSM <--- 60-1 compressor wheel and 8cm turbine housing, ie. Forced Performance Red turbo

[joe tom]

i have a 34 w/sti pinks, but i really need an accessport. perhaps we can flash my ecu with your accessport, and then you can drive my car to see if you like? pm me and let me know.