Has anybody used a turbo from an rdx on there setup? Any reviews about it? Also, does anyone know were i can get a piture of just the turbo? Cant seem to find one anywhere. One more question, does this turbo have an internal wastegate? Thanks

 

There is no research on this type of set-up b/c
it isn't cost effective to try to make it work.

I wouldn't bother with it even if it landed in my lap for free.

Why bother when there is so much aftermarket support out there already with D/B/K series set-ups.

 

Lol. That is actually exactly what happened. One of my friends just gave me an rex turbo. I thought it would be cool to run a stock Honda turbo on my gsr. Anyone have any info at all on the turbo? Thanks

 

You know what's cooler? A decent T3.

 

Why don't you throw up some pictures of the turbo, and maybe people would help some more. Now go be usefull.

 

if you have it already, how don't you know if it has an internal wastegate or not?

 

its a tiny turbo, dont watse your time on a gsr. it would be pretty useful on a 1.5 single though

 

How is it not usefull on a gsr? it's on a 2.3l from the factory and make over 240hp....

It's not maxed from the factory as they gain a lot from in/ex/dp on the rdx. There making gains of 40+ whp with those mods and a few more lbs of boost.

Please don't just make **** up. It would probably work well on a DD street car.

 

a little bit of boost goes a long way on a 2.3 liter engine. its also a low reving engine and the turbo peaks early and then boost is reduced by the factory controller in the higher rpms. do some reasearch. ive done mine. its a small *** turbo and frankly there are WAY better options for a daily driven gsr.

we all know our 1.8's like to rev and a smaller turbo falls off up top as the tiny turbine housing really becomes a restriction. why do you think 1.8 audi only produce 160whp, its a itny *** turbo and it spools instantly and chokes out up top. a turbo upgrade on a audi nets nice gains.

Im not saying it wouldnt work at all. yes it will spool and make boost but there are again many other and better options for the car. thats my 2 cents and ill leave it at that

 

Whats funny in your statment is that other turbo's cost money and this was given to him.

Now i never said this will make tons of power, but it would spool fast and give some good low-mid range power for tha street. There is no reason this turbo couldn't make 250-280 whp on a gsr.

You like almost all "turbo" guys talk about power dropping off up top, which yes it could and most likely will start to level and drop off power up top. But If it is a street car then that is not a big deal, i would rather have power in the low-mid range then wicked top end on a street car.


what research do i need to do other then it make a good amoutn of power on a 2.3l which will relate to it make a good amount of power on a 1.8L. Facts are facts.

 

i actually had the whole motor once at our shop, interesting design, it uses a water cooled aluminum exhuast manifold. the turbo was some sort of 16g mitsu. turbo w/ variable exhuast housing.

personally, dont think its worth your time to make it work on a gsr.

 

It uses a variable A/R turbine housing. You would need to find a controller for this function, or keep it at a static position.



From AutoBlog

 

Well looking at that picture looks liek it is controlled with a vacume actuator like the vw's. So it wouldn't be more then a vacume line to the intake manifold.

 

Variable A/R would also mean that it won't quit up top... and will spool very early..

My friend with a modded 2.0fsi motor was OVERboosting at 2k rpm (20psi) his ECU flipped out and threw it into limp mode... he had to reprogram it to not seek max boost until 3k.

Sounds to me like that would be an AWESOME turbo to run on a daily driver... boost early and don't lose out up top.

 

I cant find the link but Iam almost sure this turbo isnt a mitsu turbo nor can you even compare it in design.

even though this turbo is said to be variable it is not,the better term to use would be two stage as this turbo doesnt have vanes like an vnt,vgt turbo but rather a valve and two pathways with the smaller runners used in valve stage closed.(stage 1,low rpm,low load) and both runners used in valve stage open (stage 2high rpm,high load)

even though it would greatly reduce lag it still wont compare to the diesel and 911 turbo design vnt turbo's.

what gets me is all the missinformation above,this turbo is actually a great match to the b18c,it will easily handle numbers up to +300, and do that with a much better leaner powerband than any other option out there.there are european builders using smaller vnt turbo's on 7000 rpm 2lt peugeot's with amazing results and they dont choke! why on earth would a bigger turbo on a smaller motor choke?