Purelude

Ok,

i'm deciding to switch my turbo's trim and have some fun.

MarkC, in an earlier post said, "The .46 is my favorite wheel for fast spool-up street use. The .50 provides some insane top-end.
Stage2 turbine spools up faster than Stage3. What I have leanred is that Hondas are not happy with .48 A/R turbine sides. Especially the high-reving VTEC engines. Chokes them too much on the top-end.

A Stage2/.63 A/R with a T04E .46 will give superb spool-up and great top-end. Change the Stage2 to a Stage3 and you gain more top-end at the expense of spool-up. Go one size bigger on the compressor to a .50 and experience insane top-end, but compromised spool-up."


what about with a T04B instead of the to4E mentioned above?

HT member G has a .63A/R and works well for him, so i might go ahead and do that. Stage2/.63 A/R with a t04B .46? how does this sound? what differences will i see when compared to a to4E?

Inlinefour also has the same setup (to4E).

Would it be wiser for me to swtich to a to4E housing?

thanks!
Tim

Purelude

i called majestic. robert is cool.

he said that the .48 in my exhaust side was probably choking me. i assume i have a .48 in my exhaust side because we looked up the p/n that was stamped on it and thats what came up. does this look like i'm choking? http://www.rspec.net/purelude/erax/dyno-na-turbo.jpg

He can switch my to4B to a to4E + rebuild, change wheels for $450. how does that sound?

anyone recommend AGAINST a stage 3 wheel? how about against a .50 compressor? how much slower am i looking at by going w/ this and which would be more worse off to get (a bigger stage wheel or bigger compressor wheel)?

so here are my choices so far.

Stage2/.63 A/R with a T04E .46
Stage3/.63 A/R with a T04E .46
Stage2/.63 A/R with a T04E .50
what other choices might be goood here?

I'm looking for full boost from 3.5k to 4k rpm. before is good too.


[Modified by Purelude, 11:49 AM 8/13/2001]


[Modified by Purelude, 11:56 AM 8/13/2001]

SOHCArchangel

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SiRkid

Im getting a Stage2/.63 A/R with a T04E .54=D
what do you think???

Purelude

are you expecting major lag?

bgod

purelude,

i'm running a majestic turbo with the bolt-option right now.

t3/t4b with a .63compressor stage 3 wheel
have .50a/r i believe on the turbine. have to double check that but 99% positive.

love the turbo with the h22a. i hit full boost at about 3700-3800rpm. the car is fine down low and the top end is awesome.

haven't compared it to another h22a turbo, but the car just pulls and pulls even at 125mph. had a small run in on a local parkway one night.

Purelude

whats the bolt option do?


full boost at 3800, not bad...stage 3 and .50 wheel sounds very possible for me then!

SiRkid

hm.shoudl i get stage 2 or 3 blade?

Purelude

still need opinions! TTT

apexii

Majestic upgraded my t3/t04e(.54 trim) to stage III, .63a/r, .60 trim w/10°clip.

This seems to have more lag, but much more power at higher rpms; especially with 10-12lbs of boost.

Purelude

wow, .54 trim wasnt enough? hehe... how was the lag w/ the 54 trim? when did you make full boost.

how is the lag with the 60 trim? when do you make full boost now?

Turbolude

are you saying that your NOT experiencing problems with your turbo h22a? Does it pull hard after 5000 rpms?

What trim comes on the turbos in drag kits?


[Modified by Turbolude, 4:22 PM 8/14/2001]

apexii

well, the t3/t04e .54 was not the right trim(that would ship with drag) for my prelude. I got it new from a drag kit for a type-r, which probally is the same blower as the integra and/or civic. I think drag often ships ranom wheel sizes, so that's how I got the .54. I was advised that the .54 was not a great wheel for a prelude, so when it needed new seals I had it upgraded to the .60 per majestic.

Yes, I am still having problems with my prelude. I installed the new fuel pump tonight and it still boggs and dies when I give it gas. I now will look into ignition. It does pull very hard after 5k though, my spool is about 4k w/o a boost controller.

Purelude

Apexxi -

you had a t3/t04e .54 w/ a stage2 .63a/r?

how do you like the stage 3 .60 wheel? would you go back?

sorry about all the questions, its all about $ and id on't want to keep switching things around! hehe.

hows the low end 3k-5k even w/ the big wheels ?

IgniteTeg

guys help me out here don't flame me what is all those you guyz talkin about trim for turbo whats it for??? What is a/r stand for in the trim levels? Which would be a good trim level and stage? What trim level does the Drag III turbo kit has and Rev Hard and F-max thanks for the help.


[Modified by IgniteTeg, 12:51 AM 8/15/2001]

apexii

Purelude, sorry for such a late reply. I don't know what stage the wheel was that I had on there, but it was a .54 w/.63 a/r. I did not like it at all. It was way to close to the surge line, and ended up blowing a seal 6months into it. My current trim has more lag but more top end, which makes it worth it. It's better suited for higher bost, like 12-15; which I cannot yet accomidate to , (but i have taken it to 12-13 twice)

The low end is so/so, but my compression is ~8.8:1 via headgasket. I consider 2-3500rpms "low-end", but once I hit 4k i'm just about at full boost. Ball-bearing would have helped that out about 500rpms i'd guess. Either way, you should stick with the .63 a/r housing.

Mike

SiRkid

the 54 should be fine for a b16 though right?

bgod

purelude, haven't been on the net for the past week. but i do have the 54 trim. just checked my receipt the other day. i really couldn't imagine having more then that like apexii does, butt it seems like everyone's h22a set-up runs differently. i can deal with the lag now, but probably not much more then that.

definitely look into their bolt option. very nice.