Thinking about going turbo...
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Thinking about going turbo...
Currently i have a jdm itr motor....Im looking at the peakboost turbo kit...looks pretty good...Is it safe to run it without opening up the motor...Will it be fine on a daily driven car..just not boost alot? I know my compression is pretty high..
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Re: (RedR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RedR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">r u running the peakboost system?</TD></TR></TABLE>
peakboost products currently using:
equal length manifold (t3 flange.)
radiator
intercooler
peakboost products ill be getting over this winter (probably.)
3" downpipe
dumptube for wastegate.
intercooler piping kit
and probably a new turbo. im leaning toward a t3/60-1...
peakboost products currently using:
equal length manifold (t3 flange.)
radiator
intercooler
peakboost products ill be getting over this winter (probably.)
3" downpipe
dumptube for wastegate.
intercooler piping kit
and probably a new turbo. im leaning toward a t3/60-1...
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Re: (Black R)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Black R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">don't do it!!!
you will be flamed by itr owners around the world
you will make too much power
you will constantly bov on people during your daily commute</TD></TR></TABLE>
1. yes, you will be flamed by countless itr owners as well as anyone else who doesnt know what the hell theyre talking about.
2. theres no such thing as too much power. too much power is ALMOST enough power.
3. i know i blow off on at least 30 people every time im out in the caR.
you will be flamed by itr owners around the world
you will make too much power
you will constantly bov on people during your daily commute</TD></TR></TABLE>
1. yes, you will be flamed by countless itr owners as well as anyone else who doesnt know what the hell theyre talking about.
2. theres no such thing as too much power. too much power is ALMOST enough power.
3. i know i blow off on at least 30 people every time im out in the caR.
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Dude, I agree with you, boost makes more power, yes. The ITR is just not a great platform for boost. I think most owners would agree with me. I've looked into it hard and the C5 is not a great candidate. It is very expensive to be done properly. I know 2 guys up here in Canada that turned the boost beyond 7 pounds on stock internals and "pop" went their engine. If you are serious about boost the GSR engine seems to handle it much better from what I've seen.
I encourage anyone who is running more than 10 pounds boost on an ITR to post how much they spent doing it....
I encourage anyone who is running more than 10 pounds boost on an ITR to post how much they spent doing it....
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by type_r_jon »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dude, I agree with you, boost makes more power, yes. The ITR is just not a great platform for boost. I think most owners would agree with me. I've looked into it hard and the C5 is not a great candidate. It is very expensive to be done properly. I know 2 guys up here in Canada that turned the boost beyond 7 pounds on stock internals and "pop" went their engine. If you are serious about boost the GSR engine seems to handle it much better from what I've seen.
I encourage anyone who is running more than 10 pounds boost on an ITR to post how much they spent doing it....</TD></TR></TABLE>
ive gone through 3 headgaskets.
ive run upwards of 20-30 psi on my motor....my boost gauge was broken after one of the headgasket replacements and i didnt realize it. the shop that did the job didnt realize that the gauge was bad, and commented that they thought my turbo was going south because it wasnt spooling up like it should. it wouldnt get past 4 psi.....well, we figured that out, and she runs fine. you can see on the #4 cylinder where theres been a very small amount of detonation. ive seen the motor with the head off and it looks clean still.
30k+ miles boosting.....about a year and a half and still moving.
I encourage anyone who is running more than 10 pounds boost on an ITR to post how much they spent doing it....</TD></TR></TABLE>
ive gone through 3 headgaskets.
ive run upwards of 20-30 psi on my motor....my boost gauge was broken after one of the headgasket replacements and i didnt realize it. the shop that did the job didnt realize that the gauge was bad, and commented that they thought my turbo was going south because it wasnt spooling up like it should. it wouldnt get past 4 psi.....well, we figured that out, and she runs fine. you can see on the #4 cylinder where theres been a very small amount of detonation. ive seen the motor with the head off and it looks clean still.
30k+ miles boosting.....about a year and a half and still moving.
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Re: (boostjunkie757)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostjunkie757 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
ive gone through 3 headgaskets.
ive run upwards of 20-30 psi on my motor....my boost gauge was broken after one of the headgasket replacements and i didnt realize it. the shop that did the job didnt realize that the gauge was bad, and commented that they thought my turbo was going south because it wasnt spooling up like it should. it wouldnt get past 4 psi.....well, we figured that out, and she runs fine. you can see on the #4 cylinder where theres been a very small amount of detonation. ive seen the motor with the head off and it looks clean still.
30k+ miles boosting.....about a year and a half and still moving.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ive gone through 3 headgaskets.
ive run upwards of 20-30 psi on my motor....my boost gauge was broken after one of the headgasket replacements and i didnt realize it. the shop that did the job didnt realize that the gauge was bad, and commented that they thought my turbo was going south because it wasnt spooling up like it should. it wouldnt get past 4 psi.....well, we figured that out, and she runs fine. you can see on the #4 cylinder where theres been a very small amount of detonation. ive seen the motor with the head off and it looks clean still.
30k+ miles boosting.....about a year and a half and still moving.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: (type_r_jon)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by type_r_jon »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so i take it this cost a lotta bread, what was the grand total spent?</TD></TR></TABLE>
It's going to cost a lot of money, no matter what.
For 8k, however, you can have a fully built engine pushing 400 whp reliably.
It takes a lot of money to build up any engine, gsr or ITR.
It's going to cost a lot of money, no matter what.
For 8k, however, you can have a fully built engine pushing 400 whp reliably.
It takes a lot of money to build up any engine, gsr or ITR.
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Boosting an ITR?!?!! The audacity of people these days. 
Be prepared to drop big bucks for a nice turbo build. I know people that have spent in excess of 10k for 500+whp on the engine/turbo/tuning alone.
Be prepared to drop big bucks for a nice turbo build. I know people that have spent in excess of 10k for 500+whp on the engine/turbo/tuning alone.
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Re: (boostjunkie757)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostjunkie757 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
and probably a new turbo. im leaning toward a t3/60-1...</TD></TR></TABLE>
Dont do a 60-1. Not that great of a turbo and old technology. there is alot better out there.
Yes turboing an ITR can be done, yes it can be fun if you know the limits of stock pistons and have a really good tune.
I would suggest a lower compression Headgasket for ***** and giggles. Not needed, but deff more room for error.
Just be prepared to build it WHEN it breaks. Not IF it breaks.
and probably a new turbo. im leaning toward a t3/60-1...</TD></TR></TABLE>
Dont do a 60-1. Not that great of a turbo and old technology. there is alot better out there.
Yes turboing an ITR can be done, yes it can be fun if you know the limits of stock pistons and have a really good tune.
I would suggest a lower compression Headgasket for ***** and giggles. Not needed, but deff more room for error.
Just be prepared to build it WHEN it breaks. Not IF it breaks.
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Re: (type_r_jon)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pa_itr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
It's going to cost a lot of money, no matter what.
For 8k, however, you can have a fully built engine pushing 400 whp reliably.
It takes a lot of money to build up any engine, gsr or ITR.</TD></TR></TABLE>
mine isnt a model for people to track correlations between power and money spent...because i didnt actually keep track of what exact amounts i spent here and there. ive put a total of about 33K$ into the car total, including the 16k$ i spent to get the car. jdm conversion and painting arent terribly expensive, but not cheap at the same time.
It's going to cost a lot of money, no matter what.
For 8k, however, you can have a fully built engine pushing 400 whp reliably.
It takes a lot of money to build up any engine, gsr or ITR.</TD></TR></TABLE>
mine isnt a model for people to track correlations between power and money spent...because i didnt actually keep track of what exact amounts i spent here and there. ive put a total of about 33K$ into the car total, including the 16k$ i spent to get the car. jdm conversion and painting arent terribly expensive, but not cheap at the same time.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itr206 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Dont do a 60-1. Not that great of a turbo and old technology. there is alot better out there.
Yes turboing an ITR can be done, yes it can be fun if you know the limits of stock pistons and have a really good tune.
I would suggest a lower compression Headgasket for ***** and giggles. Not needed, but deff more room for error.
Just be prepared to build it WHEN it breaks. Not IF it breaks. </TD></TR></TABLE>
every time the headgasket goes, i keep thinking finally the lower end gave out....but for some reason....its still going.
Dont do a 60-1. Not that great of a turbo and old technology. there is alot better out there.
Yes turboing an ITR can be done, yes it can be fun if you know the limits of stock pistons and have a really good tune.
I would suggest a lower compression Headgasket for ***** and giggles. Not needed, but deff more room for error.
Just be prepared to build it WHEN it breaks. Not IF it breaks.
</TD></TR></TABLE>every time the headgasket goes, i keep thinking finally the lower end gave out....but for some reason....its still going.
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Re: (type_r_jon)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by type_r_jon »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just wanted to dispel the myth that you can buy one of these kits and make big boost numbers and be done with the whole thing..</TD></TR></TABLE>
the thing about ITR-turbo's, is that driving one is my opinion of a dream come true. they sound so beautiful through an open downpipe and an HKS....and they pull hard as hell.
the thing about ITR-turbo's, is that driving one is my opinion of a dream come true. they sound so beautiful through an open downpipe and an HKS....and they pull hard as hell.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chunty Butt Kevin »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">boost kit 3000
sleeves 1000
pistons 500
rods 400
boosting safe priceless</TD></TR></TABLE>
Fuel system
Tuning $100/hr for who knows how many hrs + dyno time
Engine management
Axles
Clutch
Exhaust
Labor/time
Other customizing
Things that break/catch on fire
It's all the little things people forget that add up the $$.
sleeves 1000
pistons 500
rods 400
boosting safe priceless</TD></TR></TABLE>
Fuel system
Tuning $100/hr for who knows how many hrs + dyno time
Engine management
Axles
Clutch
Exhaust
Labor/time
Other customizing
Things that break/catch on fire
It's all the little things people forget that add up the $$.
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Re: (boostjunkie757)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostjunkie757 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
every time the headgasket goes, i keep thinking finally the lower end gave out....but for some reason....its still going.</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats becuase you have the thicker headgasket. You just prove it works. Thats all. its supposed to give out before the bottom end.
Thats the whole point of it
every time the headgasket goes, i keep thinking finally the lower end gave out....but for some reason....its still going.</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats becuase you have the thicker headgasket. You just prove it works. Thats all. its supposed to give out before the bottom end.
Thats the whole point of it
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itr206 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
thats becuase you have the thicker headgasket. You just prove it works. Thats all. its supposed to give out before the bottom end.
Thats the whole point of it </TD></TR></TABLE>
thats what i keep thinking after i find out each time its the headgasket...
its a reminder thats what its there for. i just figure that eventually itll need rods, pistons, and rings.
thats becuase you have the thicker headgasket. You just prove it works. Thats all. its supposed to give out before the bottom end.
Thats the whole point of it
</TD></TR></TABLE>thats what i keep thinking after i find out each time its the headgasket...
its a reminder thats what its there for. i just figure that eventually itll need rods, pistons, and rings.