OMG...wow...i wish words could describe the feeling. after 6 hours tonite finishing the last piece of intake charge piping (which still isnt final) and the downpipe (which is open right now...just in teh exhaust but not full connected) we finally starter her up and tested her out. after a new starter, new radiator and about ever other new bolt its finally almost installed!

after warmin up...i hesistated to start the boost, but it sounds like it should be full boost by 3000rpms... hehe 60 trim t3 w/ 48ar...but since the charge piping is jenkis (flange broke for turbo..dont ask) its not fully gettin up to 5 (and i have a half bar spring..weird..) till around 4000.


ANYWAY, so even at 4psi (after i fix ic piping it shoudl be better) with a rediciolousy conservative tune im still very impressed... its putting me back in my seat and i just cant wait to be tuned. my old setup consisted of itr intake, 64mm tb, itr intakemani, skunk2 cams, itr valvetrain, jun header, tuned ecu, and greddy exhaust, but here is the new me!

love fab ss shorty
60 trim t3 48 ar
tial 38mm
dsm bov
dsm 450s
2.5 downpipe
2.5 charge / 2.25 piping
autometer boost / a/f guage
greddy turbo timer
pwr intercooler

i will be tuning on a innovate wideband (bro and i pitched in! wahoo!) and through uberdata or whatever...so far so good. i cant wait to fix the kinks and start tuning! man is it fun! just thought id share my excitement! im won over!

 

so how do you like that turbo? i have the same one.. i loved it.. but im selling it to go bigger...

 

once u go boost u won't go back!! pics plz

 

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So very true
(boosting for almost a week now :D)

 

the 1st time boosting is a memory to never be forgotten . Hopefully i will be boosting again real soon.

 

B17?
-PHiZ

 

welcome to the darkside...

 

Good to hear Dan
Schwing by and take me for a spin

 

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And in your case, you're going to **** your pants. That's one bad *** mutherphuckin setup!

 

glad to hear its coming around

 

congratulations... you will love boost

 

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Hell yea Glad you joined the darkside

 

Glad to see someone kept their G2 GSR

Good job on the turbo, enjoy! Maybe you can make a Louisville meet this summer

 

I'm getting my Garrett from Full-Race next week, can't wait to boost too.

 

Congrats and welcome to The Darkside!
Reading these first impressions always takes me back...
Thanks for the post.

 

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you say that like its a good thing. After a motor or two, you regret those words :-)

Nick

 

My first time boosting .... I realized that my exhaust flange and wastegate were warped, and that I was burning a lot of oil from either valve seals or a bad turbo

 

boost is very good.... i love it.......... as soon as i had it.... i wanted more...today was the first time with more.... (bigger turbo) oh my it was a wonderful thing

 

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you say that like its a good thing. After a motor or two, you regret those words :-)

Nick</TD></TR></TABLE>

i've had 6 turbo motor setups.. i can't drive my car without boost. thats just me. or is it? didnt blow them just wanted something different each time. but i did blow a dx 1.5 sohc lol. thats cuz of a bad turbo leakin oil. i love turbo. i have pics to prove my setups.. some of them anyway
1.5 dx sohc

b18b non intercooled.

b18b intercooled

jdm d15b sohc vtec turbo


d16y8 turbo charged spearco intercooler+nx ntercooler kit.




sorry just provin a point that i dont regret turbocharging.. is it me or is we-todd way faster now? i like it..

 

Welcome.....you'll never go back now, Darkside owns you.

Post up some pics when you can.

 

nice, two strut bars!

 

BUMP for a fellow Turbo/DA

 

Turbo, its an endless road with more power around every corner, good luck and watch out for the pot holes...lol

 

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i did blow a dx 1.5 sohc lol. thats cuz of a bad turbo leakin oil. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You can blow a motor with a leaky/bad turbo? Can someone explain why a bad turbo can cause a motor to blow?