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09-11-2005, 09:05 PM

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2stockrocketz

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Re: Homemade turbo success (preclipse) pictures

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Originally Posted by turboDA6

ur elbow off the turbo is gonna melt in like 2 hours, all those home depot couplers will expand n pop off cuz when warm they allow to expand and become mooshy... other then that awesome install..

i have home depot couplers (even comin off the turbo) and it only came off once(but thats because of the way my piping is not lined up right) but its never melted

09-11-2005, 09:22 PM

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Re: Homemade turbo success (preclipse) pictures

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Originally Posted by jacob_kohler

I dealt with that already. I welded an extension off the compressor of about 6 inches so its not coming off anymore, but it does get hot. unfortunately, I have the 13g i think, another name for the td04, I have a friend that has a td05 so im going to buy that and see the difference cause I do get full boost around 4.5 grand and I always shift early cause the power seems to stay the same over 5000 rpm's. The little thing pulls hard though considering I only have about 6-7 pounds of boost but I do get some delay in transition to boost cause of it being so rich. I like the sound of the dsm bov to but Im most likely going to get a greddy type s.

Just so you know, the TD04 only describes the center housing. There is nearly a dozen different TD04 turbos. Your turbos full name is the TD04-13G. The 13G specifies the wheel sizes. The TD05 everyone is telling you to upgrade to is a TD05-14B.

Crank up the boost before you upgrade. The 13G should stay efficient up to about 17psi.

09-11-2005, 11:01 PM

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Re: Homemade turbo success (preclipse) pictures

drop that vtec down lower. a friend with a f22b said he hardly spooled his t28 until vtec comes in. that head doesnt flow ---- out of tec.

09-12-2005, 12:51 AM

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Re: Homemade turbo success (preclipse) pictures

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Originally Posted by turboDA6

ur elbow off the turbo is gonna melt in like 2 hours, all those home depot couplers will expand n pop off cuz when warm they allow to expand and become mooshy... other then that awesome install..

i have home depot couplers (even comin off the turbo) and it only came off once(but thats because of the way my piping is not lined up right) but its never melted

ur not running near to enough boost to cause any damage. when u decide to boost more then 5 psi? they start to heat up if its pre-intercooler. i think if its after ic it should be fine. if u run them directly off the turbo they jus ------ blow out. every single one ive used. u think they make silicone connectors for no reason? home depot is made for plumbing n ---- n i doubt they use it on super hot water pipes.

09-12-2005, 03:45 AM

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Re: Homemade turbo success (preclipse) pictures

thats a smoke show maching!!

09-12-2005, 08:53 AM

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Re: Homemade turbo success (preclipse) pictures

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i guess i've been lucky!! the coupler is right off the turbo(pre-intercooler side) i still dont have my intercooler on the car

and i drive it at about 5-8psi i have gone to 15psi(but not for too long)....kirk you need to check out my turbo

09-12-2005, 09:41 AM

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Re: Homemade turbo success (preclipse) pictures

haha man, ive been planning to lol. im sorry man. ill try my hardest to check it out this weekend. and man if i were u i'd stay under 7 with no ic. 15psi wtf? ill call u on saturday for sure. ill give u my number so u can bug the ---- outta me til i come haha.