Dr.Boost

I race at 5000+RPM and nothing below that so low end doesn't mean ---- to me as long as the top end makes the girls wet.
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draztik

haha yeah but the probe turbo was also faster than the big t3... but anyway what do you think about the 60 trim compressor and .48 housing?

Dr.Boost

Faster how? Faster spool, yes. More power, no.

I like the .48/.60 It seemed to work pretty good on my old D16 and should work pretty good on my little D15. That would be the smallest turbo I would happily run.
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JD

I think he is saying that it gave him more usable power, and he liked feeling like he had a turbo without having to rev up to 5grand

Dr.Boost

Like I said, faster spool, less power. :P
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draztik

less power... but more overall power throughout the powerband = faster in the 1/4 mile

Dr.Boost

Ummmm....no. That's like saying you tuned your VAC maps and reduced your 1/4 mile time. You don't use VAC while racing, just like you don't use the bottem end. The full "powerband" is not used in the 1/4 mile. Think about where your rpm's are when you're racing. They aren't below 4000 if you're running a decent tranny, which make a fast spool up useless. Everyday driving would be good with a smaller turbo, not drag racing.
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draztik

i dunno then... i raced my friend with both turbo's and the probe was a lot faster...........? any ideas... both boosting 10psi... same setup?

my guess is the wastegate was fucked on that t3 cuz it would be at full 10psi at 5500 - 5800 but it would prolly be 1-2psi at 5300rpm then just shoot up to 10psi... and i actually set my rev-limiter to 6500 so from 5500-6500 thats when i was boosting... shifting at 6500 will drop you to about 4500... boggin then finally boosting... probe turbo... full boost at 2k, flatten out at 5500rpms.. shift at 5500rpms and your still boosting 10psi....

probe turbo kept up with my friends 00 civic ex with K20A swap built redlining at 9k...

t3 turbo barely beat a 90 crx si.....

djfob

maybe cause your friend can't drive :P

Dr.Boost

Ok, I guess physics are all wrong and everything that was once right is now wrong. Pretty soon Lisa Kubo will have a little *** probe turbo on her car. :P

Your friend with the built K20A was messing with you, or has no clue how to drive. One time I thought I smoked an Enzo, but then he gassed it.
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