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Old 05-03-2005, 12:38 PM
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anyone done this before?? is this something you can do yourself?? just looking for a few answers. thanx.
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Old 05-03-2005, 12:43 PM
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Are we making grenades today?
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i don't get it
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Old 05-03-2005, 01:28 PM
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only thing i can think of is that you want to put a bigger turbine wheel into a smaller comp housing so you want to cut the blades to fit??
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No, turbine clipping is angling the wheels to allow exhaust flow around them better. It's increases the efficiency of the turbo and decreases lag. Some people don't suggest it, but I've heard it works. I've seen Banks Turbo deisel wheels that are clipped.
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Oh ya, and as for doing it yourself, How steady is your hand and how good are your eyes, if you of by even 10thou think of what that will do with it spinningat 100,000+ rpm
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Oh ya, and as for doing it yourself, How steady is your hand and how good are your eyes, if you of by even 10thou think of what that will do with it spinningat 100,000+ rpm
ya thats kinda what i thought, but i thought maybe someone here has done. i thought i'd never see a twin turbo civic, but i saw one here.

i just wanted to see if i could get a little more power out of my t25, cause i heard that it falls off at the top end.
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This is the more aggresive of turbo upgrades. This is fitting a very large compressor wheel into the compressor housing. Usually this also involves modifying the exhaust wheel by clipping. Clipping the exhaust wheel is removing some of the material (at an angle) which will allow more exhaust to bypass the turbine in extreme conditions. The reason this is done is that when u are using your big upgraded turbo at a high psi and RPM, the exhaust cannot get out fast enough. So the clipping procedure will allow a little more flow at the expense of lag. The large compressor wheel also has it's share of lag, which most don't mind for the absolute kick in the pants it offers once spooled up. If you do go with this upgrade it is suggested that you upgraded your downpipe and exhaust system to help the turbo spool up earlier. This upgrade usually contains a TO4 "E" upgrade wheel. Speaking in trim this would 54 and 60. Some companies even offer a 60-1 wheel which is even larger. Most consider this overkill and would never operate at full potential. These turbos flow well at up to 25 psi, and are limited basically by the exhaust side. The usual price for this upgrade is $650, but you can find it for less at some companies. An example picture is below. Keep in mind that this a supra turbo, note that the supra compressor wheel is even bigger than an all trac. Also notice the clipped turbine on the bottom right picture. They also clean up your turbo nice.
Courtesy of all-trac.net
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If you need more exhaust flow, get a bigger housing... Ive seen the dyno charts of clipped turbines and it wasnt worth the added spool up time because the clipping only helps soo much, you need a bigger exhaust housing. If you have a .48 T3 exhaust housing, go to a .63 T3, thatll give you a power gain and the .63 is equal to a .48 stage 2. If you need more exhaust flow then that, go to a stage 3 turbine (i think i have one around here i can sell if you want)
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i allready have my DSM t-25 turbo and o2 housing. will a t3 exhaust housing fit that
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