Turbo Envy

[Martin0660]

In a moment of weakness and turbo envy I ordered this ...



It's a couple weeks out and I have no real plans to put it on unti lthe weather cools a bit ;)

[Cam99]

drool

[THE BIG KOALA]

SWEET

[ModularMike]

Nice waterpump!

[speedracer]

In a moment of weakness and turbo envy I ordered this ...



It's a couple weeks out and I have no real plans to put it on unti lthe weather cools a bit ;)

Nice!! can I have your old one for my Probe lol

[Martin0660]

Nice waterpump!

C'mon man, you should know muffler bearings by now.

Nice!! can I have your old one for my Probe lol

LOL, I have an IHI around here that would make a nice upgrade for the one on yours

This actually isnt a lot bigger than my current turbo, but it's loaded with technology ... It's 1mm biger on the inducer, but it's a full billet compressor wheel plus the ported S cover ... old turbo was rated to support 465 HP, this one is only 535 HP all with the same turbine and 1 mm more compressor :D Between the S cover and lighter wheel it should come faster, make mre power under the curve, and be a fun little turbo

[speedracer]

LOL, I have an IHI around here that would make a nice upgrade for the one on yours

I just got everything on that car working the way it's supposed to be, I'm afraid to touch it lol. The IHI RHB52 VJ11 is stock, I'm running 16psi now and it falls flat on it's face at 5300rpm

[yeahloh95]

nice what brand is it ? i like the ported housing

[Martin0660]

I'm afraid to touch it lol.

C'mon, it's a turbo car, just about when you get it right you have to mess with something. I finally got mine running where I'm real happy with it and went and did this :D

nice what brand is it ?

Precision. They are the only turbo guys I would use!

[sutyak]

Very nice!

[Steve-0]

Oooo looks fancy. I like the ported housing, looks badass to boot.

[speedracer]

Bob needs a new head to go with the new turbo...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMsMHvGwb9w&feature=related"]YouTube - ‪Ford 2.3 with Volvo head‬‏[/ame]

[Martin0660]

Bob needs a new head to go with the new turbo...

LOL, Hal built the Volvo twin turbo car and sold it to another buddy John. It effectively ate everything and never really made any power. Hal built the car as a roadracer with IRS and all those goodies (see hoosier road race tires) and lost interest right after he turned the key. John still has it running on the Volvo head but with a small single turbo and punted on the SDS and has it running on Megasquirt ... he has been trying to sell it for the last year.

The DOHC Volvo thing is still a novelty in my opinion. Guys build them and get them to run, but it's more for the geee wow in my opinion. I have yet to see a Volvo headed car make more power than I am on an iron head but there is one in Michigan that is catching me (we will run at Milan NMRA). There is work going on with the Volvo SOHC head that hold more power potential in my opinion.

There are still three types of "bolt on" aluminum heads past where I'm at ... D-Port (my current iron outflows it), old SVO head, and the nasty ARCA head. I say "bolt on" becasue the SVO head need a custom intake and the ARCA head needs custom intake and header. I traded my old iron head for a damaged ARCA head (two broken lifter bores), just havent done anything with it yet. The ports on that head look like BBC rectangular port. Likely going to use that head in my Pinto wagon :D

Here is one of the first DOHC heads mocked up ...



Although not as glamorous looking, here is the SOHC Volvo mocked up ...

[speedracer]

LOL, Hal built the Volvo twin turbo car and sold it to another buddy John. It effectively ate everything and never really made any power. Hal built the car as a roadracer with IRS and all those goodies (see hoosier road race tires) and lost interest right after he turned the key. John still has it running on the Volvo head but with a small single turbo and punted on the SDS and has it running on Megasquirt ... he has been trying to sell it for the last year.

The DOHC Volvo thing is still a novelty in my opinion. Guys build them and get them to run, but it's more for the geee wow in my opinion. I have yet to see a Volvo headed car make more power than I am on an iron head but there is one in Michigan that is catching me (we will run at Milan NMRA). There is work going on with the Volvo SOHC head that hold more power potential in my opinion.

There are still three types of "bolt on" aluminum heads past where I'm at ... D-Port (my current iron outflows it), old SVO head, and the nasty ARCA head. I say "bolt on" becasue the SVO head need a custom intake and the ARCA head needs custom intake and header. I traded my old iron head for a damaged ARCA head (two broken lifter bores), just havent done anything with it yet. The ports on that head look like BBC rectangular port. Likely going to use that head in my Pinto wagon :D

Here is one of the first DOHC heads mocked up ...



Although not as glamorous looking, here is the SOHC Volvo mocked up ...

The topic of turbo 2.3 mustangs came up on a Probe forum and someone posted that video, thanks for the info

[yeahloh95]

i would like to go alum if not just for the weight savings

[sutyak]

I'd like to see that turbo on the new Mazda 2.5. Do that swap next Bob. :)

[biminiLX]

Lookin good Bob!
One upping me with your fancy billet wheel and ported housing :)
-J

[Martin0660]

i would like to go alum if not just for the weight savings

The weight savings would be nice, the issues they have would suck ... Too much maintenance IMO.

Do that swap next Bob. :)

I dont take requests :D Is that Duratec based or a Mazda design?

One upping me with your fancy billet wheel and ported housing :)

A loooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnngggggggggggg way from one upping you, but drooling over yours is what got me looking ... yep, It's your fault :D

[sutyak]

Well I think the Duratec is a Mazda design, just without the variable valve timing.
But yeah it's part of the family of Duratecs but can't even be tuned using the SCT software because of that variable valve timing. :(

[Martin0660]

New Turbo came today!!!

Ported S cover ...



Full Billet wheel ...