just wondering?




-jezreel

98 eclipse gs (at)
green with turbo spoiler

to be installed hrc stage 1

1.3 in eibach prokits
short ram intake
gst muffler
white gauges

hmm I think I ran that way for like half a year. its ok when its cold out but when it gets hot out woohoo stuff starts melting in the engine bay and stuff haha.

i was 5-6 psi non-intercooled (like my sig) from mid august 2002 to november 2002, at which point i got a 1G SMIC and custom piping. i cracked piston ring landings a day later at 9 psi, resulting in a downtime of 3 months and a good excuse to get forged internals. yay.

I have been like this for about 10 months. Intercooler is mounted just waiting on pipes....5-6lbs .

>just wondering?

Im going on negative one week now... Still awaitin the star stage 1 to come in... :thumbsup

For about 4 and a half months now. No problems at all (knock on wood). 1G SMIC is sitting in my room. I've just got to find some time to figure out where I want it and how I want the piping, then I need to call a shop to make it. Oh, and I'll only be boosting 5-6 psi after I'm intercooled too.

>For about 4 and a half months now. No problems at all (knock
>on wood). 1G SMIC is sitting in my room. I've just got to
>find some time to figure out where I want it and how I want
>the piping, then I need to call a shop to make it. Oh, and
>I'll only be boosting 5-6 psi after I'm intercooled too.

i guess you just can't push real hard?

do any of you race btw on the track?





-jezreel

98 eclipse gs (at)
green with turbo spoiler

to be installed hrc stage 1

1.3 in eibach prokits
short ram intake
gst muffler
white gauges

Ah, once you're intercooled 8 psi is perfectly safe IMO. It really comes down to tuning the fuel system. My Stage 1 is on the way, but within days I will have my 1G SMIC piped and the boost at 8 psi.


1996 Eclipse RS / 5-Speed / Body Components by Aerogear / Coated in Magnetic Red Metallic v2 - More at http://home.insightbb.com/~mgalyan/
Mark Galyan - Greenwood, Indiana

i was on 6psi non intercooled in my auto gs for 5 or 6 months.

95 gs-t
6 bolt swap
T-2small turbo
15 Psi
Joe P mbc
Greddy uip
Greddy lip
Greddy bov
Supra smic
Borla cat back exhaust
Gutted cat
Apexi Safc
Walboro 255 fuel pump
Autometer gauges -Egt,Air/Fuel and Boost

people seem to be blowing their engines at 9psi, I guess 7 or 8 is a better range to stay at on stock internals?

supposely, the stock 420a can handle 300ish BHP. i bet that's about 11-12 psi intercooled with the 9.6:1 stock pistons. i'd only do that if you have a spare engine ready to put in, you have a S-FMU and 30lb+ injectors, or if you're bill hahn himself and know exactly how to perfectly tune a turbocharged 420a.

I've been non-intercooled for about 5k miles. I have a starion sitting in my garage waiting to be mounted. I dont think I'm going to use it though. I'm probably going to get a spearco off ebay.

>I've been non-intercooled for about 5k miles. I have a
>starion sitting in my garage waiting to be mounted. I dont
>think I'm going to use it though. I'm probably going to get a
>spearco off ebay.

I have been looking at the "Boostcoolers" Spearco's on ebay. Are you thinking about the same ones? Let me know how it works out for you.

what's up with the starion?

i was thinking a starion or hahn smic.


-jezreel

98 eclipse gs (at)
green with turbo spoiler

to be installed hrc stage 1

1.3 in eibach prokits
short ram intake
gst muffler
white gauges

I've been like that for 2-3 weeks and about 1,xxx miles with no problems, well except for the oil leaking from the oil pan.

Chris:thumbsup

Well, My turbo is being peiced together as we speak. I just got my Rods and oil pump a couple days ago. I'll be boosting 6psi from a T3 till my motor is broken in. After that It depends on what fuel and Intercooler set-up I have to determine exact boost pressure.

Oh, and I live 20min from Bill Hahns door step :P

Happy tuning :thumbsup

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>i guess you just can't push real hard?
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>do any of you race btw on the track?
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>
>

Ha ha yeah right. I don't normally push the car hard but when I do it boosts beautifully. Yes, the engine bay does get pretty toasty but nothing's melting or anything and I keep an eye on my EGTs. I'm mainly just getting the intercooler for reliability instead of power. I'd like to keep the underhood temps down as well as keeping down my IAT.

Hell... you can be intercooled for very little above the kit price. Just pic up a used intercooler... perhaps a 1G SMIC (I have that one, will be used in my kit when it arrives), and get it piped at a muffler shop. Pay $50 to $80 for a SMIC, and a hundred or so for making the pipes... I/C'd for less than 200 extra. No matter what boost pressures you run, cooler air is much better than warmer air. Why not?


1996 Eclipse RS / 5-Speed / Body Components by Aerogear / Coated in Magnetic Red Metallic v2 - More at http://home.insightbb.com/~mgalyan/
Mark Galyan - Greenwood, Indiana