Boosted Noob/Lurker
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I've been a long time lurker/searcher (use the search function, people
), and must say that I owe this community for all the great information and ideas. I'm finally boosted and love it. It's a bandaid setup for now; I originally wasn't sure of going turbo, so doing it as cheap as possible was the plan in case I wanted to revert. There's no going back now though, I'm addicted
.
The DIY setup so far:
10 psi (I can't go any less because of the wastegate actuator)
1.6L short nose (I have an extra complete long nose longblock just in case)
DSM T25 (2G Eclipse; it spools quickly and it's very inexpensive)
Ebay Mani + 2.5" DP (I know it'll crack, but it was cheap and hopefully the strut I made from the turbo to the engine mount will help)
305cc Supra Green Top Injectors, cleaned & flowed
BEGI 2025 FPR
Bipes ACU
RX-7 AFM
Type-S knockoff BOV
LC-1 WideBand O2, G3 Gauge
18x12x3 Ebay FMIC
2.5" Test Pipe
Full 2.5" Exhaust
Factory 1.6 open diff (have an extra 1.6 assy in case of failure; looking for 1.8 now...)
I know I have a lot to sort out to make it reliable, and the heat shield needs to be reworked, but it functions enough for a little fun, for now:
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I'm open to all comments and suggestions.
Thanks
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The DIY setup so far:
10 psi (I can't go any less because of the wastegate actuator)
1.6L short nose (I have an extra complete long nose longblock just in case)
DSM T25 (2G Eclipse; it spools quickly and it's very inexpensive)
Ebay Mani + 2.5" DP (I know it'll crack, but it was cheap and hopefully the strut I made from the turbo to the engine mount will help)
305cc Supra Green Top Injectors, cleaned & flowed
BEGI 2025 FPR
Bipes ACU
RX-7 AFM
Type-S knockoff BOV
LC-1 WideBand O2, G3 Gauge
18x12x3 Ebay FMIC
2.5" Test Pipe
Full 2.5" Exhaust
Factory 1.6 open diff (have an extra 1.6 assy in case of failure; looking for 1.8 now...)
I know I have a lot to sort out to make it reliable, and the heat shield needs to be reworked, but it functions enough for a little fun, for now:
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I'm open to all comments and suggestions.
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Last edited by soulcarving; 03-21-2008 at 01:07 AM.
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Oh yeah, and special thanks to guys like braineak, samnavy, etc
. for their informative posts and willingness to share. Also 'urban' for getting me started with his old turbo. I put this together entirely from information found on this site. And to think I was originally going to buy a Greddy kit...
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Great setup... looks like all you're missing for the complete bandaid setup is an 02clamp (for sale in the classifieds all the time).
I assume you've got a bigger fuel pump as well... even 305's are gonna have a hard time getting enough fuel on the pressure of a stock pump.
If you do have a fuel pump, just get a cheap eBay MBC and you should be able to tune pretty good up to about 12-13psi... I'd say about 200whp on the DSM T25.
I ran this unit for a long time, worked perfectly:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NXS-M...spagenameZWDVW
I assume you've got a bigger fuel pump as well... even 305's are gonna have a hard time getting enough fuel on the pressure of a stock pump.
If you do have a fuel pump, just get a cheap eBay MBC and you should be able to tune pretty good up to about 12-13psi... I'd say about 200whp on the DSM T25.
I ran this unit for a long time, worked perfectly:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NXS-M...spagenameZWDVW
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+1 billion. All you other noobs need to learn from this guy.
PS. Welcome to the club.
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One thing I may suggest (didnt see it mentioned) is the DIY dual feed fuel rail. Its just cheap insurance.
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Great setup... looks like all you're missing for the complete bandaid setup is an 02clamp (for sale in the classifieds all the time).
I assume you've got a bigger fuel pump as well... even 305's are gonna have a hard time getting enough fuel on the pressure of a stock pump.
If you do have a fuel pump, just get a cheap eBay MBC and you should be able to tune pretty good up to about 12-13psi... I'd say about 200whp on the DSM T25.
I ran this unit for a long time, worked perfectly:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NXS-M...spagenameZWDVW
I assume you've got a bigger fuel pump as well... even 305's are gonna have a hard time getting enough fuel on the pressure of a stock pump.
If you do have a fuel pump, just get a cheap eBay MBC and you should be able to tune pretty good up to about 12-13psi... I'd say about 200whp on the DSM T25.
I ran this unit for a long time, worked perfectly:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NXS-M...spagenameZWDVW
I actually still have the stock pump, it puts out 65psi and my wideband shows a good ~13.0 afr all the way up to redline. What I do get is a sudden drop down (around 11-12 afr) every time I go from closed to open loop around 4krpm. The FPR is set to the minimum rise rate.
I have a MBC too, just haven't gotten around to increasing boost yet. I'm dealing with timing right now. I seem to be on the verge of pinging at my current setting of 14* base, and bipes pulling total of 10* sometimes. Maybe too small of an intercooler? Any suggestions?
I also have an extra fuel rail ready for the cheap/easy dual feed mod. Just haven't gotten around to doing that yet...
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