Can't wait to see the results...
I'm in close tot the same boat lol
Custom 440HP Ball Bearing APS SR40 front and a Garrett 71R rear .86 Turbo
.86 a/r Exhaust, Flanges Supplied
.60 a/r Inlett, 2" Discharge, 2 1/2" Inlett
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Can't wait to see the results...
I'm in close tot the same boat lol
Custom 440HP Ball Bearing APS SR40 front and a Garrett 71R rear .86 Turbo
.86 a/r Exhaust, Flanges Supplied
.60 a/r Inlett, 2" Discharge, 2 1/2" Inlett
it was the stage 2 avo turbo kit which is rated at 400hp liek i said with 0.86rear.....
on t28 it ws on 8psi on gt30 it is on 7.5psi.....
all good, but dont be fooled by the garrett calculator, it doesnt allow for a VTEC engine..........which is completely different characteristics to any other engine.............u cant compare a 1.6 litre barin engine to a b16 for example as vtec plays a huge part in almost doubleing the amount of air our exhasut blow out once in VTEC.............
their is alot of research to be done before turbo charging a honda.....
can i also point out..............the t28 graph i posted was making 178kw or so, but that was detonating as well, as the exhaust housing was way too ristrictive................
sure was the rear housing.............before i sold off my avo kit, i borrowed a friends turbo to do some background research......
we used a t28 with custome 1.06rear housing and didnt have a problem, but it didnt feel or was no where near as strong as the gt30 in the top end........
GT30 FTW
yeah basically outflowed the t28r, but you have a b18 so there is abit of difference
wow Im a VTEC fanboy as well, but you give it way too much credit... VTEC doesnt make that much of a difference it's just switching to a larger cam profile after all. Our honda engines do have a greater thermal and volumetric efficiency compared to most other engines and that was all taken into account with I did the calculations.
i will give our engines credit as they were designed back in the 80's and still one of the best designed engines..............i dont think untill the later 90's any other company was able to come close to it.............who would have thought of 2 cam profiles on the one cam?????
dont talk our engines down, u know u love them.....lol
if u took into account the vtec thermal efficiency and agressive cam profile in the vtec range then thats a good thing.......i still think gt30 is the way to go.
I do in fact love our greatly engineered engines, they are a work of art in my mind. However, I was just pointing out that our engines dont defy the laws of physics simply coz they have VTEC.
And Im not saying the GT30R is a bad choice of turbo but IMO it's designed for much higher boost levels and flow rates. It actually a very good turbo if you are chasing power over 300kw@wheels and a slightly smaller turbo might be better for someone who is chasing less power for the street.
^^^true true...........but for the money u cant go wrong............i'm only on 7.5psi and making a healthy and safe 239kw at the wheels (on a hub dyno) and if i want more i can............its also alot easier to make the power with a biger turbo even if the owner only wants 180kw........
it does make a huge difference once u take into account the vtec loads..............
im not the only one who has had probs with t28 on a vtec engine, and they were 2 different tuners too......
anyways, both our points are valid and have their advantages and disadvantages......
i hope our conversation can help someone...........
b16 being a smaller engine does not boost as quick as the b18.
For the smaller b16, a t28r is fine for street, quicker than alot of stock turbo cars.
But i'm only after a small increase. The T3 is too big for general street driving on a b16, my friend has this and boost does not kick in till 5,500rpm, i've seen most of the b18s though come on alot quick at 4k.
If i can get boost earlier i'd rather sacrifice some top end for the drivability