turbo choice....Help please

[Steve Wood]

Start the car, foot firmly on the brake, put the car in Drive and start mashing down on the gas while firmly braking...look at the rpm on your scanmaster-when the rear wheels start trying to turn even though you have your foot on the brake, that rpm point will be close to your practical stall speed.  If your rear brakes are not adjusted properly, or, are worn out, this will obviously lower the rpm point where the rear tires start turning....

the stock converter would start to move the tires around 2000-2100 rpm.  This will work fairly well with a 44 or 49 if it is tuned well but may be a tad slow when it comes to the build up of boost.

Ideally, my experience is that a stall around 2600 is about perfect for a 44 or 49.  Some people run even more but they usually smoke the tires a lot more than is conducive to acceleration.

I am guessing that 2800-3000 rpm will work better with the turbo you ordered.

If your stall rpm is lower the car will be slow off the line until the boost comes up but it will probably be fine from a roll as the rpm will be high enuf to allow the turbo to spool.

[Shimy87]

I will have to check it out when I get it back together. I know its not close to 2000 but not as high as 3000. Probably on the lower side, 25 ish, but that may help my traction problem with these tires? I dont have super high expectations, would just like to get in the mid 12's.

[Steve Wood]

May Have traction problems as the speed comes up in low. May be able to take some power out with the chip in low.  Should be much faster than mid 12s. Learning to drive it will help

Steve

[Scoobum]

Journal bearing...or double ball bearing?

[Shimy87]

No idea. Its the one full throttle sells, the  5931

[Steve Wood]

journal

[Scoobum]

I'd want about 2600...but the off the shelf convertors are usually bout 2800. It'll spool like a mad whore. Drag radials are gonna be a must.

[Shimy87]

UPS just delivered the goods!!!! Gotta pick up some new nuts and bolts and then cant wait to here her whistle!!!

[TURBOPOWERED68]

i had a TE-6031 W/a Precision exhaust housing and hated it, the lag was for ever and a day.
Once i went with the Garret turbine housing it got a lot better but still very laggy

[Shimy87]

Dont know much about turbos but I guess I'll soon find out. Its what I got so I'll have to live with it if its laggy

[Shimy87]

Got the turbo on...worse part was hooking up the frickin oil feed line, had a hell of a time getting that threaded in. Also had to clock it to line up the outlet with the intercooler. Now gotta modify the turbo cover to get it back on. Then road test!!

[Shimy87]

Oil line leaks, and now alky system is all f.. up. The light that tells you its primed and then turns green, flickers unles you on the gas, then it stops. When first started it idles like shit....I think the alky is spraying just a bit. Shut it off at the store and when I came out the only way I got it started was to unplug the alky pump and held it to the floor.....bare ly started before the battery was done. What the hell is up, I didnt touch any of the alky system? :013
 

[Scoobum]

Turning the alky knob to off...should shut it off. Takes a little bit of driving for the ECM and chip to jive with one another. Follow Erics instructions to the letter.

[Shimy87]

Turned the knob to shut off alky system. Fixed oil line leak. Test drove car and runs fine. Turn alky back on. Light flickers red and it does spray just a little in the motor. Cant understand what happened, didnt touch anything on the system except the up pipe the hose is in? Checked all connections and they all seem fine. Any help would be appreciated. I have an e-mail in to Juilo but doubt ill hear anything til next week.

[Steve Wood]

You are probably stuck with Julio unless Paul knows the fix