Turbo lag...reduction
06-09-2004, 05:51 PM
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I was under the impresion a port and Polish job would reduce lag. But because it hasnt been mentioned yet, am I off base?
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06-10-2004, 01:00 PM
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Porting and Polishing...
There's alot of to the whole porting and polishing the turbines that people think. Whoever does turbo porting and polishing on any stock turbines must know what they're doing or else will f*ck up everything.
I'm gonna send a brand new IHI VF22 turbine to deadboltspeed.com to get it ported, polished, wheel clipped, and ceramic coated.
One more thing, if you really wanna get rid of turbo lag then you can install this system that they use on WRC cars. On the cartoons "Initial D", they call this system the "Mis-Firing System". What it does is it lets the turbo spin at any engine rpm speed, wether it's idling or red lining.
Kinda cool of an invention. One major draw back, you might have to get used to replacing your turbos often, I MEAN OFTEN...
MArky
I'm gonna send a brand new IHI VF22 turbine to deadboltspeed.com to get it ported, polished, wheel clipped, and ceramic coated.
One more thing, if you really wanna get rid of turbo lag then you can install this system that they use on WRC cars. On the cartoons "Initial D", they call this system the "Mis-Firing System". What it does is it lets the turbo spin at any engine rpm speed, wether it's idling or red lining.
Kinda cool of an invention. One major draw back, you might have to get used to replacing your turbos often, I MEAN OFTEN...
MArky
06-12-2004, 12:18 AM
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Da Worst Playa, you're not completely correct yourself. Rough driving is THE MAJOR factor in tranny wear. Power has VERY little to do with it, unless of course its 600 WHP on the stock tranny. The reason WRX trannys break is because of rough driving, and that only, unless of course its a mechanical defect. Power very, very, very rarely has anything to do with it. People with stock WRXs are constantly breaking their trannys because of they way they launch. And, I don't agree modifying your car is abusing it. New wheels would be a mod. Thats not abuse.
An uppipe/downpipe will void the warranty and pretty much any dealership. I can't imagine why a dealer would honor it with those mods.
Turbo lag is the slowness of the turbo to spool up. You can make it spool up faster and thereby reduce lag.
Pogi, CAIs and Short-rams will not do anythign for the car. See the sticky on CAIs.
Andersonwrx, you can't expect an answer that quickly all the time. It's not like a chatroom.
An uppipe/downpipe will void the warranty and pretty much any dealership. I can't imagine why a dealer would honor it with those mods.
Turbo lag is the slowness of the turbo to spool up. You can make it spool up faster and thereby reduce lag.
Pogi, CAIs and Short-rams will not do anythign for the car. See the sticky on CAIs.
Andersonwrx, you can't expect an answer that quickly all the time. It's not like a chatroom.
06-14-2004, 02:51 PM
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[QUOTE=awns729]Da Worst Playa, you're not completely correct yourself. Rough driving is THE MAJOR factor in tranny wear. Power has VERY little to do with it, unless of course its 600 WHP on the stock tranny. The reason WRX trannys break is because of rough driving, and that only, unless of course its a mechanical defect. Power very, very, very rarely has anything to do with it. People with stock WRXs are constantly breaking their trannys because of they way they launch.[QUOTE]
I do agree that rought driving is a major culprit but talk to any mechanical engineer and he/she will tell you that car parts are designed with a certain level of tolerance. All metals/alloys have a certain strength of material and will hold up to a certain level of force (basic engineering). Parts are designed to withstand upto a certain level of stress before they break. For the majority of people part of owning a sports car is driving it fast and shifting, releasing fast. I know I have to constantly control myself from doing so.....
I do agree that rought driving is a major culprit but talk to any mechanical engineer and he/she will tell you that car parts are designed with a certain level of tolerance. All metals/alloys have a certain strength of material and will hold up to a certain level of force (basic engineering). Parts are designed to withstand upto a certain level of stress before they break. For the majority of people part of owning a sports car is driving it fast and shifting, releasing fast. I know I have to constantly control myself from doing so.....
06-14-2004, 04:23 PM
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Actually I don't think you should worry about syncros at all. There are some stupid people on these boards who abuse their trannys and I have never heard anyone breaking their syncros.
06-17-2004, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by awns729
An uppipe/downpipe will void the warranty and pretty much any dealership. I can't imagine why a dealer would honor it with those mods.
06-17-2004, 06:13 PM
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Yup, ya could. But if you took it to the dealer with those mods on and especially if the warranty work was engine related, you'd be screwed like Pamela Anderson on her honeymoon...ha...ha...lol sorry, had to say it.
08-20-2004, 01:44 AM
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BTW,
I have a 2003 rex that is still under warranty. i know all the people from the boss down to the janitor at the dealership. i asked what would happen if i were to take off my downpipe and replace it with an aftermarket one...of course this was all hypothetically speaking...
He said that you only void the part you take off/mod.
I have a 2003 rex that is still under warranty. i know all the people from the boss down to the janitor at the dealership. i asked what would happen if i were to take off my downpipe and replace it with an aftermarket one...of course this was all hypothetically speaking...
He said that you only void the part you take off/mod.
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