:D A turbo kit!!?!?!?!?!? Definitely getting if it comes through

 

Any more news?

BTW guys I was thinking, if there is enough interest with this turbo kit AND you guys don't mind relocating the battery to underneath the driver's/ passenger seat maybe we could see about a group buy from Braille batteries with one of their thin carbon-fiber batteries?

Honestly, I think relocating it to underneath the passenger seath is better because you'd have to use a saws-all and cut out the jack holder underneath the driver's seat. I think I'm willing to do the relocation just to make the engine bay look a little cleaner.

 

Working on some of the fabricated parts....

But look for more picts/real updates after the Holidays.

With my schedule and the customers there is allot going on over the next month.

Regards-

Todd

PS- battery option will stay in the engine compartment.

Unless of course you decide to do something on your own.

 

i would kinda want to see the battery in the middle of the backseat floor, and get a small cover to match the center console I really can't wait for this, 2009 is going to rock for the xD

 

id prefer to keep the battery in the engine compartment if at all possible, or relocate it to the trunk somewhere.

how will going with the gt28 affect the price? dont know alot about going with different size turbos. the gt28 is smaller right? therefore, better spool times but less max efficiency?

 

GT28RS is a ball bearing turbo. Is smaller and faster spooling. It should also be more efficient. than the other option.

Either way I don't think this engine will take any of those 2 turbos out of their efficiency zone. At least not with stock internals.

A GT28RS should be good for 250-300 whp and should me more than capable to handle up to 14 psi of boost.

Price wise a GT28 is around $1200. Probably around $500 more than the first option.

 

i have my doubts if our engine could ever handle 14 psi

 

it could just not for very long

 

so really the choice just boils down to how fast you want your turbo to spool up? a buddy of mine had a t3/t4 (i think is what it was) on a civic with a b18 swap, and it had trouble spooling it up until almost 4k rpms. not sure of any other details on the setup, but it was almost kind of annoying to even ride in that car (not just because it was a civic) because the lag was so bad.

 

I was trying to keep things simple by just offering the T3/t4 and the GT28rs..

but requests have made me change my mind, and there will be a few T25 flanged turbos available as well.

Regards-

Todd

 

what kind of power are you looking to make Todd?

 

Off course this is just a guess but I will like to think this engine should be good for 200-210 whp at 8psi

 

I know this car.... ive even ridden in it a few times ... before they started in with all the crazy mods but I can say I'm one of the few people to sit in the #1 RS xD all I can say is this car is gonna be SICK cant wait to see the finished project

 

any updates Todd?

 

my xD is very hungry for a turbo!!!!!!!! ANY UPDATES?

 

I think I'm declaring this turbo a dead end... No updates for two months, not even a peep...

 

Why are you saying this. It' s a low boost setup all engines can handle this!

 

Watching and waiting...

 

Dude, I've got a feeling that you're going to be waiting a long time for this one. Todd was keeping us pretty well updated in the beginning of it, but nothing for almost 3 months now. I understand if its the economy slowing this down, but come on! If you're not going to do it or you are going to stop trying then let the people know that are waiting on it.

Personallly, I think if nothing comes of this within the next month I'm gonna go the way of the PR guy and mod a 1ZZ-FE header and build my own kit...

 

watching and waiting on this!