RomRaider users -- post pics of your cars!

dynamix · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:27 pm

is yours a 2.5?

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:43 pm

TROLL wrote:

wow I have a 8cm Green with all the supporting mods and I'm making that boost around 3500 rpm on my stock 07 STi motor... but i guess it helps to have a built motor with higher compression huh? thats all i can figure here unless you've got some other trickery up your sleeve

Headers, EWG, MBC, TGV deletes... that makes it spool much earlier

I was getting 12 psi @ 2900 with my 8cm green, full boost by 3100. And thats with 2.0L WRX heads and cams.

Green is a little small though :-)

TROLL · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:47 pm

sure is... i think my car is about the norm, maybe even a couple hundred rpm ahead of the pack because of equal length headers... but this is on a stock motor.
if you're running higher compression (are you?) then it would help spool, apparently a lot.
but i guess the other thing to ask is what exactly is this turbo all about? is it all FP parts? what went into making this hybrid? hell, it sounds pretty nice...

edit: mike... full boost at 3100 rpm? i've never heard of anything anywhere near that. doing your pulls in 5th or 6th gear? what compression are you running?
i have headers, ewg, tgv deletes, (prodrive bcs). also aps 70mm cai, aps 3" turbo inlet, aps dr525 fmic, 3" tbe

dynamix · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:17 pm

I suppose it depends on what full boost is really.

yeah the Green is quite small for outright power but the first two events in the track series I am doing are suited to a more responsive set up, Donington and Knockhill where punch out of corners is worth a lot on a lap time. It will be changed to its bigger brother for Silverstone in June as that is a power circuit

Have you got AVCS and if so have you tried really ramping it up in the spool up area?

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:06 am

TROLL wrote:

sure is... i think my car is about the norm, maybe even a couple hundred rpm ahead of the pack because of equal length headers... but this is on a stock motor.
if you're running higher compression (are you?) then it would help spool, apparently a lot.
but i guess the other thing to ask is what exactly is this turbo all about? is it all FP parts? what went into making this hybrid? hell, it sounds pretty nice...

edit: mike... full boost at 3100 rpm? i've never heard of anything anywhere near that. doing your pulls in 5th or 6th gear? what compression are you running?
i have headers, ewg, tgv deletes, (prodrive bcs). also aps 70mm cai, aps 3" turbo inlet, aps dr525 fmic, 3" tbe

I had been running a 2.5L, 9.2 : 1 compression, 8cm^2 / 2.4" green, FMIC, EWG, perrin EBCS, 3.5" downpipe, 3" catback, GTspec headers, blow through MAF, air filter right on the inlet pipe, TGV deletes, ported/polished heads, ported headers, port/gasket matched heads - TGV stacks - intake manifold, and synthetic oil (yes it does help spool)

And I run a V5 RA 5 speed, so dyno pulls are in 3rd so it spools terrible on a dynojet, but great on a mustang/dyno dynamics if the operater knows how to use it. And honestly it feels like a 2.0 with a VF39 on the street, spool wise :-)

jordanretro1223 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:46 pm

New one!

gabedude · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:20 pm

^^Nice. After I get my dent fixed and buy some lowering springs, then I will take new pics. My car has been through hell. Talk about getting a 34k POS. It won't be after I am done with it though. Its gonna be a 911 toaster.

jordanretro1223 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:03 pm

gabedude wrote:

^^Nice. After I get my dent fixed and buy some lowering springs, then I will take new pics. My car has been through hell. Talk about getting a 34k POS. It won't be after I am done with it though. Its gonna be a 911 toaster.

Haha 911 toaster FTW!! The look on their rich faces when you beat their $100k car in a Subaru is priceless.

+1 for the lowering springs. Best decision I ever made. Gave me a subtle drop. Nothing too crazy, handling was improved greatly also. RCE Blacks BTW.

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:30 pm

What springs do you have? Its not too too low....

I have Prodrive's in my car right now, I think I'm gonna switch to the Perrin's and get another 1/2 - 3/4 inch down, should pretty much eliminate wheel gap... I wonna drag my mudflaps on the ground everywhere lol
(pic is right before I did front mount..)

NSFW · **Joined:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:23 pm **Posts:** 397

Turbo Mike, what wheels are those? I like that style, and haven't seen any other than the Weds TC005, which went out of production.

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:47 am

They are RS Limited - IKARI 18"

And they are powder-coated to a gunmetalish black/dark gray.

NSFW · **Joined:** Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:23 pm **Posts:** 397

Thanks. I'll have to keep an eye out for those.

triple_S1x · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:46 am

Long time lurker.... i'm internet anti-social. :wink:

The car is used primarily for road racing, soon to be running st2 with NASA. I do everything in steps so i kinda have the odd ball combinations of parts. Only reason for that is i don't have to much time for downtime between events...

-show car duh!

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:54 am

What size are your rims/tires??

Turbo_Mike · **Posted:** Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:42 am

Turbo_Mike wrote:

What springs do you have? Its not too too low....

I have Prodrive's in my car right now, I think I'm gonna switch to the Perrin's and get another 1/2 - 3/4 inch down, should pretty much eliminate wheel gap...

They sure did lol

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