3SGTE: ssautochrome t3/t4 any good?

[mr2magic]

Hi adrian. Thats for the spelling in the last post

I'm glad to hear you're staying with us! I told you it didn't necessarily have to be the turbo! Listen to me guy I do sometimes know what I'm talking about ....although not very often.

[Adrians89MR2SC]

Originally Posted by mr2magic

Hi adrian. Thats for the spelling in the last post

I'm glad to hear you're staying with us! I told you it didn't necessarily have to be the turbo! Listen to me guy I do sometimes know what I'm talking about ....although not very often.

.. theres even a spell checker built in to the forum

yea, im gonna see how she runs for the next couple weeks then ill decide if im going to keep my mr2 or go and get me a new car ..

it was running good today .. really gets going over 60mph ... takes a little time to get to 30 mph or so .. but after 40 it fly's

im gonna see if i can find my camera b/c i havent taken pics in a long time ..

[mr2magic]

Good idea -> Break out the pics young jedi!

[Adrians89MR2SC]

cant find the damn camera.. i think my brother took it

well i gotta go out for a little while, but ill definitly get it tonight and get some pics

[mr2magic]

make it so!

[kercha83]

is the turbo still doing good.

[Adrians89MR2SC]

yep .. still going good .. i gotta check, but im pretty sure theres over 600 miles on it ..

i have a very slight "bucking" / hesitation on acceleration sometimes, but i think one of my IC hoses is probably loose or something .. idk ...

[nodla]

yeah most likely a boost leak.

I'm glad to hear the turbo is still working well. Make sure u give us an update at 1000k miles =).

[kblake]

Originally Posted by nodla

Make sure u give us an update at 1000k miles =).

I don't think even a Toyota turbo would go 1,000,000 miles!

[Adrians89MR2SC]

maybe he ment 1000 miles .. i only need the turbo to last threw summer untill i have some money in the bank .. but as long as its still working im gonna leave it on there, just to find out how long itll last ..

ive been meaning to get some pics .. so if i got time later and i can find my camera ill post some up ..

i also shaved my rear antenna .. makes the car look alot better than it did with my bent up antenna that didnt go down and wasnt hooked up .. (i got a alpine head unit hooked up the the windshield antenna)

[nodla]

haha yaeh the 'k' was a force of habit

[Adrians89MR2SC]

ok .. almost 800 miles on the ssac turbo kit ..

made a few adjustments today .. changed my spark plugs with the ones that were in the spare motor i bought (ngk plugs, part number had a 6 at the end .. changed them to 7, and they were gapped at .030" whereas the others were gapped probably around .035" )

checked the timing when the motor was warm .. it was one notch to far advanced (either 5 or 10 degrees off) .. fixed that .. and then changed all my intercooler hose clamps (found some at lowes for .80 cents each )

and now .. its a WHOOOOOLE lot smoother, faster, sounds better, rev's smoother and faster, its a completely different car now ..

no shaft play on the turbo, 3an oil line is working perfectly, no oil in the IC lines, or metal ..

so all is good so far .. i am more than happy with the kit, still need to get a boost controller, gauge, and some way of tuning it and then ill get to a dyno ..

i got some graduation money from last week in the bank .. .. so ill be getting a pillar mount boost guage and voltmeter sometime soon .. then the other stuff will come soon enough ..

i have been getting 25 - 27 mpg .. but after the few tweeks today i expect a little more since its running better now

[hmong337]

everybody was expecting this to blow up within the first 10 miles. great to hear that it's working better than ever. i'd love to see what this makes on the dyno with some tuning. good job adrian! kudos to ya.

for all you namebrand whores... check this:
NSX Prime - View Single Post - HP Turbo Installation Started

that garret turbo had like 10 miles on it.

[Adrians89MR2SC]

i guess any turbo is hit or miss .. ..

ill keep yall updated every couple hundred miles or so .. i need to get some pics up, just imagine the pics i allready posted up with the exhaust manifold slightly discolored ..

theres not much rust on the turbo housing yet .. mr2gq had a good bit more than i do, wonder if it has to do with me keeping it in a garage ..

[Slidealliance]

the only good part about most brand name turbos is the warranty on them. Turbonetics is by far the best, blow it up, get a new one!

[Bak@EMSPowered]

Originally Posted by Slidealliance

the only good part about most brand name turbos is the warranty on them. Turbonetics is by far the best, blow it up, get a new one!

Come on man. stop posting such blatant mis-information. I dont even know where to begin to tell you how WRONG that statement is. Just stop posting BS please.

[metheores]

Lol, that's some sick warranty, if it were true haha.

[canadam]

I think its hilarious that turbos that are tried and tested get pointed out for an unusal catastrophic failure, and ones that have lasted for not even 800 miles are given a pat on the back.

I really hope this works out for you Adrians89MR2SC, but I wanna see many many more miles before I'd consider this reliable

[Adrians89MR2SC]

Originally Posted by canadam

I think its hilarious that turbos that are tried and tested get pointed out for an unusal catastrophic failure, and ones that have lasted for not even 800 miles are given a pat on the back.

I really hope this works out for you Adrians89MR2SC, but I wanna see many many more miles before I'd consider this reliable

hey, hey, hey .. 868 miles as of 10 minutes ago .. ..

so far that turbo has cost me $.50 / mile and its still running just fine .. no signs of failure yet .. but as soon as there are some ill be sure to post it up

[Slidealliance]

Originally Posted by baktasht

Come on man. stop posting such blatant mis-information. I dont even know where to begin to tell you how WRONG that statement is. Just stop posting BS please.

whoops! I meant precision turbo not turbonetics. I blew my turbo up twice, sent it in, they sent me a new one no questions asked

Anyway, if the turbo is a replica of say a garrett, you can use garrett's repair parts on it.