turbo charger

[Steve-O]

Steve-O, what psi will it do? Has it been dynoed? If so, what horsepower and torque numbers did you get?

What you can make it do, and what it is designed to do are 2 way different numbers. We feel the kit will run the best at 7 psi. This would be for a daily driver, someone who doesnt like to fix stuff all the time. Running it over 7 runs the risk of damaging many other parts, as well as possibly blowing up the motor. We have not dynoed the new kit yet no. I will more than likely post the numbers when they become available. Thanks!

 

[skunkworks]

Any more updates???

 

[concretejungle]

For those of us who aren't as knowledgeable yet, i'm trying to follow the plumbing to see how a turbo works. It appears that the exhaust headers empty into a tube that takes the exhaust down and into the intercooler. Cooler exhaust comes out the other side of the intercooler and travels back towards the engine and into the turbine, which spins and through this spinning pulls fresh cool air in through the air filter and stuffs it into the intake? does that sound right?

Or maybe after second look, the exhaust headers dump exhaust into the turbo which spins and pushes fresh air through the intercooler and then into the intake?

 

[Steve-O]

Or maybe after second look, the exhaust headers dump exhaust into the turbo which spins and pushes fresh air through the intercooler and then into the intake?

You are right about the second look. A turbine has two sides, exhaust enters one side, and rotates a fan blade that is attatched to the fresh air side. The fresh air side also has another fan blade that propels new air from the filter to the intercooler. After it is cooled, it travles to the intake. The faster you are accelerating, the most exhaust you expel, rotating the fan quicker.

 

[Steve-O]

Any more updates???

I dont think I have any really interesting updates right now, Ill post up when something big comes along. Thanks

 

[LX_TREME]

http://www.hksusa.com/images_products/HKS-system-print-lrg.jpg] Can't wait -Steve

 

[concretejungle]

Thanks guys, that was the lesson i needed. I was confused as to where the exhaust gasses go, but now i know, and knowing is half the battle.

 

[Steve-O]

Thanks guys, that was the lesson i needed. I was confused as to where the exhaust gasses go, but now i know, and knowing is half the battle.

Yeah no problem, there is a lot more to the whole process of course, but we can get into that another time.

 

[Boost'n]

Steve, what are you using for fuel management and timing?

 

[Steve-O]

Steve, what are you using for fuel management and timing?

91 octane and a timing light.














































Kidding, we are using a unichip.

 

[clarkrw3]

Steve-O
Any updates on the turbo kit???

 

[94cobra]

The kit looks good. My only concern is mounting the MAF sensor before the compressor. Tuning would be alot easier if the MAF was mounted on the compressor side after the intercooler. I dont know how sensitive a turbocharged landcruiser is but only testing and tuning will tell. It may work fine in a low boost application.

 

[gnx7]

Is there a firm cost associated with this kit? Also can you provide a complete list of what is included.

ie: turbo exhaust manifold, turbo, wastegate, downpipe, intercooler, intercooler mounting brackets and piping/hoses/Tbolt clamps, colder spark plugs, Unichip, upgraded fuel pump/injectors, air filter + elbows to mate up to turbo.

Thanks,

Mark

 

[tiorio]

Steve-O
Any updates on the turbo kit???

Last I heard they were still coming, but it sounded like it would be a shop-install only, they would not be shipping kits out. That was at least a month ago, if not more so it may have changed yet again. If it's a shop-install only, I wouldn't be interested anymore. But if they are planning on shipping kits I'm still looking forward to seeing it hit the market...

 

[syrinxstar]

For some of the newer members, they originally announced that this would be available in Fall 2004 (!). There's something to be said about building some hype for your product but they grossly miscalculated _something_.

 

[joker]

ahhh, the purple unicorn rears it's head once again...

 

[reffug]

ahhh, the purple unicorn rears it's head once again...

I thought it was white with pink poka dots........

 

[zackde]

Coming soon! Just not as quickly as I would like it to. Use the search button, more useless turbo info than you can handle!

Just a query is the turbo going to be watercooled same as the Safari??

 

[zackde]

Turbo Kit

If this Turbo kit was to be available in kit form I would be interested as well.

 

[LandCrusher'70]

Any updates on turbo kits? It's been a few months . . .