mjrstar Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Those Kinugawa units are ok, they seem to make reasonable power but when compared to a factory unit they tend to be a bit laggier (my own generalisation), not sure if it's poor quality castings or turbine blade design, but yeah for the money worth a punt if you can't or rebuild a genuine OEM turbo. Suggest the post above from corolla GT needs to consider fuel type (as he does outline), ~ 300kw is VERY impressive for a TD05 on 20 Psi, these results would not be typical or anywhere near achieveable on pump gas. My reference here is the mitsubishi evo 4+ 20G kinugawa unit vs a 20g evo 9 based unit (with poverty spec cast comp wheel) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Yeh, 300kw is pretty decent, i'm not so worried about the output, just want something that will last a while. In saying that, the factory turbo is only good for 15psi/250hp atw, so the kinugawa should be a good replacement/upgrade. You may be getting a bit of lag due to it being a 20g, from what i've read the 16g comes in earlier, and responds better, even better than the factory T28, on an sr20. Rookie will be semi proud of me, i'm buying an ali express spec manifold and down pipe, jher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 My 20G evo 9 based turbo spools quicker than factory, it's all in the tune (and camshafts) / offtopic.. the kinugawa should be all G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Yeh, I guess there's many factors involved. I know little about this turbo business, but it sounds like the 16g's are quite a bit better all round when compared to the std spec t28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODB Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Where do you want to make your power in the rev range? 16G spools pretty early and hard - you wouldnt lose much going to an 18G in real world though. Get in touch with Steve Murch and get a modded TD05 -18G maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Think i'd prefer less lag/more response. Its going to seem amazing either way after driving it with a rooted turbo. I found lots of loose bolts on the manifolds, so was likely loosing exhaust pressure also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 lowl. i has an RB aliexpress fannymold sitting here at work. such a lol design and more bent than a $9 note 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODB Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 If you want reponse just get a TD05 16G then. Make 200kw atw all day on a subbie so prob even more on yours with less drivetrain loss. Sorry my turbo experience is exclusively with 4wd subbies - 16G spooled hard @ 3k rpm and the 20G was at like 3.5k rpm but obviously had more ceiling. To be honest you are probably better off spending time and money on airflow and making the smoothest piping and shortest route for your intercooler/turbo etc - if response is most important 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Will likely chuck it in the mill and skim it flat any hows. This is what I was gonna get, but from Mr Ali. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/nissan/engines/auction-794605627.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/nissan/accessories/auction-795447993.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorollaGT Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 lowl. i has an RB aliexpress fannymold sitting here at work. such a lol design and more bent than a $9 note A mate brought a nice shiny China-spec stainless manifold for his 2JayZee. Nicely made, tidy welds etc... then they did a magnet test and found while the runners were stainless steel the flange wasn't 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 dose margins doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slacker.cam Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Lots of guys run the standard cast manifold with good success. If you want to save a couple of bucks then it's easy to do later. The downpipe made a big difference up top when I fitted one to my Silvia though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 I was eyeing up a std cast manifold on TM for $30, might be the way to go to save some coin. Doubt the Chinese one offers much in the way of performance enhancement anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Chinese manifold will crack. If you do go that way I'd recommend welding on some bracing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 You cant see it in the TM pics, but it is all braced up. They must be ok quality wise, heaps of places sell the exact same ones, some places in NZ are trying to get $600 for them, when you can land one for $170. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylinders Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I know the discussion is currently on flurbos and blowie values but lets be real, the big issue here was quietly mentioned a few pages back and no one said anything... disappointing. ... I also decided, to cut down on costs, to run the 17's its already on, so will probably get it certed on them. Mean. Regards, VG. VG i want you to have my 14" cragar steelies for this for the low low price of 100 south pacific pesos just so I can sleep easy knowing you aren't rolling around the 'tane on scummy 17's like it was two thousand and five just livin your la vida loca. Do it man. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 fucking lold at living la vida loca 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Factory cast manifold > chinese spec rubbish manifold. If an OEM cast manifold is an option do that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Just build your own manifold. Easy as. Use the right steel though or it'll fall apart and lunch the turbo leaving you stranded on another island. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr1600 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Have got a low mount manifold for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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