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I did have to turn boost down. It instantly shot up to 22 psi. Also had to adjust fuel just a bit, as it seems to be a lot more efficient. Noticeably more power as well.
93 4d lx, z6,ported, port matched, compression bumped, balanced, manual swap
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Thanks Soul, more nissan work in a few weeks/months after that guy watched this, can no one ever leave well enough alone? You said "newest" and I guess he's jelous. 😒
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As far as I know, I might be the only one who can get those wheels right now for the GT2860RS, not unless someone else is on the sneak with Xona lol. And the turbo will have to be dynamically balanced after the wheels are changed, which is completely possible. PM me, I'll give him a good rate on it if he wants it done.
93 4d lx, z6,ported, port matched, compression bumped, balanced, manual swap
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He was drunker than I was when he called me last night, hopefully he forgot, lol. He does have someone that is in development testing somewhere, which is how he scored the last wheels for free. Not even sure what turbos he is running, though I know that they are different on both cars. I was busy getting whacked in the face with my prybar and dropping my impact gun on my foot to pay much attention to the shiny stuff under the hood.
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What do you think?
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And on the CRX
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And on the CRX
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We are making these now. This is the first one to come out the mold. Number two is on top of the engine.
Nice, they're coming out good!
I'm not really sure on the history of the one i picked up, but i believe they were a limited run. Can't even remember where i got it from to be honest, ive had it for years.
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Thinking about making lowers too. Thoughts?
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Wow I've really neglected these threads. And have been doing work.
So on the way home from CHD in October, I lost boost. But nothing else seemed to be an issue, no losses in oil pressure or coolant temp issues, so I drove on home. Albeit slow and steady. Check out things and find that the internal gate on the disco potato was binding again, so I decide to order a new housing. I mean since I'm a dealer/sales rep for RAC Turbo, I might as well enjoy some of those "perks". Exhaust housing at cost lol. What a perk lol. JK, it really was.
So I talk to my guy and get a new one coming, only one problem...........
I had always been under the impression that my Potato was a stocker and had the .64 AR exhaust housing on it, until I pulled it off and saw this under some gunk:
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Yes, that says .86. Unbeknownst to me, I've been running a .86 big boy housing on the GT2860RS this whole time. And if I did somehow know that, I completely forgot about it. The size difference is notable when the two exhaust housings are placed side by side:
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So now that its all back together the thing is a complete and totally different animal. And when I say animal, I mean she's an animal. She is now spooling at 2k rpms (2600-2800 before), I have 5 psi at 2300 rpms, and full boost (18psi) by 2700-2800 rpms or wherever it is that it blows the tires off and I start hanging on for dear life. That used to be about 3200-3500 rpms. 2nd gear is completely useless now, and if I'm being honest so are most other gears under full throttle. But when it does grip, it will hit 100 mph about as quick as you'd ever want a street Civic to do it. I mean stupidly quick.
Here it is with the new exhaust housing installed:
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I think the plan now will be to pull boost down to about 10-12 lbs to see if we can lower cylinder pressure a tad, and also so 2nd gear is usable again lol. Its crazy what "little" changes like this can do. And if you're wondering if all Disco Potatoes do that, they get close, but with the Xona mod already in the turbo, this thing is insane, and the efficiency improvement is still extremely high. Reasons it fully spools so quickly and then still makes about 30% more power than it originally did. I'll update as I lower boost and re-tune it.
So on the way home from CHD in October, I lost boost. But nothing else seemed to be an issue, no losses in oil pressure or coolant temp issues, so I drove on home. Albeit slow and steady. Check out things and find that the internal gate on the disco potato was binding again, so I decide to order a new housing. I mean since I'm a dealer/sales rep for RAC Turbo, I might as well enjoy some of those "perks". Exhaust housing at cost lol. What a perk lol. JK, it really was.
So I talk to my guy and get a new one coming, only one problem...........
I had always been under the impression that my Potato was a stocker and had the .64 AR exhaust housing on it, until I pulled it off and saw this under some gunk:
Yes, that says .86. Unbeknownst to me, I've been running a .86 big boy housing on the GT2860RS this whole time. And if I did somehow know that, I completely forgot about it. The size difference is notable when the two exhaust housings are placed side by side:
So now that its all back together the thing is a complete and totally different animal. And when I say animal, I mean she's an animal. She is now spooling at 2k rpms (2600-2800 before), I have 5 psi at 2300 rpms, and full boost (18psi) by 2700-2800 rpms or wherever it is that it blows the tires off and I start hanging on for dear life. That used to be about 3200-3500 rpms. 2nd gear is completely useless now, and if I'm being honest so are most other gears under full throttle. But when it does grip, it will hit 100 mph about as quick as you'd ever want a street Civic to do it. I mean stupidly quick.
Here it is with the new exhaust housing installed:
I think the plan now will be to pull boost down to about 10-12 lbs to see if we can lower cylinder pressure a tad, and also so 2nd gear is usable again lol. Its crazy what "little" changes like this can do. And if you're wondering if all Disco Potatoes do that, they get close, but with the Xona mod already in the turbo, this thing is insane, and the efficiency improvement is still extremely high. Reasons it fully spools so quickly and then still makes about 30% more power than it originally did. I'll update as I lower boost and re-tune it.
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So lets see which you all like better. One of them cost a ton of money and came from Bulgaria (because I couldn't find any in AU or NZ that I could get shipped). The other, well, you'll see the difference.
Which do you like better?
USDM:
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Or EDM from Bulgaria?
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A little perspective and I cleaned that splooge up off of the bumper. IDK wth that was......
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Which do you like better?
USDM:
Or EDM from Bulgaria?
A little perspective and I cleaned that splooge up off of the bumper. IDK wth that was......
It was a hard choice but I have to go with the clear EDM.
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I used to have the hots for Sheryl Crow........used to, that's funny. Anyhow.....
They say A change could do you good.......
What ya'll think?
Stock 2 spoke wheel:
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She gone...
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Enter 4 spoke wheel, that I really really like.
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Thoughts?
They say A change could do you good.......
What ya'll think?
Stock 2 spoke wheel:
She gone...
Enter 4 spoke wheel, that I really really like.
Thoughts?
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Agreed. I like the 4 spoke a lot.
The cup holder is from NaytonTech. Found him on Facebook. My center gauge pod also came from him. Its been decent. Not necessarily strong enough for a full XL cup and turbski motions, but normal driving, sure.
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That's what we're rocking for the foreseeable future
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