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Originally Posted by boostedb1mmer:7927936
Apparently it's not a BIG change. The TD03->TD04 hybrid is the status quo turbo upgrade for my platform, 2 other companies have been producing the same thing for about 3 years and I haven't found any premature failures of their turbos.
It sounds scary machining a turbo housing, I guess the sound of it keeping its structural integrity.
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I still don't get how people can talk about 500 hp/500 ft lbs of torque and say that it is not a lot of power. lol. blows my mind. Yea, sure, there are 1,000 hp supras running around and race cars with dick loads of hp, but 500 hp/500 tq is a fuckton of power in its own right. I am going for broke to hit 400 hp when I finish my turbo/tune upgrade, so i can only imagine. if 500 isn't a lot, then 400 is going to be like driving a stock civic around.
I drive a 170ish hp econobox. I needs moar FI
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I still don't get how people can talk about 500 hp/500 ft lbs of torque and say that it is not a lot of power. lol. blows my mind. Yea, sure, there are 1,000 hp supras running around and race cars with dick loads of hp, but 500 hp/500 tq is a fuckton of power in its own right. I am going for broke to hit 400 hp when I finish my turbo/tune upgrade, so i can only imagine. if 500 isn't a lot, then 400 is going to be like driving a stock civic around.
It's just the I'm looking at it is percentage increases. On the meth tune the car made 405whp/460wtq so I'm looking at roughly a 25% increase in peak power numbers, which isn't a huge increase when you consider that it's a turbo upgrade. The company speculates that 550whp is possible, but I'm not getting my hopes up and anything over 450 will make it worth the price IMO.
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Anything other than a 40oz is a little too fancy pants for you though isn't it Woo? lol
BTW, I spotted something awesome I haven't seen in Roanoke before. It was a 3000GT VR4 with a big polished front mount. I believe it had wheels as well, but I was focused more on who was driving it. It was pulling into Community Hospital and appeared to be an older man in a suit--assuming a doctor. The car itself looked like a dark purple/red like black cherry. I was sort of excited to see something new running around that I hadn't seen before.
BTW, I spotted something awesome I haven't seen in Roanoke before. It was a 3000GT VR4 with a big polished front mount. I believe it had wheels as well, but I was focused more on who was driving it. It was pulling into Community Hospital and appeared to be an older man in a suit--assuming a doctor. The car itself looked like a dark purple/red like black cherry. I was sort of excited to see something new running around that I hadn't seen before.