post the setup you are running on those stock internals, what turbo/fuel pump/injectors/etc....
did you buy a turbo kit?
did you make/piece together your own?
tell me what you got!
:D

O.K. Here we go:

I wouldn't call it a "turbo kit" since it was custom built by the now deceased JC Sports and it was one of a kind (only one "kit" like this was ever made), plus the fact that more than 50% of the rest of the components were bought piece by piece.

Here's my setup:

-GT-28 Ball Bearing turbo
-Spearco TMIC
-Greddy BOV (Type S)
-WRX injectors
-Supra TT fuel pump
-Vortech FPR
-Unorthodox Racing underdrive pulley
-Custom turbo manifold/uppipe/downpipe (by JC Sports)
-Custom 3" piping (catless) (by JC Sports)
-HKS exhaust/muffler
-SPEC Stage 3 clutch
-STI Type RA 5sp Gearset (cryo treated)
-RSX Type R Air Filter inside fender
-Apexi ITC
-Apexi S-AFC
-Apexi AVC-R (w/10-12 lbs of BOOST!!!)
-NGK Iridium spark plugs (BKR7Eix-11)
-Magnecor 8.5 ignition wires
-Summit catch can


:banana: :banana: :banana:

Originally posted by Mariano
O.K. Here we go:

I wouldn't call it a "turbo kit" since it was custom built by the now deceased JC Sports and it was one of a kind (only one "kit" like this was ever made), plus the fact that more than 50% of the rest of the components were bought piece by piece.

Here's my setup:

-GT-28 Ball Bearing turbo
-Spearco TMIC
-Greddy BOV (Type S)
-WRX injectors
-Supra TT fuel pump
-Vortech FPR
-Unorthodox Racing underdrive pulley
-Custom turbo manifold/uppipe/downpipe (by JC Sports)
-Custom 3" piping (catless) (by JC Sports)
-HKS exhaust/muffler
-SPEC Stage 3 clutch
-STI Type RA 5sp Gearset (cryo treated)
-RSX Type R Air Filter inside fender
-Apexi ITC
-Apexi S-AFC
-Apexi AVC-R (w/10-12 lbs of BOOST!!!)
-NGK Iridium spark plugs (BKR7Eix-11)
-Magnecor 8.5 ignition wires
-Summit catch can


:banana: :banana: :banana:

any pics?

Minnam Stage II
Custom stainless Up and down pipes (2.5 up, 3 down and the turbo sits straight and about 1" higher than the crappy minnam placement)
TEC-II
RC-550 Injectors
Whinebro fuel pump
Ghetto Catch Can
Stock tranny w/ a first gear whine :disco:

Ludespeed stage 2
Borla headers /w wrap
Link plus (w/ boost control solenoid)
Borla wrx 2.5'' cat-back
6psi at torque peak up to 8psi at redline
rc440s
AEM wideband, Greddy 60mm EGT to tune by

Turbo'd for a year and a half (maybe 20k miles) but i didnt get the wideband until a few weeks ago.


-Chav

Stock internals and tranny

You can read more details and dyno numbers here:
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=538358

EJ18 with FWD
TD04
WRX fuel pump
370cc injectors
SAFC
WRX exhaust manifold and gutted uppipe
STI Ver4 TMIC with Forge ATM BOV
3" Godspeed catless downpipe
3" Stromung midpipe
3" MRT axleback

Going AWD soon. I'm done, performance wise, for now.

Brent

1998 Legacy GT (2.5L DOHC)

Forced Air Tech Stage I
=T04E Turbo
=Vortech RRFPR 4:1
=Walbro Fuel Pump

+WRX intercooler w/Home Depot piping.
+Iridium Spark plugs
+UR Underdrive pulley
+Borla Header
+2.5" Custom exhaust
+TurboXS boost controller (set for 5.75 psi)
+94 Octane gas
+SPT performance air filter (flat panel in stock air box)

+1997 Outback transmission w/Exedy stock replacement clutch/pressure plate.
+Totally 100% stock internals.

I've had it turboed for a good 6 months without a single problem. Running like a dream.....

2001 Legacy GT

Ludespeed stage 2
Supra TT fuel pump
wrx injectors
Autronic ECU
Brullen 2.5" catback

run 8psi daily on 91 octane.

turbo'd for almost a year but only driven 3k miles cause i had to leave for school. runs great. getting a WB to tune soon.

Ben

MY00 RS 4EAT

Old JCsports kit with Vf11 turbo and intercooler
Greddy emanage
J&S ultrasafeguard
Vortech 8:1 Fmu
Sube Sport pulley kit
5Zigen 2.25" catback
Walbro fuel pump
Greddy Catch can
Stock injectors
Blitz SS BOV

Been turbo'd for over a year and put 11k miles on it. Running 5-6 psi with 92 octane gas.

O1 Rs 5mt
link +
rc 440 injectors
unique up+downpipe's
tanabe loud as hell catback
rallispec intercooler
wrx turbo+fuel pump
hks intake
magnicore wires
ngk plugs
hks bov

it's got about 54k on it now and I drive the hell out of it
8-10 psi on 91


I have a new ej22t sitting in my garage as of yesterday.
:devil:

thanks guys! that was exactly what i was looking for, im arguing with myself whether to sell my car and buy something already turbo, or just go and buuy a turbo kit for my car... the only thing is, is that i didnt really want to do any internals, and i didnt know how safe it was to turbo my engine without doing that stuff...

as of right now, its possible that my car is going to sell, but if it doesnt, im goin turbo with it!

Originally posted by marioej18
thanks guys! that was exactly what i was looking for, im arguing with myself whether to sell my car and buy something already turbo, or just go and buuy a turbo kit for my car... the only thing is, is that i didnt really want to do any internals, and i didnt know how safe it was to turbo my engine without doing that stuff...

as of right now, its possible that my car is going to sell, but if it doesnt, im goin turbo with it!
Yeah, and there are plenty more people on stock internals. Just follow the golden rules, proper management and tuning. Also, keep in mind that even with good management, stock internals are not guarunteed to hold up past 6psi, but as you can see, they hold up fine for many people with proper management.

leondal:

Get me some pics of your setup and car. That sounds like a hot freakin ride.....do u have any videos of the car in action?!?

chris

11psi on 96 octane and stock ECU, FTC1, 550cc, COBB Cams, Borla headers, MSD DIS2 ignition, no intercooler, ludespeed Stage I with Stage III turbo.

8psi everyday on 93.

Stock internals.

now I have a Hydra Nemesis standalone.

RHB5 vf10
WRX I/C
WRX Injectors
WRX fuel pump
GReddy E-Manage
ACT pressure plate/stock disc
All custom piping
Custom 4-2-1 w/ integral up-pipe
2.5" custom downpipe
2.5" Catco high-flow cat and catback
Cobb street cams
UR underdrive pulley
NGK copper plugs


I've held 9 psi on pump 93 no problem... the car is still running rich, the compressor is just too damn small :(

BOY-do you have any pics of your custom header? also who made it?

thanks

Ben

I can't seem to find any :(

I had pics of my install hosted but the host dropped my directory and I cna't for the life of me find the pics (they're burried on a CD-ROM in my rather large collection).

As who made em, it was just a local muffler shop. I had the eye, the owner had the materials and ability.

MY 99 Impreza 2.0 l AWD -

I run 100% stock internals on my 2.0 l euro spec engine.

WRX headers
WRX TD04 Turbo 6,3 PSI boost
WRX FPR + fuelpump
HKS 3" Downpipe, catless
WRX midpipe w/cat
Costum Front IC + pipes
WRX Crossmember
2bar Bosch MAP sensor, bolt on.
No name 176$ BOV "Red"
Stand alone FMJ ECU. 2300$

200 Hp @ 5500 RPM
280 Nm @ 4600 RPM

Dennis LA

BOY's header is gorgeous :disco:

i want to see it:mad:

:)

Ben

Originally posted by hondaslayer
BOY's header is gorgeous :disco:

I'm not sure how to take that :lol:

so im considering a kit for my car now, and so far, the forced air tech kits seem to be the best ones out there for the ej25. basically my car is a daily driver, i wouldnt be racing it, ,just street driving. the main concern that i have is that i wouldnt know how to tune it properly, there is a place by me that can do it though... but! even when they tune it, will it run properly and not give me any problems? or would it just be better in the long run to replace the internals as well? i wouldnt get boost happy or power hungry, i would just be happy with some turbo power!

a turbo'd EJ25 is not worry free, although you can make it pretty close with proper tuning and equipment but still dont expect to have zero problems.

Ben

if you're looking for a 100% problem and headache free car, buy something that's factory turbo and STOCK.

If I had to do it all over again, I would have just done a engine swap. Of course they weren't that common back then, so that wasn't really a option.

I got a Tec-2, JC sports kit, and that's about it. It runs, not very smooth and not very fast :( But it does it's job.

Amen, if you can afford a pre-fab kit and proper tuning, you might as well look into a swap. A kit with full standalone and dyno time will run you near the price of an EJ20 swap.

i was looking into an ej20 swap before, but the only thing that really scares me about it is the wiring.... there is no way that i would even attempt to do any of that, and to pay someone to do it would be ridiculously expensive (i would imagine). ill ask over in the conversion section though!

if i go with the kit, i would most likely be spending $3000 for the kit and then probably quite a bit for the install and tuning...
maybe you guys are right that doing a swap maight be cheaper?