Recent content by mvpluidex

Nice! What's the 60ft on this? Quarter mile? I personally really struggle with getting off the line, would be nice to finally be able to sort that out.

Hey! Apart from a boost leak that ended up sending a rod to the moon (tuned with the leak, closed the leak without doing a major correction. Ended up getting a second-hand engine replacement) otherwise no major issues. A few optimizations still pending on the tune after also upgrading my IC...

So, a few days ago I did a Brembo swap (front only), with a used set off a N14 STi, and thought I can share a few pointers that can help those exploring the same swap. Previous setup was DBA Street Series rotors and Hawk pads. 1. You will need new caliper support bolts as the old ones are...

must indeed be nice to have all that space to work

Hey! So, I recently did a custom transmission cooler on the Levorg 1.6L, and thought I would capture my process on a thread in case it might be helpful. The key reason behind installing the cooler is that I am running a lot more torque through my TR580 transmission (well over 300Nm) so I...

The fastest listed on Dragy do around mid 14's, so there's your benchmark

Sometimes the filler bolts can leak through worn/old o-ring seals so you might want to check that, thought mine had a more serious leak only to find out it was that.

From my experience, my key recommendation would be to just run the Mishimoto engine oil cooler, for this reason: 1. The CVT is already cooled by engine coolant directly (you can see the silver round unit on the right side of the transmission), so naturally, if you are able to get your engine...

Not just safe, a lot *safer* even from the tuner's opinion. If you drive your car hard often, there is less back pressure, less heat buildup in the exhaust manifold/downpipe, better performance per PSI. (0.7 on the bigger turbo is equivalent to 0.9-1PSI on the stock turbo estimated) Stock turbo...

Don't mind the shoddy exhaust wrap our roads are not favourable Full 3" with mid resonator and stock axle-back boxes. Sounds stock but the car has a noticeable deep note. Might swap the backboxes to Fujitsubo if I can get my hands on them.

A short round of boosting would take my oil temps easily over 115°C. With the oil cooler I never see over 100°C even after hard driving. The decat was a custom 3" weld job done locally in Kenya, however if you're looking for a bolt-on high flow downpipe any WRX unit should fit easily...

More boost pressure at higher RPM = more high-RPM torque hence more HP. Stock turbo efficiency band is 2k-4k RPM, the bigger turbo from the 2.0l is about 2700-5800rpm. Just make sure you also get decat/high flow cat to reduce back pressure and improve response even further. Oh and engine oil...

@Raid_Renegade I believe this calls for a friendly race...for science @lucavoltaI hold 1.1-1.2 bar from 3k rpm to redline, but spool starts from 2,500rpm. The improved flow means the engine can run higher boost levels more safely than with the smaller stock turbo.

Very nice result! At what altitude? Because my stock turbo struggled to maintain anything over 0.8 bar at 1650m ASL. Swapped to the bigger turbo from the forester XT/WRX FA20 and mine is making over 220hp and 320Nm, if you're up for the challenge you should try it. Car becomes much more alive...

You'll be surprised that the turbo is able to boost at less than 3k RPM, I thought the same thing about lag before swapping, but after the swap I can say it was the right move. Of course the bigger turbo takes slightly longer to spool, but once it does the engine comes alive in a way not...