One reason I HATE owning a Porsche
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I think you are mixing me up wtih someone else. Turbo's would be out unless I wished to drop the compression of the engine. Mine uses a standard Vortec V2 SC which can be used safley and with FVD doing the tuning via a WIFI connection to the net, there tuners are in germany and can create a fuel MAP to whatever I wish to put in the car. My engine did fail but it was due to a IMS failure and am now breaking in the new engine before continuing the tune.
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As for Mother, I am pretty sure he didn't try to turbo 1st and blow a motor as a result. His motor did die shortly after he got the SC running but it was a typical IMS failure (or similar didn't search to confirm).
AFAIK no one on this thread is talking about a DIY turbo install... DIY SC yes.
AFAIK no one on this thread is talking about a DIY turbo install... DIY SC yes.
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It's not that you can't run higher ratio's I just would not feel comfortable running 1 plus bar at 11.3 compression. I think the Turbo engine is better suited for these pressures.
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I agree. Personally I'm a little wary of running any forced induction (let alone 1 bar) at these kinds of compression ratios. It just sounded like you felt a supercharger somehow gave you a benefit over a turbo in terms of dynamic compression ratio. For the same temperature, 1 bar is 1 bar regardless of how you compress it (sc or turbo) so neither has an advantage with regards to running on engines of particular static compression ratios.
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Mother,
I followed your build real close. Like a stalker even. LOL
Question about your V2. Where did you get the mount for it and what pulley size did you settle on?
-Paul
I followed your build real close. Like a stalker even. LOL
Question about your V2. Where did you get the mount for it and what pulley size did you settle on?
-Paul
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The GSR makes a great track car... If only one could flip the drive train around easily, it would be even more fun.
Parts, I picked up a Vortech full kit with aftercooler, fuel pump, fuel management unit, all hoses, etc. $1150, it's for a B series Honda. I'm building a Integra GS-R for the track (easy to work on, cheap parts, and you can beat the hell out of them). Honestly I might look into piecing something together for the Porsche. Hoses are cheap, custom charge pipes are cheap, and I could get all the parts at autozone. I just would need to find sometype of engine management and someone who knew how to tune Porshce's. I already have the 3rd radiator kit.
Yeah it's one of the best handling front wheel drive cars, but front wheel drive has so many limitations. I just like the idea because they are cheap, easy to work on, you can beat the heck of them, and you can find parts everywhere dirt-cheap for them. So my plan is to use that heavily at the track and in a few years when I have a little more money, transition the 911 out there. I'll still get the 911 out there every now and again.
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