In the first installment of The Vortech Supercharger kit blog post, we covered the basics on the kit, but left you hanging with an initial tune that showed great potential for horsepower. Vortech has put the finishing touches on the kit and we have solidified the final tune! In this installment, I ...
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This is going to be a running blog page setup to show off the new Vortech Supercharger Kit for the BRZ and FR-S. We were one of the lucky few to get our hands on this kit to do some final fit and finish testing and of course dynoing! You can also discuss this HERE on FT86Club. Most people first caug...
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Can a turbo exist that is as responsive as the stock turbo, but make more power? Can a turbo like this make 400WHP ore more? CRV/BOV Testing During my dyno time i spent about 15 runs testing the Bov. I tested the stock cap, all the springs, and our own BOV along with 1 run of no BOV. I spent a lot ...
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Until now, there have have not been many options for upgraded turbos. The newest and best option for a turbo upgrade is the new ALTA Billet 56 MCS Turbo. This has the benefits of the stock turbo in that it bolts on with no additional parts or modifications to parts. It makes more HP than the JCW...
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I know, its been a while since i posted, but there was tons to compile and just not enough time in the day to complete this. Anyway here you go! I will repsond to some of the customer posts in just a few! The Build and the Results Installing the EFR, or should i say building a turbo kit surrounding...
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EFR7670 Like a lot of guys out there, we have been waiting for an EFR to play with for a long time!Someone took this picture of me about a month ago waiting. Ok not really it was from today, but it sure feels like i have been waiting forever. I know there is no proven power yet, but very very soon....
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Update 1/05/11 Dyno Results This is what you have all been waiting for! Finally the "Proven Power" side of things. But first a few questions surrounding the GTX3076R and other GTX turbos. The Question, "Is the GTX turbo Laggier then the GT turbo?" Answer, "NO" The Question, "Is the GTX turbo going...
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I am sure everyone has seen the new info about the new Garrett GTX turbos and maybe seen the generic pics Garrett supplied to the media, but here are some up close and personal pics! Sorry for the somewhat less professional pics taken on my desk, but i was so excited when they showed up that i didn'...
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Finally we have the tools to tune it, and finally we can install the kit on the car and make some power! With our kit we have the ability to throw on 4 main turbos. The Garrett GT2554R GT2560R, a GT2854R and GT2860R. There is even a crazy GT2871R, which is good to 450 engine HP, but we won€™t be ...
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Project 15K started life as a $10K 2002 WRX we purchased to show people how you can get great power from the older 2.0L cars. The project car was purchased with a lot of miles, but also a few mods already done. The Blaze yellow WRX had a catback exhaust, catless downpipe, huge diameter uppipe (hug...
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One of our long time local dealers Pro-Image Performance, had seen our SEMA 2006 STI limited and wanted to build their 2006 STI to be just like it. Josh and his father both are big time track guys, and both have 2006 STI€™s. As Josh does one thing, his father follows along and does the same thing...
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All Testing was done at the 1.2, 1.5, 1.7 and 1.9 bar of boost. Below are tall the 1.7 bar runs which are the most consistent ones i had to compare with all turbos. Not the best comparison because this is the one where the TGV housing was closed on my car. So it was killing the HP up top. Since the...
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