Boost, I'm guessing you might have your stock downpipe? You could just swap that in if you have to get it smogged and you should pass? Or if you wanna get really crazy about it.. register the car in Arizona, get a P.O. BOX right at the border and you'll be fine..
Boost, I'm guessing you might have your stock downpipe? You could just swap that in if you have to get it smogged and you should pass? Or if you wanna get really crazy about it.. register the car in Arizona, get a P.O. BOX right at the border and you'll be fine..
Yeah, if it gets to that point, I'll swap in the stock downpipe and intake and call it a day.
Man, I think I'm getting withdrawals. Any luck finding the wheels and tires you wanted yet? Has anyone thought abut it? An 8 inch wheel technically would only be a 200mm wide tire to have a flat sidewall. That doesn't really seem right. A 205 tire would look ridiculous on an 8 inch wheel. I think someone's trying to exaggerate their sizes a little bit. . . .Do you think the 265s will make you grip a little too much and bog down a bit? I distinctly remember a really old Road and Track with a 1993 Eclipse GS-X (modified, not stock) that had a faster 0-60 (less than 4 seconds) in the wet than in the dry because they could coax a tiny amount of wheelspin out of the car in the wet, where they bogged down more in the dry and posted over 4 seconds when dry. I don't know what your experience has been, just wanted to mention it.
Man, I think I'm getting withdrawals. Any luck finding the wheels and tires you wanted yet? Has anyone thought abut it? An 8 inch wheel technically would only be a 200mm wide tire to have a flat sidewall. That doesn't really seem right. A 205 tire would look ridiculous on an 8 inch wheel. I think someone's trying to exaggerate their sizes a little bit. . . .Do you think the 265s will make you grip a little too much and bog down a bit? I distinctly remember a really old Road and Track with a 1993 Eclipse GS-X (modified, not stock) that had a faster 0-60 (less than 4 seconds) in the wet than in the dry because they could coax a tiny amount of wheelspin out of the car in the wet, where they bogged down more in the dry and posted over 4 seconds when dry. I don't know what your experience has been, just wanted to mention it.
If I do run 9 inch wide wheels, I'll keep the same tire width. That way it won't overwhelm the drivetrain and shafts. Also by squaring out the sidewalls, I'd effectively be improving the footprint of the tire.
We've made a turbo selection... The New Blouch Dominator 3.0 XT-R.
- The Dom 3.0 XT-R utilizes a large 10cm2 turbine housing! This usually equates to more power potential, but later spool.
- To combat the later spool, Blouch is now using custom in-house billet compressor wheel that is almost 1/3 lighter than the previous Dom 3.0Rs and has improved aerodynamic qualities. These advancements add up to an even quicker spool potential than before.
- Regarding spool up; Mike at Blouch told me over the phone that supporting mods and tuning go a long way in determining how this turbo will spool on your individual application. With tuners now playing with AVCS, spool up can be seen anywhere between 3600-4200RPM.
- Power potential is huge! For comparison of flow rates: The GT3071R flows at 47 lbs/min, the GT3076R flows at 52 lbs/min, the previous Dom 3.0 at 52 lbs/min, and the Dom 3.0 XT-R flows at 55 lbs/min.
- More power with less relative stress to the motor. Currently with a vf52 wheezing at 21psi we're slamming 365 ft-lbs of torque through the flat 4. However, up top, it simply plateaus early and refuses to make any more horsepower. The Dom 3.0 XT-R is expected to make greater power, at higher RPM, with less boost! Speaking with my tuner, he mentioned that if we're able to hold 350 wtq to 6000 rpm, we can expect the horsepower numbers to be close to 400 whp on pump gas! While the expectations may be optimistic, they may not be too far off the truth. The result would be ripping highway pull, less overall stress to the motor, and hopefully an early enough spool to retain some decent mid-range power.
- Stock location bolt-on. Now keep in mind, it's not a direct swap in if you have retained a Top Mount Intercooler as the compressor outlet is not 2-bolt flanged like the stock unit. You will need to run a Front Mount Intercooler for this turbo. Not a problem for us. Now some of you may already know, some of the larger turbos require some shaving of the block to accommodate the new housing. Mike of Blouch, however, mentioned that he has not heard back anything regarding poor fitment. So it may be possible that this will bolt on without issue!
While we don't anticipate running into any major issues, there can always be challenges when stepping up to a turbo of this potential. We plan to retain the stock turbo inlet hose and are not too concerned about the inlet diameter. This turbo was designed to mate right to it. What we are rather concerned about is that we may max out the MAF. So, before hitting the dyno for tuning, we're looking into larger MAF housing options. What a larger MAF housing will provide us with is the ability to more finely tune the car by receiving more accurate readings from the MAF sensor.
We are really looking forward to seeing just what we can accomplish with this great new offering from Blouch!
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Here's something to chew on:
A Lamborghini Gallardo put down 404whp on Church's DynaPack tonight...
ive heard bad things about bluoch, but if your successful i might have to look into them. they seem realitvely cheap. You can get a 20g for 1200~ that can make 450-500 with good setups, which seems just too good to be true.
I would choose them over say, Slow Boy Racing. Im running the Blouch TD06-20G, highly recommended by my old shop and the tuner Tim Bailey. He prefers to tune them over just about anything else. They are great people, easy to talk to and deal with. They use quality parts, and build most turbos in house. I love my turbo, and wouldnt run any other.
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"2007 WRX-20G- Tim Bailey tuned 326 HP 319 ft/lbs
Stage 2 2005 WRX
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I would choose them over say, Slow Boy Racing. Im running the Blouch TD06-20G, highly recommended by my old shop and the tuner Tim Bailey. He prefers to tune them over just about anything else. They are great people, easy to talk to and deal with. They use quality parts, and build most turbos in house. I love my turbo, and wouldnt run any other.
Definitely a joy to speak with! Calling them sealed the deal for me. And in terms of quality, they are taking an already awesome design and incorporating a lighter and more aerodynamic wheel than the Garrett. Besides, it's kind of cool to order a turbo and instead of having it ship right off a shelf, you gotta wait 3-5 days for it to be built and tested. There's definitely something to appreciate there!
My tuner is really optimistic about the results, and I've never known him to exaggerate. So we will see in a couple weeks once the turbo is in
In the meantime, we've got a sick sleeper of a project car we're tackling next week for a local client! More details on that to come very soon.
I will have a more in-depth update once we get our new turbo, fmic, bpv, intake, etc installed and re-tuned. But the TurboXS CatBack is on and sounds awesome!
Form & Fitment: First and foremost the pipes are VERY large in diamter! The y-pipe is very smooth and flow-oriented in design, despite the angle of the photo on TurboXS's website that makes it look aggressively Tee-d off. Fitment was exactly dead on. It installed without headache. The heatshield above the mid-pipe needed to be removed to prevent banging against the large pipe. The tips extend out just enough to fit visually flush in relation to the rear bumper openings.
Quality: It's a gorgeous piece! It's all polished from the first flange all the way to the tips! The flanges are super thick, and welded on nicely! The construction of this piece can warrant no complaints! The mufflers are nicely branded with TurboXS's marque and appear to be of very nice quality. The included gaskets were also of very high quality!
Sound: Is it loud? It has presence. Is it tolerable? Absolutely. Does it drone? Yes, at highway speeds, if you decelerate in gear, you will hear a soft drone. While it's not headache inducing, it will be present to the critical ear. I've put about 500 miles on this Cat Back so far and have no complaints. The sound at first start up was slightly metallic and hollow. It has since been 'broken in' with enough soot to mellow out the 'tinny' resonance and add some depth to the sound quality. The sound, for the most part, is still very manageable by your throttle pedal. high load? Expect high volume... Cruising? Expect it to be mellow.
Conclusion: At the end of the day, TurboXS has put out a very high-quality product that has exceeded my expectations. The details in the design and super high-quality construction have won me over. I appreciate the large-diameter mandrel bent pipes that intentionally carry out the exhaust gases through the path of least restriction. This design success can be especially seen in the y-section. The sound commands a serious presence with a well-tuned growl. It can be controlled at part throttle, but is absolutely intoxicating during flat out sprints to redline.
NOTE: I am running an Equal Length Header. If you are running an unequal length(oem style) header, you can expect a deeper, lower frequency sound.
Very nice! Please com to SouFL and work on my Rex! ahahaha
Come to SoCal and we'll be happy to! haha
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Sounds pretty mean! Did it have a resonator in the middle? It's a touch loud for me, but it's close. LOL
I'm trying to keep from all droning.
A resonator should definitely mellow things out. With exhaust systems, it's always somewhat of a gamble between what you hear in videos and reality. I definitely love the sound with the ELH though. It's very livable and not annoying. The common feedback I've gotten from most is that it sounds 'really mean'.
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As promised, here are some pictures during the install, compared to the SPT.
True 3" Internal Diameter and a stress reducing flex bend at the downpipe mating flange.
TurboXS's stunning mirror polished finished. Should match their Front Mount Piping well
The TurboXS has less bends and appears more progressive in flow.
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