Turbo dakota thoughts?!?!

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Jun 20, 2007 | 06:21 PM

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06dak

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RE: Turbo vs Super

You guys better take pics as your building them up for all of us noobs to cars that want more power!

Jun 20, 2007 | 06:29 PM

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DakotaStone

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RE: Turbo vs Super

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I like a nice S/C system... but I am looking a very mild increase. I just want to be able to tow a little more, and it would be nice to have more power 40-70mph... plus I should be at around 1200 bucks with the set up I am piecing together...

I can understand that. Are you going to have an inner-cooler built or are you going to just look for one?

I want more of a show off power. It'd be something else if I could spin all four wheels taking off. Probably won't happen, but it'd be fun and cool.

Jun 20, 2007 | 11:02 PM

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well, I am not sure if I will need a FMIC... remote turbos are supposed to run cooler...

I want to be able to lay of the pedal and stay out of boost... thats the only reason I am running a turbo. I looked long and hard at s/c's... but my grandpa kinda talked me into turbo.

Jun 21, 2007 | 02:42 AM

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Frenchy

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RE: Turbo vs Super

That and when you ARE in boost....

MPG = shizzy..

Boo.... my friends WRX gets 26mpg on the highway outta boost, and like 17 when in boost...

In town, he gets like 9... hahaha

Jun 21, 2007 | 01:24 PM

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RE: Turbo vs Super

yeah... I think a turbo with the proper tuning should be adequate for my purposes... I have been doing some research on fuel tuning, and I think we can do it. I will post a link to what I am talking about.

Jun 21, 2007 | 01:38 PM

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RE: Turbo vs Super

I think Ken Belle makes a SC for our engine, I will look into it. The only thing I know for sure is don't run nitrous!

Jun 21, 2007 | 01:49 PM

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hahaha... well you can run N2O, but its not good for the motor... you need a ton of fuel for N2O...

anyway, whilst looking into fuel management I ran across a bunch of people using the megasquirt setups. they can be adapted to fit any EFI engine, but I am still looking into what it will take to pull off on the DAK... heres a link for some good old fashoned reading...

http://www.megamanual.com/v22manual/mintro.htm#group

Jun 21, 2007 | 02:39 PM

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DakotaStone

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RE: Turbo vs Super

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ORIGINAL: ericemery

well, I am not sure if I will need a FMIC... remote turbos are supposed to run cooler...

I want to be able to lay of the pedal and stay out of boost... thats the only reason I am running a turbo. I looked long and hard at s/c's... but my grandpa kinda talked me into turbo.

Sorry, I forgot that you said that you were going remote. You won't need the cooler as much in the back since it pulls in the colder air, but I'd still think about something that would keep the air cooler during the hot days.

Jun 21, 2007 | 03:56 PM

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RE: Turbo vs Super

yeah... I might look into it... it kinda depends on intake temps I guess... My grandpas car doesnt have FMIC but his temps are a little higher than I would like.

Anyways, does KRC flash the ECU for boosted applications? if they do, it would be a much more simple install than trying to install the megasquirt... but I do like the fact that you can tweak on the fly with the MS... all you need is a laptop and the software...