danb87
South East England Area Rep
what info did you ask for mate?
max power from a ct9?
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what info did you ask for mate?
clarkytrd
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well i am going to take my car off the road soon and forge my engine (eg. stronger low compression pistons, con-rods, bigger turbo, manifold, higher boost)
ask Nick anything you want, he will help you with anything mate!!
i presume your only learning about all this, it'll take time to get used to but keep posting questions, everyone will help you
danb87
South East England Area Rep
im wel aware on all the forged side of things etc , it was just the ct9 n that i wanted to know how much i could push it etc. thanks tho
clarkytrd
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TomS
Lifer
I just ripped off the efi pipe, air box and cold air feed. Cut the mesh with a wire cutters put it over the intake on the turbo and jubilee cliped it in place. It took me 20 mins tops, and it made a noticible difference once it was done. It's easier to get at the turbo from underneath the car
danb87
South East England Area Rep
isit hard to get tools into the gap to do the jubilee up or simple? as im nt very good with tools etc lol
TomS
Lifer
Not at all mate just go at it from underneath the car once the efi is out of the way all will become clear. If you're having problems post up here and i'll steer you in the right direction
TomS
Lifer
In comparison to the stock efi pipe and air box (which is really restrictive and runs over the manifold) meshing the turbo made a noticeable difference in performance, it had more power throughout the rev range. It also sounds insane on boost and chatters like mad
addz
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Would love to do it but only concern is busting the turbooo!
Dan3SGTE
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There is no way it can bust the turbo providing the mesh holes are small enough to prevent any hard materials to flow into the compressor.
The way Toms has been meshed looks perfect. Looks a tad restrictive from the pics but better safe then sorry. And its going to work alot better then the OEM set up.
danb87
South East England Area Rep
ive meshed turbo up, wasn gettin any power atal, foot on floor was hittin 0.4bar, now after a good drive its hitn 0.8ish that sound bout right? but hit 6k in 3rd gear it kind of limiters itself.
also now ive taken efi pipe etc off one of the high/lo solenoid pipes that would normally be connected to efi pipe is hanging, am i sosed to block this off? or so what to it? any body know?
also now ive taken efi pipe etc off one of the high/lo solenoid pipes that would normally be connected to efi pipe is hanging, am i sosed to block this off? or so what to it? any body know?
munday
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Sounds to me like the mesh is acting as a restrictor...just as i've always said it probably would :haha:
Its not hard to make your own relocation kit, and all new bits for about £40
TomS
Lifer
Why was it only hitting 0.4 bar, how did you get it to go to 0.8?
That pipe can be disconnected and allowed to vent to the athmosphere
@Munday i can't see mesh being much of a restriction tbh mate even without a filter my car drives the same, and you can see how fine my mesh is. Although a front mounted filter may have better flow due to a larger surface area
kieran.s gt
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get yourself a relocation kit with filter and leave that pipe vented as is
munday
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If you look at the available surface area for air to flow through mesh compared to a proper air filter then i would say it can act as a massive restriction. You may not neccecerily notice a drop in boost, but from relocating my filter i didnt get any more boost, definalty less restricive though!
The inlet for the standard ct9 is roughly 45mm dia, i wouldnt want to halve that by meshing it, let alone the relativly massive holes compared to a filter also
TomS
Lifer
Well i have only two things to compare having a meshed inlet to, the stock efi pipe / airbox combo and no filter over the inlet at all. In comparison to the stock airbox the car drove much better, it made a noticeable difference in performance. However in comparison with no filter i noticed no difference, i can't envisage a paper filter flowing better than no filter, not the most scientific of tests i know. I would be interested to see the difference between a paper filter and a meshed inlet if a proper scientific test was carried out, unfortunately i'm doing the wrong degree.
I have seen you have this debate with other members but i have yet to decide who is right without solid proof.
I have seen you have this debate with other members but i have yet to decide who is right without solid proof.
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danb87
South East England Area Rep
it as only hittin that but then it kind of cleared itself then started to hit 0.8 bar near 5k rpm mate, that a safe number?