Just an idea of lag.
What I had on my first 4EFTE set up was a TB28
Consists of T3 intake and T25/T28 exhaust.
I ran it on the standard manifold and a stupid stand alone not tuned on a dyno.
Turbo was rated 280hp
Turbo specs were something like.
Compressor: inducer 43mm exducer 58mm
Turbine: Inducer 51mm Exducer 46mm A/R 0.49
Boost was set at 0.6bar and I had that before 40km/h in first gear
2nd gear full boost was at 60km/h
Gearbox got about 72km/h in 1st at rev limit 8000rpm 2nd ger rev limit 130km/h
TD05 16,18,20 all have a A/R 0.49 exhaust housing with the same exhaust wheel.
All have a 68mm turbine exducer
Only trims differ and thus the inducer also.
16G 48mm should be good for 320hp?
18G 50.6mm 48mm should be good for 340hp?
20G 52.6mm 48mm should be good for 360hp?
You need more CFM through the exhaust housing to make the bigger compressor spool.
The VF48 can be compared to a 18G I would say
If you see on a Subaru forum than a turbo can handle xxPsi then you can get more out of it on your 1.3L
If a turbo is rated for an amount of HP then it means it can flow that amount.
Example: lets say Subaru will make 300hp with a 16g @ 22Psi then a 4EFTE will make 300hp @ 30Psi
CFM is related to HP, so on a smaller engine you need to run higher boost to get to the turbo max CFM compared to a bigger engine that will top it at lower boost.
Hope this helps a bit