td04 turbo upgrade

burgess18

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Hi guys im doing a td04 turbo upgrade soon on my starlet ep82 i want to run about 280bhp, some people say you dont need to forge engine some do does, has anyways done it am engine gone boom? what power can the engine take before it blows?

Thanks guys
 

mudi

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Hi buddy.

You must forged your engine to get above 240hp. Engine can take any sort of power but unless its under 1 - 1.1 Bars of boost with a good tune your okay with it.

Cheers
 

elison

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It all depends on your current engine health. If its in pretty good condition and your tuner knows what he is doing you should be able to see 220hp with no problem. Some guys run 240's. But i suggest go forged. U know it can handle more than that when needed.
 

Guye

Lifer
Standard engine can take 200bhp, you must forge over 240!!?? Both of those assertions have been proven false many times over for many years now. It's down to the health of the engine and the tune. Elison's post is good, safe advice.
 
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mark1991

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i ran 210bhp for 3 month before my engine started to show signs of letting go... it too alot of abuse to be fair and it was my daily
 

Nippon

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I ran 232bhp on stock internals & injectors. 1bar boost pressure.
As said above. All down to health of engine.

However for peace of mind - Forge.
Especially if you are planning on running high boost pressures.

MD
 
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