I currently have a turbo system sitting in my living room and before I think about installing it I have a few questions I was hoping someone can answer.

I have a t3/t4 ball-bearing turbo...at what rpm does it start building boost?

has anyone encountered overheating problems? how did you fix it?

can you keep the stock fan or do you have to get a FAL?

has anyone driven there turbo itr over long distances? over 300 miles a day?

Parts that I currently have
Drag gen 3 turbo
Stock internals
AEM EMS
440cc injectors
FPR
walboro 255lph
boost controller, turbo timer

The reason I'm asking all these questions is that I recently took my stock R on a road trip over the holiday weekend. I have a heavy right foot and I'm scared that if I install the turbo I won't be able to drive consistently at high speeds therefore increasing my driving time. For instance when I'm driving at 100mph in 5th the rpm is at 5-5,500 rpm. If the turbo starts building boost in the rpm range would it be safe to drive in the rpm range for long periods of time?

Please your answers will help me determine if I want to keep or sell my turbo. Thanks.

 

Hmmm, I don't know the answer to your question but I myself am interested to hear the discussion on this, hence my subscription to the thread.

 

I bet sensi could help you.

 

hmm.. ITR with a turbo charger, does it come with a intercooler set up?
you do know the B18C5 has a compression ratio of 10.6:1 right?
please get a head gasket to lower your compression and look into lower compression pistons, but i don't think driving your ITR over a long distance with boost will damage your engine as long as it's tuned correctly
look at all the factory turbocharged engines out there... i dont think a wrx driven at 95mph for an hour or two will hurt it's EJ20.....
that's when boost builds for a WRX BTW

 

Driving at 100 mph for an hour + 10.6-1 cast piston compresion + boost + a car that was fine tuned for N/A = asking for trouble.
I'd buy a beater before i boosted my R just incase something were to go wrong.
But thats just my N/A opinion

 

First of all, you are nuts if you are driving 100mph on a public road...

To build boost, the engine has to be under a load, even at 5500 rpm, if you are in fact cruising at that engine speed, the engine should be at almost full vacuum, not boost..regardless of the spooling rpm of the turbo.

The spooling rpm of that turbo will be determined by AR and trim, saying it's a T3 hybrid is not enough information.

good luck with the setup..it's all in the tuning, make sure you also run cooler plugs..and keep those speeds down for your own sake and for the sake of other drivers...