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Reply #45July 18, 2009, 12:35:40 pm

rabbitman

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Re: Is my turbine and compressor wheels too small?
« Reply #45 on: July 18, 2009, 12:35:40 pm »
I was just thinking last night, maybe the A/R of my turbo is different than a normal one.

I saw on prothe's website in a pic of a new vnt the intake A/R was .42, mine is .48, my exhaust A/R is .65....I know nothing of what those numbers mean. I do know it changes when the boost comes on, so I's thinkin' the boost will start out of the range I ever go. I have ran it floored up to about 4300rpm and still get nothing worth mentioning.
'82 Rabbit, I put on a euro vnt-15, 2.25" DP, 2.5" exhaust, the result.....it whistled.

I removed the turbo, made a toilet bowl 2.5" DP, the result....it was deafening. Now it has a homemade muffler up front and a thrush in the rear, the result.....less loud.
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Reply #46July 18, 2009, 12:37:46 pm

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Re: Is my turbine and compressor wheels too small?
« Reply #46 on: July 18, 2009, 12:37:46 pm »
14 sounds better. but its still sick.
you should be making enough boost to grenade that engine.
should have a head shaped dent above the engine from so much boost.

Reply #47July 18, 2009, 12:39:30 pm

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Re: Is my turbine and compressor wheels too small?
« Reply #47 on: July 18, 2009, 12:39:30 pm »
im pretty sure you need the right turbine ahd compressor housings to go with their respective wheels. could be wrong, but i always thought they were matched. i thought you couldnt run a .48 wheel in a .42 housing?

Reply #48July 18, 2009, 01:21:49 pm

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Re: Is my turbine and compressor wheels too small?
« Reply #48 on: July 18, 2009, 01:21:49 pm »
14 sounds better. but its still sick.
you should be making enough boost to grenade that engine.
should have a head shaped dent above the engine from so much boost.

Sorry I mustuv wrote it wrong. I meant the 14 is what I was pumping into the intake mani to check for leaks.

im pretty sure you need the right turbine ahd compressor housings to go with their respective wheels. could be wrong, but i always thought they were matched. i thought you couldnt run a .48 wheel in a .42 housing?

Not sure, I thought it had something to do with the shape/volume inside the housings, I hope somebody who knows about this pipes up. ;D
'82 Rabbit, I put on a euro vnt-15, 2.25" DP, 2.5" exhaust, the result.....it whistled.

I removed the turbo, made a toilet bowl 2.5" DP, the result....it was deafening. Now it has a homemade muffler up front and a thrush in the rear, the result.....less loud.
Watch: AGENDA, GRINDING AMERICA DOWN

Reply #49July 19, 2009, 09:54:13 am

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Re: Is my turbine and compressor wheels too small?
« Reply #49 on: July 19, 2009, 09:54:13 am »
well, thats good that your engine holds boost. at least you know your problem is turbo or intake related. too bad your rabbit wasnt better at compressing air.