boosted 1.6L

[MIA protege]

just thought i would start this thread for people can get ideas on set ups for the 1.6L. custom or not. I like to see different set ups ... also can open up questions

ill start wiht my pics

 

[steve_protege]

How happy are you with your kit? How much did everything cost you? Having any problems? Have you done anything to "protect" your engine (i.e valve job, torque converter)? How's the overall feel??? Fill me in!!

 

[MIA protege]

How happy are you with your kit? How much did everything cost you? Having any problems? Have you done anything to "protect" your engine (i.e valve job, torque converter)? How's the overall feel??? Fill me in!!

s*** im real happy. i have had some problems but not all turbo related. got an oil leak 2nd week i had it and got that taken care of. i havent done anythign to protect it really, i have the haltech and our engines hold plenty boost and im only boosting 9lbs right now. my tranny is holding me back which im taking care of real soon. once thats done ill be boosting 15lbs daily. the feeling is great. the FIRST time i drove it once i got the kit on it, was ridiculous. amazing. i thought i was driving a race car lol. cuz the 1.6l is so so sooo slowwww. its amazing what the turbo does to this engine .

 

[99 Pro]

How much did the turbo cost you MIA? You happy with the amount of money it cost? How much HP does it add?

 

[MIA protege]

our cars have 83 whp. i have 163 at 9psi. so it basically doubled it. turbo cost me near 4k. and yes it was WELL worth the money cuz to tell u the truth, its like a whole new car. just have to keep the problems down to a minimum. but real fun to drive

 

[steve_protege]

s*** im real happy. i have had some problems but not all turbo related. got an oil leak 2nd week i had it and got that taken care of. i havent done anythign to protect it really, i have the haltech and our engines hold plenty boost and im only boosting 9lbs right now. my tranny is holding me back which im taking care of real soon. once thats done ill be boosting 15lbs daily. the feeling is great. the FIRST time i drove it once i got the kit on it, was ridiculous. amazing. i thought i was driving a race car lol. cuz the 1.6l is so so sooo slowwww. its amazing what the turbo does to this engine .

So no problems with the tranny or anything? Even running 9 PSI? Whats the HiBoost kit capable of boosting to? I thought we could only run 7-8 PSI on stock internals? What upgrades do you have in mind for your tranny? How much was the kit? Engine management?

Is this a better kit than the Wagner one with the AEM engine management unit?

 

[MIA protege]

no problems wiht the tranny boosting 9psi. goign over will start to make it slip. the turbo in the hiboost kit is capable of 22psi. our internals are extremely strong so there is no worries there. holds safely 20psi. we dont know how much more than that though but im sure someone will find out soon. maybe goldpro lol . im either going manual or getting torque converter and donig anything else i need to make the thing hold 20lbs. but thats my goal. the kit was close to 4000 and thats including the Haltech.

im no one to say which kit is better since i have been in only one car with the wagner which was witchdoktors but he was only boosting 5psi. both kits are nice. This kit is a cleaner set up IMHO. im happy with this one. i have not had experience with the AEM unit so i dont know about that.

 

[Witchdoktor]

at the moment I'm running 5psi non-intercooled. it's a 2nd generation mitsubishi eclipse turbo custom welded by WagnerMotorSports. I bought the kit used which ran me 2200 including installation. fuel management is vortec 12:1. I've had the kit for almost a year and a half now. I had an oil leak coming from the oil pan the week after install which was a 400 dollar fix. Then about 6 months later the turbocharger itslef blew. I got a replacement off ebay with 7k miles for 150 bucks. no problems since. FMIC is due in july so I plan to up the boost (10ish). After that I'll put it on the dyno. The kit ran 165whp w/IC (not fmic) at 6psi off the protege it came off so we shall see.

 

[MIA protege]

at the moment I'm running 5psi non-intercooled. it's a 2nd generation mitsubishi eclipse turbo custom welded by WagnerMotorSports. I bought the kit used which ran me 2200 including installation. fuel management is vortec 12:1. I've had the kit for almost a year and a half now. I had an oil leak coming from the oil pan the week after install which was a 400 dollar fix. Then about 6 months later the turbocharger itslef blew. I got a replacement off ebay with 7k miles for 150 bucks. no problems since. FMIC is due in july so I plan to up the boost (10ish). After that I'll put it on the dyno. The kit ran 165whp w/IC (not fmic) at 6psi off the protege it came off so we shall see.

thats why i wanna go manual. a lot of whp is lost when a car is auto. nice set up willis (bowdown)

 

[Witchdoktor]

I drove in MIAs car. The HiBoost kit is nice and clean. at 9psi it pulls real nice. and as he mentioned already the tranny is holding him back, slips more than tara reid's dress.

 

[MIA protege]

hahahaha

 

[steve_protege]

Dag man!! If the kit was a LITTLE bit cheaper, I would soooo be getting this. I hear so many great things about it. I can't put the thought of "going to the Darkside" out of my head! I would love to get this kit and run up to 20 lbs of boost...... Thats right, Im boost envious!!! I envy you MIA and Witchdoktor!!! I saw that both kits are pretty much the same price, but I think HiBoost is winning me over. So really all it takes to hold 15-20 lbs of boost is a valve job, a good torque converter, tranny cooler and maybe some other various upgrades??? Is it true that we can up the boost even further if we have lower compression pistons?

 

[MIA protege]

yes its true our low compression helps boost more. valve job ??? u have an automatic ?

 

[TampaSport20]

yes its true our low compression helps boost more. valve job ??? u have an automatic ?

Huh ??? We have the same compression as 2.0L's....9:1....

He asked with lower compression pistons could we run higher than 20 psi ?? I imagine you mean on otherwise stock internals ??? Possibly..that might be pushing it on stock rods,then again with GOOD tuning, maybe so......

 

[Protege2K]

FMIC is due in july so I plan to up the boost (10ish). After that I'll put it on the dyno. The kit ran 165whp w/IC (not fmic) at 6psi off the protege it came off so we shall see.

Glad to finally hear this. I figured if you couldn't make a FMIC out of tweed then you would never get one. I'll have to see this car in person once you get everything settled up on it. Maybe a friendly little race against my MP3? (wiggle)

 

[Shane5425]

Huh ??? We have the same compression as 2.0L's....9:1....

He asked with lower compression pistons could we run higher than 20 psi ?? I imagine you mean on otherwise stock internals ??? Possibly..that might be pushing it on stock rods,then again with GOOD tuning, maybe so......

i think 20-24 psi would be pushing the engines limits, but we all know it has hit 20 psi, problem is who is gonna run around and fill there car with 100 octane gas when they need to refuel..

 

[MIA protege]

Huh ??? We have the same compression as 2.0L's....9:1....

He asked with lower compression pistons could we run higher than 20 psi ?? I imagine you mean on otherwise stock internals ??? Possibly..that might be pushing it on stock rods,then again with GOOD tuning, maybe so......

my bad. i meant shorter stroke

 

[Shane5425]

my bad. i meant shorter stroke

duh.. your always messin up man... damn.... j/j lol, what u gonna do about ur tranny problem?

 

[MIA protege]

going manual i think ... we will see ... im going to be seeing someone tomorrow about it. maybe he knows something better to do to my auto tranny

 

[Shane5425]

going manual i think ... we will see ... im going to be seeing someone tomorrow about it. maybe he knows something better to do to my auto tranny

cant u get the rebuild kit from lentech and have him rebuild yours, prolly cost a bit cheaper than switching to manual.. but if you can find a junky car with a manual, i would do that..