An EXCELENT video of a 500hp CA, turbo surges though? Dee checkin?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzOLRXyATx4

You can hear the compressor start surging @ about 5000rpm

Dee, is this what happens with a turbo that FLOWS too much for engines?

Do you remember the t3/t4 H3 h-3 trim turbo I bought, do you think it would surge like this?

Would a boost controller solve or have the ability to get the turbo out of its surge area?

Do you think it's possible to attain this power with a compressor that does not surge?

Hhehe, he can spin the wheels in 3rd!


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that thing is freaking ridiculous. i didnt care to see every run they made that day though, just the last one.

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Same car more exciting video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXG4cOqKA90
Modified by driftin8ez at 2:55 PM 8/12/2007

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Nowhere wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzOLRXyATx4

You can hear the compressor start surging @ about 5000rpm
Nowhere wrote:Dee, is this what happens with a turbo that FLOWS too much for engines?
Actually, it's not that the turbo flows too much for the engine, but the mere possibility that the head needs more work (ie lifters, valve springs, porting, cams, etc).
Nowhere wrote:Do you remember the t3/t4 H3 h-3 trim turbo I bought, do you think it would surge like this??
I don't think you'll have that problem, but if your engine is not up to the task of high rpm power production, don't treat as if it is.
Nowhere wrote:Would a boost controller solve or have the ability to get the turbo out of its surge area?
A good boost controller will help, but a good wastegate and BOV is key as well.
Nowhere wrote:Do you think it's possible to attain this power with a compressor that does not surge?
Don't "over-turbo" your engine and you should be just fine. Whacking on a big turbo is fine for getting big dyno #s, but you had better be an extremely fast shifter because if that thing falls out of it's power band if only by a slight margin, you're gonna have a laggy engine and you will get smoked (Been there/done that).
Nowhere wrote:Hhehe, he can spin the wheels in 3rd!

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dude sweet ride and nice numbers. i think i saw a haltech sticker on your fender i was wondering i f you can help me figure some thing out, we installed a e6x haltech in a sentra fwd now the problem is that the cam trigger sensor is wired to the haltech and we are unable to get a negative pulse out of the haltech to msd to fire, when gounding the msd wire it sparks on the plugs


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