GC8 Turbo Options
 

Hey guess i'm currently in the process of buying parts to upgrade my 1996 WRX performance wise. I recently bought a Power FC and was planning on getting a tune with the stock TD04h but someone suggested i upgrade to a larger turbo such as a TD06 18G. From what i've found is that this is a pretty big turbo for a stock 2 litre and im guessing i wouldn't be able to use the full potential of the turbo without upgrading internals.

Does anyone know what kind of power i could expect a stock ej20 to handle? Or if theres another turbo which would be better suited?

Thanks.

Vf34/35

[QUOTE=red dragon2002;763431]Vf34/35[/QUOTE]

Will that work fine on a stock motor? Engine is also 17 years old so no idea how strong it is now.

Any bigger turbo will put strain on any motor.

How long is a piece of string?

[QUOTE=Imprezive;763432]Will that work fine on a stock motor? Engine is also 17 years old so no idea how strong it is now.[/QUOTE]

Heaps gc8 owners use those turbo's. I am kind of the same boat as you however decided to tune the standard td04 and see if she's alright. It's done 230k km so will see what happens but i reckon she'll be right.

If the turbo blows up you motor then good excuse for a 207 :D

Is there a way to test the condition of a motor? i know there's leak down and compression test but do they give a good idea about the condition of the engine? If i could find out what my engine is like then i could decide whether to save for a rebuild and upgrade that engine or if the current engine is healthy enough to upgrade.

[QUOTE=red dragon2002;763439]Heaps gc8 owners use those turbo's. I am kind of the same boat as you however decided to tune the standard td04 and see if she's alright. It's done 230k km so will see what happens but i reckon she'll be right.

If the turbo blows up you motor then good excuse for a 207 :D[/QUOTE]

How much did you get out of the td04?

Thats what i was thinking haha thats why im not sure if its worth upgrading this engine or just saving for 207.

Go the VF34, it's veeeery nice :)

[QUOTE=Imprezive;763441]How much did you get out of the td04?

Thats what i was thinking haha thats why im not sure if its worth upgrading this engine or just saving for 207.[/QUOTE]

Will let u know soon hopefully. Picking up avcr next week and will then book tune. I have tbe, 04 rex ic, silicone intake, pod filter, elh so will see what she puts out. Not after numbers just more response really. It's my daily...