[s-cars] Chip upgrades

[Taka Mizutani]

Mike-
Sorry to be abrasive about this, but you're plain wrong. My V70 is a 2004
and it definitely has a KKK turbo.

If you'd like, I'll take photos next time I can do so.

I'm not talking about LPTs or T5s.

Taka


On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Michael Lardizabal <
mikellardizabal at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> Taka-
>
> Having owned a few V70R's.........they're all Mitsu turbo's.
>
> The LPT models used 14 or 15g's , the T5's got either 16 or 18T's depending
> on if its a P1 or P2 car...and the venerable v70R's got 19T's. All configs
> are internal wastegate style turbo's.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 3/19/09, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Chip upgrades
> > To: "Scott Justusson" <qshipq at aol.com>
> > Cc: S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> > Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 11:08 AM
> > Scott-
> > V70R uses a KKK turbo, not a Mitsubishi.
> >
> > The low pressure cars use a Mitsubishi.
> >
> > Taka
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Scott Justusson
> > <qshipq at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> > Taka Mizutani
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 7:23 PM
> > > To: S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> > > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Chip upgrades
> > >
> > > >Thanks for chiming in, Scott- you're the man
> > when it comes to AAN
> > > stuff.
> > > >I thought that the MTM chipset was optimized for
> > US 95 octane (R+M/2).
> > > My
> > > >mistake.
> > >
> > > Well, you posted that MTM chipset was for 98 RON
> > (EURO).  That's my
> > > understanding as well.  My point is that's 93RON
> > (US)
> > >
> > > >Won't you run into driveability issues if you
> > increase injector size
> > > w/o
> > > >altering the fuel maps? I'd be
> > > >concerned about idling and emissions.
> > >
> > > As I posted earlier, the RS2 injector has a better
> > resolution and
> > > atomization than the AAN injector.  I haven't put
> > those injectors in a
> > > stock Motronic, but have several running with the
> > Stage I> k24 equipped
> > > AAN motors, that routinely pass emissions.
> > >
> > > >What about swapping N75 valves from later cars?
> > Good, bad or no change?
> > >
> > > Got into a healthy discussion with Nate at 034
> > regarding the N75 valve.
> > > Yes, swapping valves makes a difference.
> > >
> > > >Personally, I hate the heat soak from running that
> > much boost with a
> > > small
> > > >turbo- BTDT twice. The RS2 turbo
> > > >is a nice compromise that gives you a ton more
> > power without working
> > > the
> > > >turbo too hard.
> > >
> > > Depends on what you want it to do.  I personally like
> > the k24 for
> > > everything it does, torque rules the planet, not much
> > will beat that
> > > turbo for that purpose.  The heat soak comes from
> > running on track or
> > > long efforts at WOT.  For street driving, the k24 is
> > tough to beat, but
> > > it can only put down 280 continuous hp.  The RS2 and
> > their copies (034
> > > 2871/3071) are good turbos for those tracking their
> > cars and/or want
> > > more continuous horsepower.
> > >
> > > >Any idea what the V70R turbo specs are like? No
> > one seems to know on
> > > the
> > > >Volvo side- with 2.5L I-5, the engine
> > > >is awfully close to the Audi and the turbo
> > response is laggier than a
> > > K24 >on
> > > >an AAN but pulls longer and harder
> > > >than the K24 on the top end- 80-130 is really,
> > really nice.
> > >
> > > I've driven the EVOLVE chip/downpipe/exhaust
> > version of the v70R and I
> > > like it too.  350hp/400torque chipped with a large
> > displacement engine
> > > makes me think Audi should have done a 2.5L from the
> > factory.  I don't
> > > have any experience with the Mitsubishi turbo, but
> > think that a big
> > > project.  I also suspect that it's the RS2 of
> > Volvo.  A 2871/3071 turbo
> > > seems to have more potential for the AAN motor.
> > >
> > > >If the V70R KKK has a similar bolt pattern or
> > orientation, that would
> > > be a
> > > >nice source for a bigger blower- just recently
> > > >out of production, much easier probably to find
> > than an RS2 w/o going
> > > to a
> > > >Garrett/KKK hybrid.
> > >
> > > The mitsus don't have a similar bolt pattern, and
> > I wasn't under the
> > > impression that turbo was easy to find.
> > >
> > > HTH and my .02
> > >
> > > Scott J
> > >
> > >
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