RE: Boost -> HP??

["Lewis, Gary M" <Gary.Lewis@West.Boeing.com>]

Todd said;

> What car do you have.
> 1.8 bar should give you around 200 hp I think. 
> 
I have a chipped 5sp turbo FWD.  If anybody can point me to a HP dyno in
LA's beautiful San Fernando Valley, I'll end the specualtion once and for
all.  

> Second, if you have the older MC with the k26, you are limited to
> about 2.0 bar.  Any more than 1.9 to 2.0 and the Turbo is out of its
> territory and blows Hot Air.  Wears out fast too.   For more a k24 will
> help and Throttle response will get better too.
> 
I'd not heard this about the K24 turbo.  Better spool-up, definitely, but I
was told that the K26 would handle more pressure.  Also, the K26 was easier
to mod (to like a psuedo RS2) because the shaft was nearly twice the
thickness of the K24, which was prone to schrapnel if you hung a bigger
wheel on it.  The reason the 20vt's can handle 2.5 bar with a K24 was design
changes in the intake and vacuum system, different from the 10vt's (hearsay,
I've NO BTDT).

>   With a 3.0" free flow exhaust and Down Pipe 2.2 should be good for over
> 250 but for this you will need some minor Fuel Injection mods.  
> 
I was told 300hp was the magic number for FI mods.

> Not sure exactly what.  BTW,
> this is all in relation to the MC motor in which the chip you put in
> will TRY to keep motor running safely and lnot too lean.  BUt with 2.2
> bar it cant keep up.  I think Fuel Injectors must be changes.  Maybe
> some other stuff.  At this point, I would as least upgrade to the IC
> that is in the S4 or 91' 200.  It is single pass and much more
> efficient.  Can probably find cheaper ways to go but this would bolt
> right in I think.
> 
For 2.2 bar, I was told that new turbo and IC were almost mandatory. 

I'm not arguing with Todd, I'm trying to resolve these issues.  I have
recently purchased an 88 5kcstq, and would like to make it faster (or at
least as fast) as my 86 5kcst 5sp.  Due to FWD, I'm afraid to go more than
1.8 bar in the 86.  In the 88, I figure I can go to 2.2 bar with a fair
margin of comfort.  If all I need is a K24 and 91 200tq IC (and a chip),
great.  But I was under the impression that I needed a reworked K26 (or
RS2),and a custom all aluminum single pass IC.

Thanks,

Gary Lewis 
88 5kcstq 0.0 bar 108km Pearl w/Fuchs
86 5Kcst 5sp 1.8 Bar 200km Sapphire
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