From my experience, I lost no response or spool time going from the non-intercooled 2.5L, to the Isuzu NPR intercooler and 4+ feet of 2.75" pipe connecting it all. Turbochargers are high volume/low...
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From my experience, I lost no response or spool time going from the non-intercooled 2.5L, to the Isuzu NPR intercooler and 4+ feet of 2.75" pipe connecting it all. Turbochargers are high volume/low...
It was a junkyard TII Maserati TC top end. Just a stock 48mm TB. Even the 16v ones only have a 48mm.
I was very lucky not to hit overboost on the dyno. It still had factory overboost protection...
Actually, it was a junkyard '89 2.5L TI from a Caravan with about 180k miles. I only put new gaskets and seals in it, but didn't touch the rotating assembly. I did have to get a remanufactured...
On my old black/tan GLH Turbo, I had modified it with a very large Isuzu NPR intercooler. It had 2.75" I/O, so I got 2.75" mandrel bent aluminum pipe and used silicone reducers at the throttle body...