next big questions - how much for turbo, how much for install, how long until hondata/ktuner create OTS maps for the turbo upgrade, how much headroom in the stock fuel system?
Yeah... where the write-up is going is making me lean towards modified stock turbo... drop-in... where our cores may cover a substantial cost of the upgrade.
According to 27won on Instagram it is not a core... it is a full direct OE style replacement that will work with all the stock turbo mods such as down pipes intakes etc.
if it is a OE style drop in replacement as they stated it was on IG, it will not be hard to install. as far as OTS maps and fuel headroom that remains to be seen.
No way would I spend the money on a turbo upgrade and then run a base map, if they even make them. At that point just get a custom tune
I agree here. A base map to start from is not uncommon for upgrades like this though. Then again people would try to just run a base map without getting tuned and blow their crap up haha.
Some of us would turn wrenches or have a friend turn the wrenches, flash the OTS map, and then drive to a shop on the OTS map to get tuned(or avoid boost until then). This represents a considerable savings over paying a shop for labor+tuning.
driving to the shop, fine. driving any place else for any amount of time, no way. To each his own.
Had wideband, and EGT gauges, plus datalogging with CobbAP "StreetTuner" software. Their VF34 map is solid. Plenty of people ran it. Check out the level of detail in their map notes:
I get it, its possible. but this platform is barely two years old, this is one of the first turbo upgrades out and no one has had time to even look at making a basemap. So much is happening at Ktuner and Hondata in short time, with R and Accord now too. Who knows, maybe they are working on something
I think it's fair to say my car has both more milage and dyno/street tuning time than most Si's (or all). I may not post often but it doesn't mean myself and Daniel (tuner) are not testing. A blend & full E85 make the same power/torque (full E85 actually spooled quicker). Besides when it comes to truly pushing the limits of any motor, the more aggressive the tune the better fuel you should have (don't take my word for it, ask your tuner).
There is.
I got you man. We hashed this before. Are you going out testing/racing again this weekend to get more from the new turbo setup?
No, we have actually done lots of testing already and based off the 11.8 run we clearly saw the time could get faster. I stand behind @27WON because I drive this car everywhere and the turbo has been working great! The reason Daniel and I decided to take it back to the drag strip was because we were just super curious to see how much faster it would be at the track, after seeing the results on the dyno. I am currently writing up a full build thread that will go more into detail with all of this.
