Turbo upgrades

[gazza_jay]

I know theirs a few starly owners out their so I guess someone could help, Im luking 2 get a 92 staret and the turb feels a bit tired so I was wondering what is a good upgrade from the standard turbo, and a rough estimate of how much they cost..

[IH8TEC]

www.starletcentral.co.nz is your best friend just make sure when you register, to have a search through the forum, because it's been covered ALOT on there.

[flygt4]

apparently tdo4 is perfect for them

[slighty_looney]

yea td04 off a wrx or gsr would be a good size for a starlet

[Dell'Orto]

I'm sure a GT35/40 would go nicely and spool well on one
If you're up to spending some coin on it, a Garret GT20 would be quite nice.

[loose_unit]

T3's go well on them . Im biased though coz thats whats on mine.



You could either highflow the stock unit, which is a mild upgrade. Or if you want to put a bigger one on there there are a few that work pretty well. TD04L, VF10, T25, smaller T3's, and probably some other medium sized turbos that will probably do the trick.

[gazza_jay]

cheers people Ill do a bit more research, its put me on the right track

[dotdog]

Go the td04 off a wrx, dont bother with one off a GSR. The wrx one is bigger and flows more than the gsr one

[loose_unit]

Yeh the wrx one is the one to go for. Even tho it does have a stupid triangle flange

[gazza_jay]

o yup ok then, now I gotta look 4 1 and price out 1, whats a good size intercooler,

[Elmendorf]

Early VR4 one work well, better flow than the later models.

[loose_unit]

Early Evo 1 & 2 coolers will also fit behind the stock bumper.

You dont want to go anything more than 260mm tall and around 450 ish long. Any longer and the piping starts to get tricky.

[bluemaumau]

Early VR4 one work well, better flow than the later models.

is that a 100% true?

p.s im not be being smart i just cant figure out how the older one can be better. mitsubishi

[loose_unit]

Later model ones have tanks top and bottom, and the design isnt as front mount friendly for starlets as the early vr4 ones due to the in/out pipe placement.

[Loudtoy]

Tdo4l off a gsr should be fine. If you can find the stock cooler off a twin turbo supra use that. They actually have a decent area plus core size. Might have to watch how your exhaust is done as i had problems with boost creep (like 12-18psi creep) when i put the td04 on, sorted it by porting the internal gate out. I got the whole setup on there just running 8psi for $500 but did all the work bar cooler pipe welding and manifold myself. May have helped that i had mates who did the fabrication work for the mani for a doz or 3 tho and another mate who was selling his gsr gear with the cooler cheap as he was upgrading

[JIZRAG]

TD04 off 2000 WRX are the go, If you want proof ill take ya for a skid in mine, just ask PRYMAL for some reassurance

[Dell'Orto]

Is that you Tony? Nice username

[JIZRAG]

Yea sure is, one day ill even get the plate to go with the username lol.

[MR2SIK]

my mate had a ct12? off a supra i think on hers, went quite nicely, absolutley dicked standard starlet gt's plus it was a straight bolt on job.

[loose_unit]

CT12's off supras are a different flange alltogether. The CT12's that fit are off some diesels and a few other cars. But theyre by no means an upgrade, in fact the compressor housing is stightly smaller on them.