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by im_new
January 23rd, 2004, 12:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Block sleeving necessary for aftermarket pistons/rods?
Replies: 8
Views: 662

Thanks for the help Eric. My ultimate goal is 300whp@9psi. I think it's possible.
by im_new
January 22nd, 2004, 2:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Block sleeving necessary for aftermarket pistons/rods?
Replies: 8
Views: 662

Alright, so it seems like I should keep it at 6psi until i get the pistons/rods. Then i'll try 9 psi and that's where i'll stay.
by im_new
January 21st, 2004, 5:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Block sleeving necessary for aftermarket pistons/rods?
Replies: 8
Views: 662

stock bore pistons (81mm) then no its not neccessary to sleeve a block.. Generally in the boost department, your tuning will be the answer to when you need to sleeve your block... The sooner you have detonation, the sooner you'll need to sleeve the block. Generally speaking with a good tuner, I'd r...
by im_new
January 20th, 2004, 5:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Block sleeving necessary for aftermarket pistons/rods?
Replies: 8
Views: 662

Block sleeving necessary for aftermarket pistons/rods?

Do you have to re-sleeve your block if you install new pistons and rods? Im talking about a boosted Type R, I heard it puts stress on the cylinder walls? I was thinking is it necessary to even get pistons/rods/re-sleeving on a car that will only run 8-10psi or if you'd get away with inline pro head ...
by im_new
January 15th, 2004, 6:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: boosted Type R
Replies: 5
Views: 1000

well I would say honestly if you are using hondata just buy bigger injectors now. I would go no smaller than 660cc and avoid RC injectors....go with precision they are cheaper and have a better spray pattern. also for safety I would honestly use the inline pro head gasket and block gaurd....jan and...
by im_new
January 15th, 2004, 11:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: boosted Type R
Replies: 5
Views: 1000

Thanks for your opinions on the setup guys. Yeh, all of the kits I see for the R are T3/T4's so maybe I should go with the Revhard kit. So in place of the TSI kit, does everything else sound right for starting off? Anything significant i'm missing? Thanks for the info.
by im_new
January 14th, 2004, 2:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: boosted Type R
Replies: 5
Views: 1000

boosted Type R

Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum but have been searching around it for the last week or two and I've come up with some questions. I found a turbo kit called TSI Extreme, it has a Garrett T25. This kit seems pretty well put together and it runs at 6 psi. I'm not looking for an all out 450whp Type ...