Kinugawa 25g turbo thread for Evo X
Oct 29, 2013, 07:06 PM
#61
So about a month ago, I got a bug up my butt to take an actual Kinugawa turbocharger apart and do an actual analysis of what I found. Long story short, I found nothing blatantly cheap about any of the Kinugawa parts that I ordered.
Last edited by NFSLancerRA; Oct 29, 2013 at 07:14 PM.
Oct 29, 2013, 07:13 PM
#62
It wasnt that he wasnt willing to spend the money on a "name brand" company, turbo, whatever.... these are new to the market and someone had to be the guinea pig. These turbos worked great on the 8/9 and one of our close friends had one making some great power for a loooooong time. Sometimes you pay the price to be the first.
Nov 16, 2013, 07:39 AM
#63
I ran my kinugawa on my 8 for nearly 4 months and no issues, I still need to tune it but alot of people are impressed with the sound during full spool, and how it slams you back in the seat
really good turbo, im lookig forward to the ball bearing design
really good turbo, im lookig forward to the ball bearing design
Nov 24, 2013, 11:01 PM
#65
Sooo long time update.
The shop that worked on my car royally screwed me over.
They ended up damaging my driver axle , speed sensor , chipped my paint , ****ed my tranny , and somehow the Transfer case in the whole process. Oh did I mention I needed a new clutch?
I actually took it to the dealer and they helped somewhat ( which I am impressed)
but of course had to fork over for a new T-case. Long story short, it was installed incorrectly , and the tranny lets just say a bunch of bolts where loose.. NOT impressed AT ALL
of course I charged back every single red cent from that place. And my credit card company got all the records from the dealership on their shoddy work.
The new block in the car is not even the same model year of my car when i was told I had a 2010+ block. It ended up being a 2008 long block which now , i have to fork over MORE money to do a timing chain update.
Anyhow a few more thousand dollars later, the car is running correctly, the car pulls like a beast and honestly i am not touching it anymore for a bit. So dyno numbers will come at a later time.
I might get rid of the car here in the next 6-9 months and finally bite the bullet and get myself a GTR. I loved the evo but this whole adventure ( not the turbo btw) left a big sour taste in my mouth :\
The shop that worked on my car royally screwed me over.
They ended up damaging my driver axle , speed sensor , chipped my paint , ****ed my tranny , and somehow the Transfer case in the whole process. Oh did I mention I needed a new clutch?
I actually took it to the dealer and they helped somewhat ( which I am impressed)
but of course had to fork over for a new T-case. Long story short, it was installed incorrectly , and the tranny lets just say a bunch of bolts where loose.. NOT impressed AT ALL
of course I charged back every single red cent from that place. And my credit card company got all the records from the dealership on their shoddy work.
The new block in the car is not even the same model year of my car when i was told I had a 2010+ block. It ended up being a 2008 long block which now , i have to fork over MORE money to do a timing chain update.
Anyhow a few more thousand dollars later, the car is running correctly, the car pulls like a beast and honestly i am not touching it anymore for a bit. So dyno numbers will come at a later time.
I might get rid of the car here in the next 6-9 months and finally bite the bullet and get myself a GTR. I loved the evo but this whole adventure ( not the turbo btw) left a big sour taste in my mouth :\
Nov 27, 2013, 11:15 PM
#66
the good thing about a 08 engine would be the valve cover is metal. The 2010 still had the bad chain along with the 2011. as to junk turbo failures before people bash maybe they should look up all the trusted turbos like fp, garrett and precision and they would notice they are failing aswell. and a broken/ cracked hotside on a high end turbo setting a car on fire seems far worse then risking a blown turbo oil seal or something.
Dec 19, 2013, 10:07 AM
#68
before I forget the T-case had no fluids , and the tranny barely had any fluid.
Anyhow I am getting a full re-tune .. the car has a weird issue during hot starts.. its almost like the car has a cam lol , and i am jumping between lean and rich. the moment you move the car past 5mph it completely disappears.
Anyhow the car now has 6k miles on the turbo. And no issues to report .. I do have to re-do the oil drain though, the rubber hose it uses now will not work for long term use.
Anyhow I am getting a full re-tune .. the car has a weird issue during hot starts.. its almost like the car has a cam lol , and i am jumping between lean and rich. the moment you move the car past 5mph it completely disappears.
Anyhow the car now has 6k miles on the turbo. And no issues to report .. I do have to re-do the oil drain though, the rubber hose it uses now will not work for long term use.
Last edited by FastAttack; Dec 19, 2013 at 10:40 AM.
Jan 30, 2014, 09:07 AM
#69
I believe that it is time to update this thread with the 25GV2:
That is a one of a kind TD06H-25G turbo build with Kinugawa wheels, genuine MHI bearing, re-cast turbine housing, and contoured compressor housing (80mm inlet). No, this was not done for me. I oversaw the entire process and even did some of the measurements to make that housing perfect.
This is being made as we speak:
That is the base for the massive inlet. I had to have a mandrel bent piece cut, and it is being welded on hopefully today. I will go over the piece with brazing and then anodize it.
Overall, I am really happy with the way that it all came out. The Kinugawa compressor housing was able to be cut on the lathe without any problems at all. I still don't know why people ***** about this brand. I have taken absolutely every Kinugawa component sent to me apart, and everything is on the level. I hope to be at or above 500 WHP on a stock block X with this turbo. I am also relieved to finally be done with this project. Making your own turbo can be done, but there is a STEEP learning curve.
That is a one of a kind TD06H-25G turbo build with Kinugawa wheels, genuine MHI bearing, re-cast turbine housing, and contoured compressor housing (80mm inlet). No, this was not done for me. I oversaw the entire process and even did some of the measurements to make that housing perfect.
This is being made as we speak:
That is the base for the massive inlet. I had to have a mandrel bent piece cut, and it is being welded on hopefully today. I will go over the piece with brazing and then anodize it.
Overall, I am really happy with the way that it all came out. The Kinugawa compressor housing was able to be cut on the lathe without any problems at all. I still don't know why people ***** about this brand. I have taken absolutely every Kinugawa component sent to me apart, and everything is on the level. I hope to be at or above 500 WHP on a stock block X with this turbo. I am also relieved to finally be done with this project. Making your own turbo can be done, but there is a STEEP learning curve.
Sep 1, 2014, 08:01 PM
#71
final update
Ok so finally dyno'd the sucker with 93 octane and here are the results:
on a mustang dyno 482.5WHP@7483
Max torque 346.1tq @ 6946
The dyno bay was incredibly hot
i got video and pics. I'll let my tuner do the rest of the explaining.
I have a dilema brewing either keep the car, or get the new so called special edition one OR wait 1 year and get my GTR lol
Ok so finally dyno'd the sucker with 93 octane and here are the results:
on a mustang dyno 482.5WHP@7483
Max torque 346.1tq @ 6946
The dyno bay was incredibly hot
i got video and pics. I'll let my tuner do the rest of the explaining.
I have a dilema brewing either keep the car, or get the new so called special edition one OR wait 1 year and get my GTR lol
Sep 2, 2014, 02:59 PM
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final update
Ok so finally dyno'd the sucker with 93 octane and here are the results:
on a mustang dyno 482.5WHP@7483
Max torque 346.1tq @ 6946
The dyno bay was incredibly hot
i got video and pics. I'll let my tuner do the rest of the explaining.
I have a dilema brewing either keep the car, or get the new so called special edition one OR wait 1 year and get my GTR lol
Ok so finally dyno'd the sucker with 93 octane and here are the results:
on a mustang dyno 482.5WHP@7483
Max torque 346.1tq @ 6946
The dyno bay was incredibly hot
i got video and pics. I'll let my tuner do the rest of the explaining.
I have a dilema brewing either keep the car, or get the new so called special edition one OR wait 1 year and get my GTR lol
