Hi all,
I am considering my options on a turbo upgrade, and i believe the white will meet the goals, but it seems like a green is going to be a little better. I would like to run high 11s in the quarter on 93 octane in full street trim. car is a full weight 03 with 06 mivec motor, 6 speed, full bolt ons and currently a good stock evo 9 turbo. I have been 12.7@107 with the current setup.

so here is the real dilemma. if i buy a white chra I have a good stock 9 chra for sale, and reuse everything else. is there a market for the stock chra? what do they sell for?

if i go with a green, i have a complete 9 turbo with downpipe/02 housing to sell. whats that worth? its all 3" aftermarket stainless stuff, not stock. Im pretty handy with a tig, so the extra cost of the new downpipe configuration is parts and materials only, i fab stuff as a hobby so the time cost is NOT a consideration, if anything it is a positive.

Thanks for any input!

 

71hta FTW!!!

 

If your reaching high 12s on 9turbo with supporting mods something is wrong.
my evo 8 stock turbo with a few bolt on mods did a 12.6.
seen high 11s with evo 9 turbo with supporting mods.
For a quick spool and response stick with white.
Green will Give you more power and mivec will help spool the green up.

 

one time at the track exactly how i drive it to work every day, with a safe tune, radio, cold ac, full interior and a backpack full of swim gear. i never claimed its anything impressive, im sure a couple tin cans have gone 10s or 11s on stock turbos, i am not interested in that. i want easy 11s. i dont want to need some ***** out tune with a perfect launch.
thanks

 

If I had to do it all over again, I would go with the new BB FP Green and call it done. Then when the motor gave up on its life I would go a long rod 2.4.

 

I just posted this in another 71HTA post.. I recently installed the FP 71HTA with 84mm cover. I came from the Evo 8 with 10.5 housing with a best of 12.6@110mph with a 1.8x. The 71HTA turbo feels great, waiting for my 3port to be installed since boost isnt holding in upper rpms in 1st-3rd gear with stock BCS.

I took it to ATCO last week, did 12.7@112mph traps with a 2.0 60', I wasn't trying to launch it as my clutch is still stock. I gained 26mph from the 1/8th to the end on the 71HTA, where as my stock 8 turbo I gained 23mph. Hoping once boost holds up high i will get another 2-3 mph out of my traps at 25psi.

Below is a virtualdyno run I did in 3rd gear pull on the 71HTA turbo.

 

good info, thanks.
i think im going to wait and see if something good comes up for black friday and try to get a green. It sounds like the white is not quite enough for my goals.