I have an interest in getting one of these REDS on my car in the next month or so, but I ain't waiting in no stinking line for you to send me one. Why? HAHA because I got one you sent me already, sitting right here on my desk Pretty! Plus, it spins by itself. I have to tie it down, so it doesn't fly off.

Just need the time to bolt that sucker on, and go looking for some other cars to compare gas mileage with...

 

You Need To Make Time!!

 

Hmm, that pic shows Tom as having a single flapper on the green, whereas my Green is a double. Were there different versions?

 

Yeah, depending on what core or O2 housing was used.

 

My understanding is that if you sent in an OEM VIII turbo for the Green upgrade, then you got back a Green with your smaller VIII compressor cover and a 9.8 twin-flapper hotside unless you paid for the 10.5 hotside ($295)

The 10.5 is available as a single or twin flapper though, so just because you have a twin doesn't mean you have a 9.8. It's a pain in the anus for sure.

 

The only thing I didn't like about the double flapper was that it doubled the amount of welding I had to do. JUST KIDDING, sheeesh, a guy can't even kid on the threads anymore. (Thought I'd say that before the questions started, just to get it out of the way).

 

haha ^^

 

You said you would never tell , ,

 

on a serious note...does anyone consider clipping turbine fins to allow some exhaust to get around the wheel at the expense of spoolup since these small frame turbos are pretty choked up? it used to be common practice ages ago.

 

Hey! Thanks, first good laugh of the day.

Gary

 

When we made the new turbine wheel, we made it with a clip angle in it already. The new turbine wheel is about 8mm larger than the one in the Green model turbo, and a better aero. Turbine pressure took a HUGE drop as a result.

BOOST ON!

Robert Young

 

how the hell do you know if you have a single or dual flapper?

 

Year and model of car if it's still the original turbo.

 

thanks Robert, that makes sense

 

Since its so much hassle to go back a couple pages