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hi guys .
i just bought a 92 1.8 gsr and i am planing on lap sprinting it.
but i went for a quick run up the road and seen it went to 15psi . the car is pritty stock from what i can see. no boost controller and stock turbo. it has a 3" zorst . any help would be great thanks .
 
^ +1 here too.
Mine was on 17psi for about.... geez, it would of been eeeaasily over 5 years, daily thrashed also
(evo bolt ons and an exhaust)
 
I reckon its a winner for a daily driver, surprisingly reliable, I have a rebuilt 63 engine that was waiting to go in but the dam 93 just wouldnt quit, lol
 
But shouldn't it be running 8psi thats what i would like it to run .as it will be getting a good run down at the track . And dont want to start braking stuff .
 
What are the details of your end goal regards this car? Power, handling etc?

drivendesigns said:
But shouldn't it be running 8psi thats what i would like it to run .as it will be getting a good run down at the track . And dont want to start braking stuff .
I think 10 psi is stock. Braking only happens when you depress the middle pedal. If you run 8psi you'll be last in every race you are in.
 
Hoping to have the car for multiple use car .but manly lapsprints for now . As for power 200kw i would be happy with for a while. And at this stage winning is not even on my mind . Just to go and have a good time on track . No real goals for the car atm.
 
200kw at the fly maybe, id try put some air into the actuator and make sure its moving freely. if its ok then a turbine or wastegate port might be needed to help relieve pressure
 
200kw at the wheels or flywheel? There is a big difference. 200kw at the wheels is enough to have some decent fun for sure, but you'll need to run more than std boost and more than likely you'll need some bolt ons and possibly ECU changes. What you have now at 15psi might be close to factory given the age of the engine, so 145kw @ the flywheel. The jump to 200kw at the flywheel or is around a 29% increase over what you have will be almost double if you want it at the wheels.

I had an RX7 S II (PP- atmo) in the early noughts, it had 240hp at the wheels and was good for mid to low 13 sec 1/4 mile ETs all day, so my point is a genuine 200kw (268hp) in an AWD (either ATW or fly) is decent power, but going from the experience of every single person on this forum, you will find that the power bug will bite hard and you'll be looking for more soon!

What I would do if I were in your shoes and genuinely wanted 200kw is:

1. See who has this sort of power already and ask them what mods they have done to achieve it.

2. Calculate the costs of getting to those power goals.

3. Crunch the numbers and see if it's worthwhile doing a 4g63 (2.0ltr) swap instead of throwing $$$ at the 1.8. 4g63 in Evo III spec has 201kw from factory and can handle heaps of punishment. I run my 4g63 at 18psi with 23psi scramble all in stock form with only a crap 3" press bend dump pipe back exhaust and after many months of thrashing it's going strong and pulls hard even with the extra weight being in an RVR.



I'm not saying that what you want is not achievable with the 4g93, I'm just advising that when you want 200kw or more there is more room with a 4g63 and it might be more cost effective in the long run. There are so many of us with 4g63s that parts and goodies come up on a semi regular basis so you will no doubt pick up some bargains to help you along.
 

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