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Eid

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  1. Hey, Long story short, returning my short-lived VF22 and getting something newer and restorable. Now it's on an EJ20K classic, stock turbo being VF22 (V4 Type RA). I know lots of local guys run different turbos, I heard about TD04, being run on the same ECU, and TD05s being run on STOCK GT (TD04 factory) ECUs. From my knowledge and looking at the (new-age, but I suppose still same) fueling tables, as long as you're not going over the stock injectors (440cc in my case), the stock ECU map can support different turbos. The timing might not be perfect to reach max potential, but hey.. SO long story short, since. I have little alternatives (can't do a piggyback/standalone ECU) because of rules and can't chip the current ECU - will a TD05H-16G work proper-ish? Any experiences? From compressor map, they're pretty similar. I will wideband it for sure. I guess I could put larger injectors if it gets lean, but that's about the whole adjustment I could do, but I guess then it'd be very rich on open-loop all the time.
  2. Hey, Not brave enough to put a harness without investing into a bar/cage at the moment, so looking at alternatives. I am going to pick up some STI seats soon, but I was thinking of ways to lock in the seat belt properly. One of the good ways is just to move the seat back/breathe in, jam the belt and move back. Though for something more - consistent - I found this old old product. http://www.cg-lock.com/ it seems it's quite popular in US, but I found little to-no active sites/shops that sell this in Europe. Only this page: http://shop.rx8oc.co.uk/CG-Lock/p664353_8044331.aspx It's not cheap and it's a question if they have it a stock as well, but... anybody else? tried it? other alternatives? Thanks.
  3. Hi Matt, play was audible - and yeah I get that. Though it has these 'warranty' stickers and we talked about having some sort of warranty, so I am just waiting for some good will on their side, since I initially asked them about the play (since it was not stated at all in the ad), and they said it was okay. Definitely not okay if it can't hold up for 300 miles.. But yeah - I agree with you , strictly - it's a no warranty deal. Thinking about (in levels of price): TD05-16G to TD05-20G (might be diff w/o an aftermarket ECU) to VF35 as a replacement.
  4. Definitely, tbh it seems like they're a big shop and they'd have no issues to loose something, but yeah - the after-sale service hasn't been the best. Not yet, not too many rare ones locally (with fancy turbos, etc). Maybe I will look into getting a TD04 temporary and deal with being under boost and overfilled (hopefully not too bad). Definitely will consider something that could be rebuilt for my next purchase, maybe something like a TD05-16G to get me going, can't afford to buy new BB turbos and it's just an unknown when you buy them used. Will call up all the local turbo services tomorrow to ask about the VF22 conversion at first though, if you have any ideas let me know! Thanks. Cheers mate! Happy to hear that. Apexi in the US, huh? I wonder what would the rebuild cost, if it's like 2-3 VF39s or VF22s then yeah, errr...! But def I can give an email a shot, nothing to loose ^^.
  5. Haha. Roger that mate, I don't mind helping out. Still just need to figure out what to do with all of this mess. I guess I will wait on the seller to reply first, maybe try a PayPal dispute if they seem to be completely unwilling to talk, etc. Not a good situation. Some guys over here said that until I have money to actually buy something proper maybe I should just throw in a restored TD04 and have a nice time, though I wonder how that would work with the stock ECU, I guess it'd be too rich across the board.
  6. Hey Guys, I was doing an engine swap and got an VF22 from eBay, since the original seller of the engine already sold the VF22 that was on the EJ20k. Turbo died before 300 miles. I am trying to talk to the seller, since it's been around 3-4 months now (lots of delays with the project) - to see if we could come to some terms. We noticed some movement when we received it, but the seller said that it's perfectly okay and came from a nice working car. I drove with it for around 5 days, and each day there was no boost at random intervals. It seems the turbo was sticking and the shaft is now bent. Basically, I talked to local guys here in Lithuania and I've got the info that turbo shops can convert (I suppose put in) new internals and convert the VF22 to a journal bearing system, since there's no way to repair it itself. Has anybody ever have had their ball bearing turbo to journal bearing here? What downsides can I expect? I know spool time would be later, but how much? More than 500RPM? Thank you so much. Eid P.S. If anybody has any ideas to what should I upgrade (rallycross, rally stages wannabe, auto x strictly for training) - I'd appreciate those tips as well. Probably putting in a DET3 piggyback sometime soon.
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