Options for 26/8 replacement
#1
Cast Iron Man
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
Options for 26/8 replacement
New, used or rebuilt? I know that some around here would take the occation to build a 400hp monster but I was pretty happy with my performance. Did kind of wish that there was a little less lag though. Does anyone make a straight 26/8 replacement that will work with the fuel mapping of my Vitesse chip but with quicker spool up?
#3
Three Wheelin'
WOW! I have never seen a compressor wheel that messed up. You may want to check your intercooler for bits of metal...
Call Charlie at Evergreen and he might be able to salvage that by putting a slightly larger comp. wheel in, and he can lighten the turbine a little bit for faster spool. Talk with him, explore your options.
Beyond that a 50trim can be configured to spool as fast or faster than a 26/8 and make a nice bump in power.
Call Charlie at Evergreen and he might be able to salvage that by putting a slightly larger comp. wheel in, and he can lighten the turbine a little bit for faster spool. Talk with him, explore your options.
Beyond that a 50trim can be configured to spool as fast or faster than a 26/8 and make a nice bump in power.
#4
Cast Iron Man
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
6 instead of 8 on the hotside?
Straight replacement? Would I have to make ANY changes in fuel/engine management with any of those options?
Good call on checking the intercooler. I found the remains of a bolt in the j-boot. Not sure how or when it got in there. The last time I had the j-boot off was 4 years ago when I replaced it.
WOW! I have never seen a compressor wheel that messed up. You may want to check your intercooler for bits of metal...
Call Charlie at Evergreen and he might be able to salvage that by putting a slightly larger comp. wheel in, and he can lighten the turbine a little bit for faster spool. Talk with him, explore your options.
Beyond that a 50trim can be configured to spool as fast or faster than a 26/8 and make a nice bump in power.
Call Charlie at Evergreen and he might be able to salvage that by putting a slightly larger comp. wheel in, and he can lighten the turbine a little bit for faster spool. Talk with him, explore your options.
Beyond that a 50trim can be configured to spool as fast or faster than a 26/8 and make a nice bump in power.
Good call on checking the intercooler. I found the remains of a bolt in the j-boot. Not sure how or when it got in there. The last time I had the j-boot off was 4 years ago when I replaced it.
#6
Addict
Rennlist Member
Rennlist
Site Sponsor
Rennlist Member
Rennlist
Site Sponsor
Steve, I have a couple of impellers laying in my garage that are in good shape that you can have. Check the AFM bolts to make sure one didn't come out (and more to follow)
Trending Topics
#8
Three Wheelin'
Straight replacement? Would I have to make ANY changes in fuel/engine management with any of those options?
Good call on checking the intercooler. I found the remains of a bolt in the j-boot. Not sure how or when it got in there. The last time I had the j-boot off was 4 years ago when I replaced it.
Good call on checking the intercooler. I found the remains of a bolt in the j-boot. Not sure how or when it got in there. The last time I had the j-boot off was 4 years ago when I replaced it.
If you don't want to change your tuning at all, then the above is your only option.
Also, to clean the IC completely, remove it from the car, dump some gasoline in the outlet side, shake it around, and pour it out the inlet side. Then back flush with hose water and let dry over night. The gasoline will clean up all the oily gunk that has built up in the IC for the past 20 years. With mine I noticed a difference in running the next day.
#10
Cast Iron Man
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
Also, to clean the IC completely, remove it from the car, dump some gasoline in the outlet side, shake it around, and pour it out the inlet side. Then back flush with hose water and let dry over night. The gasoline will clean up all the oily gunk that has built up in the IC for the past 20 years. With mine I noticed a difference in running the next day.
#11
Professional Hoon
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 7,090
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
4 Posts
replyed in the other forum thought id reply here to.
same thing happend to OZ951, the turbo blades thought it could eat a bolt... throught wrong and broke all the blades.
The walls of the cylinders got scored and had to go over size pistons.
same thing happend to OZ951, the turbo blades thought it could eat a bolt... throught wrong and broke all the blades.
The walls of the cylinders got scored and had to go over size pistons.
#12
Rainman
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
cleaning grease out of the IC is different than getting micro-particles of compressor wheel out of the turbulators. swishing gasoline or whatever around may not knock loose the aluminum shrapnel, but the next 15+psi that comes through there just might, and your engine will not be happy
#13
Basic Sponsor
Rennlist
Site Sponsor
Rennlist
Site Sponsor
Yup, I have seen what compressor particles can do to a cyl wall. I wouldn't drive the car anymore, although the damage to the wall may have already happen.
#14
RL Community Team
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
If you have an air compressor, use the blow gun when cleaning the IC, it might help.
Screw the turbo,I hope your cylinders are OK. Do you have a leakdown tester?
Screw the turbo,I hope your cylinders are OK. Do you have a leakdown tester?
#15
Cast Iron Man
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
cleaning grease out of the IC is different than getting micro-particles of compressor wheel out of the turbulators. swishing gasoline or whatever around may not knock loose the aluminum shrapnel, but the next 15+psi that comes through there just might, and your engine will not be happy
I have access to a compression gauge and leakdown tester. Will probably do that before I pull the head.
I'll check on a new intercooler. But again, after driving 300 miles I wonder if all the smaller particles have already made their way through.