xrrob Member 14 Member For: 18y 6m 13d Location: brisbane Posted 12/02/08 06:12 AM Share Posted 12/02/08 06:12 AM When his misses un zips it comes sorry could not resist sweet ride an have fun Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-633372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyd36t Member 43 Member For: 17y 5m 14d Gender: Male Location: Nthn Beaches of Sydney Posted 18/02/08 09:59 AM Author Share Posted 18/02/08 09:59 AM AIM-300 said: what sort of rpm do you find it starts building boost and what rpm does it start coming on hard?It depends on how you get on the gas, but at WOT it starts making boost at about 3000rpm starts making real boost about 3400rpm(6-7psi) and starts steeping out sideways while pulling hard by 3800-3900rpm(9psi) all the way to redline 5500rpm(16psi). That's on the low boost setting too if you turn it up it just pulls a whole lot harder. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-635727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordboy1981 Donating Members 2,075 Member For: 22y 4m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, NSW Posted 20/02/08 12:17 AM Share Posted 20/02/08 12:17 AM so, it builds boost like a centrifugal blower? doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of a turbo in the first place? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-636261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 18y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 20/02/08 01:40 AM Share Posted 20/02/08 01:40 AM that's the tradeoff relationship between turbo sizing and the available rpm.these engines are big but dont rev high and to use massive turbos you need revs Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-636278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordboy1981 Donating Members 2,075 Member For: 22y 4m 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, NSW Posted 20/02/08 03:44 AM Share Posted 20/02/08 03:44 AM (edited) drainer...*yay, 1900 posts * Edited 20/02/08 03:45 AM by fordboy1981 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-636314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyd36t Member 43 Member For: 17y 5m 14d Gender: Male Location: Nthn Beaches of Sydney Posted 23/03/08 02:09 PM Author Share Posted 23/03/08 02:09 PM fordboy1981 said: so, it builds boost like a centrifugal blower? doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of a turbo in the first place?Correct me if I'm wrong but a turbo is only there to create a compressed denser intake charge the exact same as a centrifugal supercharger(belt turbo) and twin screw supercharger?From my understanding a centrifugal blower creates boost in a very similar fashion to a turbo e.g. no boost in the lower rpm range and as the impeller tip speeds up it starts making boost inline with the increase in engine rpm, although the blower is closer linked to the engine rpm due to it being run from the crank and not the exhaust gas e.g. Lag (as your can "tune" when the tubo comes on boost better with adjustments to your turbine sizing and your wastegate setting). Aaron, Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-649657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 11m 7d Gender: Male Posted 23/03/08 09:58 PM Share Posted 23/03/08 09:58 PM ktford said: Getting married hey, I'll await its arrivalr in the for sale thread, LOLNice ride mate!I cant imagine how that thing would react to slight bumps in the road... my ute was bad enough w/ ~270 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-649679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV TRANNY Im the one and only Donating Members 3,557 Member For: 20y 4m 21d Gender: Male Location: In my house Posted 23/03/08 10:10 PM Share Posted 23/03/08 10:10 PM Pretty tough set up there. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-649683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyd36t Member 43 Member For: 17y 5m 14d Gender: Male Location: Nthn Beaches of Sydney Posted 25/03/08 05:38 AM Author Share Posted 25/03/08 05:38 AM SCRIBR said: Nice ride mate!I cant imagine how that thing would react to slight bumps in the road... my ute was bad enough w/ ~270The funny thing is it's extremly well behaved, due to the lowered rear leaf packs having a leaf removed and a pair of transverse trailing arms fabricated it holds the road probably better than a standard(lowered) ute, until you hit high boost that is... hmmm... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-650227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYBYHSV Member 33 Member For: 17y 7m 1d Posted 30/03/08 08:07 AM Share Posted 30/03/08 08:07 AM Must be an awesome feeling having that much power at hand, could imagine the very embarassed Expensive Daewoo drivers out there! Very nice man, love the sleeper theme too. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/42401-my-new-xr6-turbo-ute-the-super-sleeper/page/4/#findComment-652215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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