Toyota Vios Turbo

Stage 2 Turbo - Work in Progress 2

The car is now back to GT Auto for more work to be done, however this should be the final work and we will be firing up the engine.

It also was nice to see Andrew from The N16 Files as he dropped by today to deliver more parts for his monster project.

Another mad fella in a quest to make over 400+ whp on his N16 Nissan Sentra :P

The intercooler pipings looks like bull horns to me from this angle

Front view of the engine bay

Side view of the engine bay

Tomei fuel pressure regulator with a 5 bar fuel pressure sensor added

A Haltech electronic boost solenoid is added to regulate boost with the Turbosmart Comp-Gate 40

The BeatRush Direct Brake System is now fitted, we'll know very soon whether this thing works or not

Right after the down pipe we have 3 O2 bungs welded

left: to be inserted with the dyno's wideband sensor during tuning

centre: Bosch wideband sensor for the Innovate LC-1 controller

right: stock O2 sensor which I have no idea why we are still keeping it

Stage 2 Turbo - Turbosmart Comp-Gate 40

With the kind of boost level that we'll be running with the new Owen Developments turbo, it sounds like a good idea that we upgrade the wastegate to match it as well.

Meet Comp-Gate 40, a brand new 40mm external wastegate from Turbosmart featuring a locking ring design which allows changes of spring a breeze. Not to mention the highest flowing wastegate it its class too.

The other thing I like about this wastegate is its V-band clamp design which makes it super easy to remove, perfect when we need to swap it out to change its springs later.

Packaging design

Contents of the package

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V-band clamps

New compact design

The actuator housing is now 25% smaller than previous models thanks to its new design

Bottom view of the wastegate

The internals of the wastegate

Stage 2 Turbo - Tomei Fuel Pressure Regulator

The car is now back for the final work to be done, which is fueling system & ECU wiring and then we can fire up the engine.

We've already got the fuel rail covered, and now that we're running the SARD 800cc injectors the stock fueling system will need to be converted to a return setup.

Things like the fuel pump and regulator will definitely need to be upgraded as well. We'll cover the fuel pump setup in a later post and focus on the fuel pressure regulator first.

Pictures are pretty self explanatory, basically it is a rising rate design made from billet aluminum so that it could withstand the harsh condition of the engine bay.

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Stage 2 Turbo - Work in Progress 1

It's been a month since I had time to update the blog, sorry about that guys.

You know life is not just always about cars.

Yesterday I dragged my sorry ass over to the exhaust shop to snap some pictures of the work in progress with the car.

The Garret intercooler has been fitted along with the end tanks

The Owen Developments turbo is now in it's rightful place

The exhaust manifold is now a different design with a larger diameter pipe

The S90 Racing throttle body is now fitted to the Golden Eagle intake manifold

We will be using a dual muffler setup for the exhaust

Close up shot of the dual mufflers

The 3 inch collector pipe before the exhaust flow is being split into the 2 mufflers

Stage 2 Turbo - Owen Developments Custom Turbo

A couple months back, we placed an order with Owen Developments, a leading turbocharger specialist from UK for a custom spec turbo.

We were told that they are currently on back orders so we had to wait patiently. When it finally arrived and the moment I laid my eyes upon it, I knew it was worth the wait.

Based on the Garret GTX series, here are some key highlights of the turbo:

* Owen's conical compressor wheel nut
* Owen's competition spec bearing cages and bearings
* Owen's competition spec cut back blade
* Owen's competition spec internal heat shield

And of course not forgetting the Tial V-band turbine housing, offering a 33% weight reduction over the standard housing, smaller sizer factor while eliminating the need for bolts and gaskets totally.

It's pretty damn challenging trying to fit this fella in to the already cramped tight engine bay down there okay.

Of course, this is not the only reason why we went with the Tial V-band housing. We're trying to spin a big ass turbo here on a 1.5 daily drive, and having this housing helps tremendously in the spooling area due to it's design.

Once the car is back from piping works, we'll fit in a Tomei fuel pressure regulator and we should be ready to fire up the engine.