Do bigger turbos make more power?
#52
Mine is just 1/8" pipe, but 3/8 isnt going to hurt. Havent heard anything bad about the exa pump, got mine from Rbracing though.
#53
still wouldnt change volume under pressure.
yep i know exactly what VE is and what does that have to do with what I said about VOLUME. What VE is about is preventing compressor surge and excessive heat. Here is a good read for you http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/ndejong/Com...troduction.pdf . And yes they will move the same VOLUME of air into the same engine at the same pressure, the engines volume never changes and PV=nRT. And at the same pressure they both have the same density of air if the temperature is constant, which it wont be. The smaller turbo will have to spin faster to do it creating more heat and a loss of power causing you have to add fuel to mitigate detonation. Causing another loss of power due to being to rich.
So, what you are telling me is that a larger turbo is going to magically increase the cyclinder capacity and the displacement of an engine? Good luck with that and keeping one together.
yep i know exactly what VE is and what does that have to do with what I said about VOLUME. What VE is about is preventing compressor surge and excessive heat. Here is a good read for you http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/ndejong/Com...troduction.pdf . And yes they will move the same VOLUME of air into the same engine at the same pressure, the engines volume never changes and PV=nRT. And at the same pressure they both have the same density of air if the temperature is constant, which it wont be. The smaller turbo will have to spin faster to do it creating more heat and a loss of power causing you have to add fuel to mitigate detonation. Causing another loss of power due to being to rich.
So, what you are telling me is that a larger turbo is going to magically increase the cyclinder capacity and the displacement of an engine? Good luck with that and keeping one together.
#54
Negating frictions and whatnot in the turbo, the smaller compressor wheel makes no more heat than the large one. The heat comes from compressing the air, and thats it. And this has nothing to do with VE. In this case, its called isentropic efficiency. But I've never seen a compressor map with IE on it lol..
Bottom line, the faster you can make boost, the smaller the turbo you can run. Ever wonder why the supra dudes make like 800rwhp on a 68mm, but our trucks with V8s can't even touch 600 with a 68? Its all about the rate at which air is demanded from the turbo.
Sucks to hear that
Bottom line, the faster you can make boost, the smaller the turbo you can run. Ever wonder why the supra dudes make like 800rwhp on a 68mm, but our trucks with V8s can't even touch 600 with a 68? Its all about the rate at which air is demanded from the turbo.
#55
Negating frictions and whatnot in the turbo, the smaller compressor wheel makes no more heat than the large one. The heat comes from compressing the air, and thats it. And this has nothing to do with VE. In this case, its called isentropic efficiency. But I've never seen a compressor map with IE on it lol..
Bottom line, the faster you can make boost, the smaller the turbo you can run. Ever wonder why the supra dudes make like 800rwhp on a 68mm, but our trucks with V8s can't even touch 600 with a 68? Its all about the rate at which air is demanded from the turbo.
Sucks to hear that
Bottom line, the faster you can make boost, the smaller the turbo you can run. Ever wonder why the supra dudes make like 800rwhp on a 68mm, but our trucks with V8s can't even touch 600 with a 68? Its all about the rate at which air is demanded from the turbo.
Sucks to hear that

Lots of things talked about and things in this thread.. I have tested 5-6 turbos on the same combo over a 2 year span all t6 S series from Jose@FI 85,88,91 to Precision thumpers 94,98,101 ... All done with a number 3 oil line.. but I had a Rex engine and able to make over 60psi of oil pressure at idle !
You guys are close in what your looking at but still missing a few major keys
Manifold pressure is just a number there are 3-4 more factors then just that
#56
#57
"A side effect of creating boost is heat (hence the need for a chargecooler). A small compressor wheel spinning at its upper limits may be able to create more boost, but a significant part of it is from heat not from actually compressing more air. It is simply "beating" the air harder. A serious downside is the increased speed that the small compressor wheel must spin. "
#58
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Wheel speed plays a part in choosing a turbo, but its normally not an issue on a well selected setup. You will sometimes see compressor maps with speed lines showing the wheel speed at a given pressure ratio and air flow. This is where the fancy billet, ball bearing compressors come in hand; they can tolerate a much higher speed. You would eventually have shockwave formation on the blade tips from it approaching sonic speed. If shockwaves were to form it would have chocked flow and would never flow more air even with an increase in wheel speed. This is what the choke line on a compressor map represents.
What I think you are reffering to is turbos operating near the upper limits, in which case of course they are making more heat because they are no where near their ideal efficiencies. What I am reffering to hear Most turbo makers dont even bother posting maps with efficiency islands below 70% because if your turbo is operating there you have the wrong turbo for your application.
Jake, you always see turbo maps with isentropic efficiencies on them, what do you think those efficiency islands are?
What I think you are reffering to is turbos operating near the upper limits, in which case of course they are making more heat because they are no where near their ideal efficiencies. What I am reffering to hear Most turbo makers dont even bother posting maps with efficiency islands below 70% because if your turbo is operating there you have the wrong turbo for your application.
Jake, you always see turbo maps with isentropic efficiencies on them, what do you think those efficiency islands are?
Last edited by Atomic; Jan 14, 2012 at 10:57 PM.
#59
still wouldnt change volume under pressure.
yep i know exactly what VE is and what does that have to do with what I said about VOLUME. What VE is about is preventing compressor surge and excessive heat. Here is a good read for you http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/ndejong/Com...troduction.pdf . And yes they will move the same VOLUME of air into the same engine at the same pressure, the engines volume never changes and PV=nRT. And at the same pressure they both have the same density of air if the temperature is constant, which it wont be. The smaller turbo will have to spin faster to do it creating more heat and a loss of power causing you have to add fuel to mitigate detonation. Causing another loss of power due to being to rich.
So, what you are telling me is that a larger turbo is going to magically increase the cyclinder capacity and the displacement of an engine? Good luck with that and keeping one together.
yep i know exactly what VE is and what does that have to do with what I said about VOLUME. What VE is about is preventing compressor surge and excessive heat. Here is a good read for you http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/ndejong/Com...troduction.pdf . And yes they will move the same VOLUME of air into the same engine at the same pressure, the engines volume never changes and PV=nRT. And at the same pressure they both have the same density of air if the temperature is constant, which it wont be. The smaller turbo will have to spin faster to do it creating more heat and a loss of power causing you have to add fuel to mitigate detonation. Causing another loss of power due to being to rich.
So, what you are telling me is that a larger turbo is going to magically increase the cyclinder capacity and the displacement of an engine? Good luck with that and keeping one together.
#60
No, I haven't seen any IE maps. I would like to see some...but AFAIK it costs a shitload just to get the VE maps. I don't really expect to see any isentropic data on compressors.






