09-05-2017, 10:23 PM | #1 |
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Larger frame turbo options??
It's crystal clear we've hit a power WALL running stock frame turbos. It's why despite building the heads/motor/or whatever else tricks you can muster there's only a 30-40 hp delta between owners that just bolt in upgraded turbos and shops with "race cars" running them with fully built setups. Not much of a difference at all. It's also why you have HUGE torque numbers down low yet they CAN'T hold the torque near redline. Big drop offs. The stock frame exhaust turbines simply choke these motors up top and there's not much we can do about it...
So the question is, WHEN are we going to finalllly see a vendor or someone simply develop larger and better exhaust manifold allowing for LARGER frame turbos OR a large single turbo setup? So that we can push well past this BS ~700whp barrier that nearly ALL the "upgraded" turbos share? |
09-06-2017, 12:18 AM | #2 |
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I believe Vargas is developing something called the Game Changer turbos. They alluded that it is like their N54/N55 Game changer turbos, which are custom turbos and turbo manifold.
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Relevance? I'll be picking up another M4 in the near future... a DCT this time thou as I'd want to get the most of my larger turbo setup on the track*
Yes I recall Vargas mentioning this, I would love to know more about it!? I know they've made well over 800RWHP in their stock block N54 motors using it! |
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Thats not true, the N54 and E9X has almost the identical setup space wise and kits have been made to flow well over 800WHP on those cars... the S55 is superior in many ways than the base N54 motor... it's pathetic we STILL only have these same turbo options for this platform 3 years after its release... :/
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Are the exhaust head flange designs the same as the N54?
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There is room to grow a little bit. We'll have some more to talk about early 2018.
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Think the stock internals can handle more on bigger frame turbos?
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I think you mean less torque by shifting the powerband to the right depending on the turbo used
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Remember, boost is a measure of restriction. 20 psi is NOT 20 psi, in that with a ported head, high flow exhaust, you've decreased restriction thus you'll run more power at the same boost level -this is reflected in higher wgdc; it's not magic, you're simply moving more air. For example in the N54 world, our GC exhaust manifolds outflow stock by a significant margin, we end up making the same power as stock frame designs with a couple of pounds less boost. Less restriction. Remember, an engine is just an air pump. All else equal though, removing restrictions is free power. Chris |
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The example I always give people is picture yourself pumping up a tire with a bicycle pump and keeping it at 20 psi while there is a pinhole in the tire. It's pretty easy to do since you're not moving much air. Now lets put a 1/2" hole in that tire. You'd be unable to keep 20 psi in it no matter how fast you pumped. Your pressure has gone down in this case but the air FLOW has increased. Power potential is a function of how much air you flow. Air + fuel = good times for us. An engine is an air pump; anything you can do on any aspect of that air pump to improve efficiency or encourage flow will result in less RESTRICTION, thus 20 psi is not 20 psi when speaking of flow. The longevity of an engine can be tied to several things, all else equal, sure boost could be one of them, but with new turbos/etc. all else isn't necessarily equal. Your actual stock engine "this is a good idea" wheel-torque limits aren't going to change much (if held to same RPM) though. Chris Last edited by Chris@VargasTurboTech; 09-19-2017 at 11:27 PM.. |
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09-25-2017, 07:16 AM | #18 |
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I try to put it in lamens terms as much as possible for these yuppy bimmer owners with at times little to ZERO hands on experience actually building turbos cars to little avail... :/
The restriction in the upgraded stock-framed offerings (i.e. pure turbos, turbo lab, vtt, etc) is primarily that their EXHAUST TURBINES are too small to keep up with the volume of air related to maintaining 30+ psi boost pressure above 6-and-7K+rpms. Along with compressors that, although they CAN boost upto 30+psi in the S55, have efficiency maps that drop like rocks at the CFM levels related to the afformentioned boost and rpm levels. To assist the power curve and *take it to the next level* larger framed turbos are REQUIRED. That is why ALL these "built" turbo shop cars are making only a few HP more than civilian road cars on stock motors and far less work aside from the bolt on turbo upgrades. New exhaust manifolds are required for this hence that where shops like VTT come in. Everbody out there loves to use the term "game changer" for every bullshit mod they develop for the M4's from intakes to exhaust tips But if VTT develops a proprietary exhaust manifold for the S55 motor as Chris claims they're on the verge of doing, it'd not only truly be a "game changer" for taking this platform to the next level in power and performance, but it would also represent a WORLDS FIRST for this motor & platform! |
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