Turbo BJ "RUN IT" or "RUN ME" vs a Turbo Astra SRi

preeman80 · 03-02-2005, 01:37 PM

Does any one know who has that car? I heard that the standard Turbo Astra kept up with till 100kph?

Any ideas? I figure Turbo AStina should be able to rip a standard Turbo Astra?

also who is "http://stillimaging.125mb.com/pages/DSC09886.htm"

twilightprotege · 03-02-2005, 01:41 PM

that's wiredone

preeman80 · 03-02-2005, 01:44 PM

the image? or Run Me? Run It?

arden · 03-02-2005, 01:47 PM

SP2NV is Wiredone/dougs car.

What this run it, run me???im baffled????

arden · 03-02-2005, 01:49 PM

oh is "RUN IT" OR "RUN ME" the plates of some turboed BJ?
now it makes sense!

preeman80 · 03-02-2005, 02:00 PM

yea, they are plates, I just wonder who it is? who else is turbo out there?

wiredone · 03-02-2005, 06:54 PM

SP2NV is my car...

RUNIT is jeff from strathfield car radios down here in brookvale.

from what i hear its running forged internals and 10psi, cooler and oil cooler... not much of a challenge for now but also from what i hear he has much bigger plans...

just forces me to stay on my toes... =p

twilightprotege · 03-02-2005, 09:36 PM

so that means 4 turbo'd BJ's in oz???

platypus · 03-02-2005, 11:22 PM

that you know of........

doug, when were you at terrigal???

wiredone · 04-02-2005, 12:49 PM

30/1/05

i was so pissed off that i missed the astina cruise cause of minor trouble that i went on the cruise the next week...

=(

chicaboo · 04-02-2005, 06:56 PM

Hey Doug, did you get your car fixed?
It's a shame you couldn't make it on the 26th last week!

Take it easy,
Gav.

preeman80 · 05-02-2005, 06:30 PM

wat I am worried about is, a 10psi, forged internals sp20? can not beat a stock turbo astra? not good news? I expected us (astinas) to wipe the floor with them?

also, does runit have nos?

chicaboo · 05-02-2005, 10:21 PM

The BJ Astina is a physically bigger car, maybe weight works against us to some degree? Also the Turbo Astra is known for putting the power down quite well... Add to that it develops maximum torque at 1900-2000rpm!!!

Rupewrecht · 05-02-2005, 10:46 PM

and who knows? a fumbled gearchange, a bumpy road, too busy looking at the other car rather than your own - all these things and plenty more can distract you LOL

-BraXta- · 06-02-2005, 01:19 AM

lol lol rupe

its funny when ppl are lookin at other driver !! hahaha reminds me of the fast and furious =P heheheh

wiredone · 06-02-2005, 02:44 PM

i can tell you that i have taken astra sri's out running 14psi (they were running it) when i had high compression and 8psi... i've taken out quite a few in this condition... astra's are slow and i think either jeff messed something up or the story has more detail in it than we know... plus i know for sure that jeff has just finished running his engine in so he might have been babying it knowing he take him up high...

Osprey06 · 13-02-2005, 12:30 PM

While this is probably going to seem like BS to most of you, I had a play around with an SRi turbo about a month or two after their release. He wasn't pullling away from me at all - really which suprised me. Perhaps it was still new and so the motor hadn't loosened up etc, I dunno. They're supposed to pull 15.2 ish 1/4 mile from the factory. A standard KE fwd turbo (mechanically identical to my BF) of a friends pulled 15.4 on a G-Tech. Hopefully I'll get to run mine sometime before I get the new turbo.

tidy protege · 14-02-2005, 12:17 AM

Not real encouraging for us bj owners wanting to use snail power to get our little cars hooting!!!!!

Well until someone actually does something locally with a 1.8 i think ill go na because Andy is running 15.45 Na and he still has the Engine Mangement to come so im thinking by the time he has that done he should break into the high 14s for a fraction of the price of turboeing. Yes I know with fi bang for buck is much better, but 130 kw out of a 1150 car is a pretty nice power to weight ratio and I could scare a few cars around town with turbo like performance but no snail involved.

wiredone · 14-02-2005, 03:10 AM

this may sound childish, or even petty but all i have to say to you tidy_protege is that you haven't driven your car on boost...

i don't know a single person in the world that would dislike the feeling of a turbo in there car, i love the fact that i have it because its on my terms (my car, with all the creature comforts without buying a skyline)

women, suburbs hell probably whole parts of cities have been won and lost over boost, it is a drug that once hooked is hard to quit. Everyone has to have more. I really wish i'd come on the cruise now, then maybe i could bring you more willingly to the dark side... lol

my theological 2c

chicaboo · 14-02-2005, 12:34 PM

Hey Doug,

I gave up on the HiBoost/Street Dreams group buy due to lack of interest, but I will be looking at FI next year after I have maxed out my car with NA mods, probably to the tune of 100kW atw.
Then I may be considering supercharging with a small twin-screw or silent-drive unit. I will already have the MicroTech LT8s by that time, so the supercharger should be as simple as just finding the right unit and appropriate plumbing to finish the job.
This way I won't need to toss away my cams and exhaust, so that will limit the cost to a large degree.

Gav.

03-02-2005, 01:37 PM	#1
preeman80 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney, AUS Car: SP20 BJII Hatch Posts: 446	Turbo BJ "RUN IT" or "RUN ME" vs a Turbo Does any one know who has that car? I heard that the standard Turbo Astra kept up with till 100kph? Any ideas? I figure Turbo AStina should be able to rip a standard Turbo Astra? also who is "http://stillimaging.125mb.com/pages/DSC09886.htm"

03-02-2005, 01:47 PM	#4
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	SP2NV is Wiredone/dougs car. What this run it, run me???im baffled???? __________________

03-02-2005, 01:49 PM	#5
arden Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Car: Suby Posts: 1,280 View Photos By: arden	oh is "RUN IT" OR "RUN ME" the plates of some turboed BJ? now it makes sense! __________________

03-02-2005, 06:54 PM	#7
wiredone AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Car: Evo 8 Posts: 301	SP2NV is my car... RUNIT is jeff from strathfield car radios down here in brookvale. from what i hear its running forged internals and 10psi, cooler and oil cooler... not much of a challenge for now but also from what i hear he has much bigger plans... just forces me to stay on my toes... =p __________________ SP2NV 03 Black Sp20 Turbo _____________________________________ To boost or not to boost - http://www.trafficmesh.com

03-02-2005, 11:22 PM	#9
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	that you know of........ doug, when were you at terrigal??? __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

03-02-2005, 01:41 PM	#2
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	that's wiredone

03-02-2005, 01:44 PM	#3
preeman80 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney, AUS Car: SP20 BJII Hatch Posts: 446	the image? or Run Me? Run It?

03-02-2005, 02:00 PM	#6
preeman80 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney, AUS Car: SP20 BJII Hatch Posts: 446	yea, they are plates, I just wonder who it is? who else is turbo out there?

03-02-2005, 09:36 PM	#8
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	so that means 4 turbo'd BJ's in oz???

04-02-2005, 12:49 PM	#10
wiredone AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Car: Evo 8 Posts: 301	30/1/05 i was so pissed off that i missed the astina cruise cause of minor trouble that i went on the cruise the next week... =( __________________ SP2NV 03 Black Sp20 Turbo _____________________________________ To boost or not to boost - http://www.trafficmesh.com

04-02-2005, 06:56 PM	#11
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Hey Doug, did you get your car fixed? It's a shame you couldn't make it on the 26th last week! Take it easy, Gav.

05-02-2005, 06:30 PM	#12
preeman80 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sydney, AUS Car: SP20 BJII Hatch Posts: 446	wat I am worried about is, a 10psi, forged internals sp20? can not beat a stock turbo astra? not good news? I expected us (astinas) to wipe the floor with them? also, does runit have nos?

05-02-2005, 10:21 PM	#13
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	The BJ Astina is a physically bigger car, maybe weight works against us to some degree? Also the Turbo Astra is known for putting the power down quite well... Add to that it develops maximum torque at 1900-2000rpm!!!

05-02-2005, 10:46 PM	#14
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	and who knows? a fumbled gearchange, a bumpy road, too busy looking at the other car rather than your own - all these things and plenty more can distract you LOL __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

06-02-2005, 01:19 AM	#15
-BraXta- AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Im ment to be in a location... oO Car: Honda Accord Euro Posts: 430 View Photos By: -BraXta-	lol lol rupe its funny when ppl are lookin at other driver !! hahaha reminds me of the fast and furious =P heheheh __________________ My old ride My New Ride =P -I turn Dreams into reality with a F#$% you mentality...

06-02-2005, 02:44 PM	#16
wiredone AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Car: Evo 8 Posts: 301	i can tell you that i have taken astra sri's out running 14psi (they were running it) when i had high compression and 8psi... i've taken out quite a few in this condition... astra's are slow and i think either jeff messed something up or the story has more detail in it than we know... plus i know for sure that jeff has just finished running his engine in so he might have been babying it knowing he take him up high... __________________ SP2NV 03 Black Sp20 Turbo _____________________________________ To boost or not to boost - http://www.trafficmesh.com

13-02-2005, 12:30 PM	#17
Osprey06 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Car: 1987 Mazda 323 'SS' FWD turbo Posts: 267	While this is probably going to seem like BS to most of you, I had a play around with an SRi turbo about a month or two after their release. He wasn't pullling away from me at all - really which suprised me. Perhaps it was still new and so the motor hadn't loosened up etc, I dunno. They're supposed to pull 15.2 ish 1/4 mile from the factory. A standard KE fwd turbo (mechanically identical to my BF) of a friends pulled 15.4 on a G-Tech. Hopefully I'll get to run mine sometime before I get the new turbo.

14-02-2005, 12:17 AM	#18
tidy protege Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: maitland nsw 15 mins from newcastle Car: wrx Posts: 879 View Photos By: tidy protege	Not real encouraging for us bj owners wanting to use snail power to get our little cars hooting!!!!! Well until someone actually does something locally with a 1.8 i think ill go na because Andy is running 15.45 Na and he still has the Engine Mangement to come so im thinking by the time he has that done he should break into the high 14s for a fraction of the price of turboeing. Yes I know with fi bang for buck is much better, but 130 kw out of a 1150 car is a pretty nice power to weight ratio and I could scare a few cars around town with turbo like performance but no snail involved.

14-02-2005, 03:10 AM	#19
wiredone AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Car: Evo 8 Posts: 301	this may sound childish, or even petty but all i have to say to you tidy_protege is that you haven't driven your car on boost... i don't know a single person in the world that would dislike the feeling of a turbo in there car, i love the fact that i have it because its on my terms (my car, with all the creature comforts without buying a skyline) women, suburbs hell probably whole parts of cities have been won and lost over boost, it is a drug that once hooked is hard to quit. Everyone has to have more. I really wish i'd come on the cruise now, then maybe i could bring you more willingly to the dark side... lol my theological 2c __________________ SP2NV 03 Black Sp20 Turbo _____________________________________ To boost or not to boost - http://www.trafficmesh.com

14-02-2005, 12:34 PM	#20
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Hey Doug, I gave up on the HiBoost/Street Dreams group buy due to lack of interest, but I will be looking at FI next year after I have maxed out my car with NA mods, probably to the tune of 100kW atw. Then I may be considering supercharging with a small twin-screw or silent-drive unit. I will already have the MicroTech LT8s by that time, so the supercharger should be as simple as just finding the right unit and appropriate plumbing to finish the job. This way I won't need to toss away my cams and exhaust, so that will limit the cost to a large degree. Gav.