Some pics of my starion

StarionPWR · Post by **StarionPWR** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:38 pm

The Car

The turbo and coldbox partition.

The engine bay

Engine bay again

A big snail i keep in my engine bay

Sorry no great quality but camera just not up to it.
Must buy a good digital camera oneday.

flav · Post by **flav** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:31 pm

What snail is it that you have there?

Junkers · Post by **Junkers** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:46 pm

Are those the aerotech side skirts?

I like the original option rims :D

Those painted mirror shrouds are cool too

How much did it cost to get your locks taken off the car?

StarionPWR · Post by **StarionPWR** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 6:47 pm

Flav, the snail is an american hybrid MUTT turbo its the 750hp model. Has a big internal W/G but i chose to use my 42mm racegate anyway to make sure boost is stable.

Door locks and spoilers where on when i bought it so no idea on cost. Wouldnt think it would be much though, just got to have an alarm that locks and unlocks the doors.
The front spoiler is a custom one made by a previous owner and has ducting running from holes to brakes and intake area.
I can drop it probably another 40-50mm on the coilovers, but its just right at the moment to just clear most obstacles.

New inlet manifold is on the future list of mods.

mrb1 · Post by **mrb1** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:03 pm

How's the lag with that turbo?

StarionPWR · Post by **StarionPWR** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:46 am

I dont get full boost till 5000rpm but then it really hauls.
So you could say its a bit laggy :)

CussCuss · Post by **CussCuss** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:28 pm

skirts are aerotech items

Junkers · Post by **Junkers** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:37 pm

Thought so :)

What sort of boost are you running? and what's the A/R of the turbo?

Never really thought about 212kw ATW until now, sounds better when you say "360hp at the flywheel" :D

flav · Post by **flav** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:52 pm

A bit laggy u reckon? How do you go launching with that kind of lag and power... you just go with the wheelspin? Sounds like the T04 units we tried in the early days. Lots of fun above 4800!

StarionPWR · Post by **StarionPWR** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:27 pm

Stazzybabyyeah, Im running 14.6psi, basically 1bar. A/R is .60 on the turbo.
And yeah probably around 350-360at the flywheel i guess.
Once i rebuild with stronger rods and new forgies i will wind the boost up and see what happens, thinking around 500hp or so, but need enough spare money to do it first.

Flav, yeah a little more laggy than i would like sometimes, but i also like it in a way too. I think its a T04e? but not 100% on that.
I launch it at around 4000rpm to try and minimise wheelspin but it spins through 1st and 2nd pretty much and hooks up in 3rd. Even tried taking foot of the gas in 2nd and hitting it again but it just cuts loose again.
I have had it loose traction at 160kmh before nailing it from a standstill in a straight line.
Just got on to some M/T et street legal drag tyres a guy wants to sell so am considering getting those and really see what it can do. Have been told by a supra driver that he dropped .5sec on the 1/4 with M/T tyres so those and a good run should get me into the 12s.
Also got a launch control unit ready to go in and a shift light so that will get things happening being able to spool the turbo up a bit on the line and see when to shift easier.

May be a while before i rebuild the motor but i got a few ideas to crack into the 12s before i get more hp.

Junkers · Post by **Junkers** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:20 pm

flav · Post by **flav** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:57 am

Yeah..we used the M/T's on the celica and some of the others. They were quite good for hooking up.

StarionPWR · Post by **StarionPWR** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:15 pm

Yes i got an LSD in it, 3.5 ratio. Have 4.625 gears to swap in there sometime though which should make it a bit quicker also.

Flav, yeah i think M/T's will certainly be a good think. Just need to get some 15x7 rims to strap them on to with the right stud pattern. Mine are 16's.

TWIMCAM BOY · Post by **TWIMCAM BOY** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:15 pm

it looks sick i like alot How long have you had the standard motor in it could you make more power out of it standard.

StarionPWR · Post by **StarionPWR** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:25 pm

Its actually a starion block with a VR4 head. Has VR4 rods and forgies in it so yeah i can make a bit more power as it is safely, but im gonna wait till i bit stronger rods in and rebuild it before i really turn the wick up.
With VR4 rods i could make up to about 450hp but i think 400hp would be safer.
The guy who tuned my car said i could make about 600hp at 25-26psi

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Some pics of my starion

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