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Old 03-28-2014, 03:18 PM   #1
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2021 update (175,000 miles):



XR8269S turbo, IAG stage 4 extreme, stage 5 heads



My previous thread (http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=2594791) and now I only added the Cosworth Intake Manifold!

Performance shops can always put out big powered builds however they later turn out to be only mercurial and volatile setups that flicker and die away. What speaks resoundingly to a shop's expertise is churning out crazy builds that last and with a warranty that they stand by. IAG FTW!

IAG V-band rotated turbo kit
- Cosworth Intake Manifold
- HTA86 0.82 Tial V-band housing
- IAG FMIC kit with Spearco core and front bumper beam
- IAG 4" Intake
- IAG V-band Uppipe
- IAG V-band Catless Downpipe
- Tial 44mm External Wastegate with open dump
- GT Spec Equal Length Headers V-band with Uppipe
- Harman Motive Catback Exhaust
- Aquamist HFS-6 running Boost Juice (50% methanol/50% water)
- Injector Dynamics 2000cc injectors
- Aeromotive 340lph Fuel Pump
- Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator
- IAG Fuel Rails
- IAG TGV Deletes
- Cosworth Phenolic Spacers
- Grimmspeed Electronic Boost Control Solenoid
- Grimmspeed Thermostat
- Mishimoto Radiator
- Tial Q BOV
- LFR7AIX Spark Plugs
- IAG Catchcan
- Stock Air Pump deleted
- IAT sensor and 4 Bar MAP sensor
- Cobb Accessport Speed Density protuned by Jorge

IAG Stage 2 Bottom End
- Manley Platinum Series 99.5mm Piston Set
- Manley H-Beam Rods
- ACL Main and Rod Bearings
- OEM Nitrided Crank, OEM headgasket
- Killer B Oil Pickup with Baffle
- Gates Racing Timing Belt Kit
- 12,000mile/1year warranty

IAG Stage V Heads
- ARP2000 Head Studs
- Manley Extreme Duty 33mm Exhaust Valve Set
- Manley Race Flow 37mm Intake Valve Set
- Manley Valve Spring and Retainer Kit
- IAG Stage V headwork with Multi Angle Valve Job/Port&Polish
- Kelford Dual AVCS 272/268 11.30/10.50mm Lift Street Cams

Stock STi baseline = 225whp


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Long term follow up 1/2015:

40,000 miles daily driven with this setup. Motor got hit with the fuel pump failure but the Manley components took it like a champ and recovered apparently



Had the car strapped to the dyno as an annual cardiac stress test in November 2014:

Still pumpin' out great numbers

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4/4/2015 - 45,000 miles
still pulls okay
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60k wear
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Old 03-28-2014, 03:32 PM   #2
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nice build
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Old 03-28-2014, 04:18 PM   #3
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Nice man. IAG is a great shop. I'm at 440whp daily driving, it's a great feeling lol. Most people in the 400whp+ range aren't driving these cars every day.
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Old 03-28-2014, 04:34 PM   #4
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Nice build man!! I bet its a blast driving that everyday.
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Old 03-28-2014, 04:50 PM   #5
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Sick car- I think i saw that last weekend when I had mine tuned!
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Old 03-28-2014, 05:17 PM   #6
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do you have a overlay of this tune and your last one perferably both at the same boost pressure?
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Old 03-28-2014, 05:20 PM   #7
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do you have a overlay of this tune and your last one perferably both at the same boost pressure?
Not the ideal comparison

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Old 03-28-2014, 05:21 PM   #8
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Thanks for the comments guys
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Old 03-28-2014, 06:15 PM   #9
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Not the ideal comparison

This is the interesting graph on straight 93 octane, boost is the same but varied greatly on ambient temperatures.



Impressions:

1. Even at 25psi, the Cosworth IM is still not able to "wake up". There are huge losses of power down low and shifting of the curve to the right.

2. I wouldn't say I lost power with the Cosworth IM because you have to account for the temperatures differences in the tunes but certainly the benefits of the Cosworth IM on low boost are marginal at best.

3. The OEM STi manifold is fantastic and I would recommend keeping it if you are not building a drag/road racer.
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Old 03-28-2014, 06:16 PM   #10
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stage 5 heads, coool
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Old 03-29-2014, 01:10 AM   #11
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thats exactly what I was looking for....surprised you lose that much down low. I guess you can you feel that on the street? If it picked up around 5-5.5k it wouldn't be so bad since thats where the shifts land...
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Old 03-29-2014, 01:31 AM   #12
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thats exactly what I was looking for....surprised you lose that much down low. I guess you can you feel that on the street? If it picked up around 5-5.5k it wouldn't be so bad since thats where the shifts land...
Yup it takes awhile to fill up those huge runners at tip-in with low/mid rpms. I feel the lag if I just floor it at 4000rpms. However, I downshift or brake boost or left foot brake around turns to minimize the lag
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Old 03-29-2014, 02:59 PM   #13
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Sure really ties the bay together well with that Cosworth in there.

Seeing the comparison for just the intake manifold is GREAT, I got the Cosworth IM as well on my car this makes me want to pull it off and see the difference. I don't need to spool sooner because my power band it as long as I need it to be to never shift out of it but this gets me curious to how soon my turbo would have picked up if I would have tested my OEM IM on it first.

Do you know what specifically was the reason that the power doesn't hold on this build to the upper rpm? I just keep looking over everything you did and nothing stands out as a clear choking point.
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Old 03-29-2014, 03:22 PM   #14
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Awesome build and good looking car! Too many built motors blowing up during break in or during the first tune.
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Old 03-29-2014, 03:26 PM   #15
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Sure really ties the bay together well with that Cosworth in there.

Seeing the comparison for just the intake manifold is GREAT, I got the Cosworth IM as well on my car this makes me want to pull it off and see the difference. I don't need to spool sooner because my power band it as long as I need it to be to never shift out of it but this gets me curious to how soon my turbo would have picked up if I would have tested my OEM IM on it first.

Do you know what specifically was the reason that the power doesn't hold on this build to the upper rpm? I just keep looking over everything you did and nothing stands out as a clear choking point.
conservative tune up top for longevity

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Old 03-29-2014, 06:54 PM   #16
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conservative tune up top for longevity

thanks guys
Thought so, smart to do on a DD. Hope she continues holding up well.
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Old 03-30-2014, 08:13 AM   #17
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I'd pull timing to if I was out if fuel flow
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Old 03-30-2014, 05:24 PM   #18
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Something does not seem right here. That Cossie manifold should not hurt your spool like your graphs show and you should be making quite a bit more power at that boost even with moderate timing. You must have a or some boost leaks, somewhere! I would look it over vary carefully, pressurize the system start spraying some soapy water and find those leaks. You should be well over 600 on a Dynojet with that 75 lb. turbo! I'm making more power with less boost on PnL's Dynojet with a much smaller turbo.

My take on this is not a Cosworth manifold problem. I have buds with them on builds with similar power and I felt the response after the Cossie manis was overall improved, maybe not far left but everywhere else.
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Why don't you think it would hurt spool??

there was another thread with a review (wanna say it was perrin) but with the cossy mani on a 30r setup it lost some down low and only picked up about 5hp past 6k
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Old 03-30-2014, 06:44 PM   #20
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Friends of mine running them with positive results and the thread you're referring to Jeff/ sponagle's did not show it much later but showed midrange and upper end gains.
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Old 03-30-2014, 07:06 PM   #21
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I disagree with your comment about Jeffs thread


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First the lower boost:



The dotted line represents the Cosworth manifold, while the solid line. Spoolup was a bit slower, but I would not read anything into that. The temperature of the exhaust manifold makes a huge difference in spool up, and it wasn't possible to have the exact same exhaust temps each time. (although I tried).

However, midrange torque is lower with the new manifold. As you can see from the boost trace, boost was also a bit lower with the Cosworth manifold. I did several runs, and I suspect the upper limit of the wastegate duty was not enough to reach the same boost level with the newer manifold. As the car approached redline the power output was almost equal even with a bit more then 1psi less boost in the Cosworth setup. Based on this, it would seem power is to be gained only at higher boost and power levels, and perhaps at higher RPM levels as well.

Second the higher boost:





At the higher boost levels I had enough duty cycle to get to the target boost in both tests. Spool up differences are hard to measure, but it did seem like the Cosworth spoolup was a tad slower. Above 6500 RPM power was higher with the Cosworth manifold, and this gain was sustained across multiple runs. Peak HP with the stock manifold was 413whp, and with the Cosworth manifold it was 426, a gain of 13whp.
I was off about the 5hp tho
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I disagree with your comment about Jeffs thread I was off about the 5hp tho
That's still quite close especially with spool. Jeff's car has less boost with the Cossie as well

Bottom line is this build should be making way more power at 30psi and way sooner! This car had more boost with the Cosworth.

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Old 03-30-2014, 10:36 PM   #23
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Not every car is the same get a grip.
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Old 03-31-2014, 12:10 AM   #24
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Very Clean engine bay! Hot side IC piping routed under the car?
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Old 03-31-2014, 02:18 PM   #25
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^^Yup, thanks
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