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Powered By Jay
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 Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: Drifting w/ KA-T? |
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| I'm just wondering who here is seriously drifting with their KA-T setups on a regular basis. I mean probably monthly or bi-monthly at a drift event. I'm trying to get a feel if this can be reliable or not. If so please post your set up. I'm currently planning for a t25 or t28 setup aiming for say 215whp. Let me know. Thanks. |
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jamesS14
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| Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Not mine one of the Featured Rides here on KA-T.
http://www.ka-t.org/damien.htm
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pandas14
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It can be plenty reliable....with lots of tuning. With all the transient throttle inputs (in boost, out of boost, back in boost, etc) you need to have a really good tune that never goes lean, and never detonates. Those are 2 things you don't want in a turbo car anyways, but they are of paramount importance now.
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Bauholzwolf
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Without a good tuning facility within reasonable distance of your location, is the KA-T still a reliable choice for high-power boosting applications? Are there ways around the need for dyno tuning?
If I HAD to, I could drive down to the GTA and get her all tuned up as I plan on doing anyway, but I cant afford to be making that 4 hour trip every weekend.
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Globalsilence
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:39 am Post subject: |
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| What kind of power are you looking for? If you are looking for huge numbers then you should probably spend the money on a stand alone. |
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Voltron
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Drifting w/ KA-T? |
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| Powered By Jay wrote: | | I'm currently planning for a t25 or t28 setup aiming for say 215whp. Let me know. Thanks. |
Something like that you could use the JWT ECU for 370cc injectors and stock MAFS. JWT tunes are known to be on the safe side, and one guy ran a JWT program ( IIRC ) for years on his KA-T road racing and drifting. He goes by 97 SE TURBO, AKA "The White Bunny"
With an ECU tune you won't need to make the 4 hour drive and have an expensive standalone setup by expensive dyno tuners. I think for your power goals a tuned ECU will be fine.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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yea:
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Damien
Jordan
etc etc etc
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96s14
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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There is a guy here, onefast240 that drifts in Formula D i think
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struka
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| 96s14 wrote: | | There is a guy here, onefast240 that drifts in Formula D i think |
yea, thats damien....as the guy posted the link above.
there is also Tony Schultz but he doesnt post here.
i plan on doin my build soon, right now i am just piecing everything together. i do autox and drift so i want something that is tune correclty and safe. i guess, dont go the lazy way and skip the importnatn parts. better do it right the first time.
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Powered By Jay
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| Cool thanks for the replies guys. Yeah JWT ECU is what I was thinking. Do you guys think the SSA bottom mount manifold is a bad idea? I don't really see many T2 manifolds options. |
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jamesS14
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^^^ I've heard they work well if you make a brace to help support the turbo in order to help prevent cracking.
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DriftSpEcS14
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| KA-T's for drifting are so nice my buddy has a Nsport kit on his car and has been running its for a lil over 3 years now on stock internals on 1 bar of boost with only a HG so yeah get a t28 and go have fun and if u dont feel safe rock the stock 7 psi until u can spend the cash for a better tune a good tune is the LAST thing u want to skip |
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toycoma
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 Click here to see Video the all black one in this video is Damien Bagleys s14. i think it makes 350 whp at the moment on a t70. he ran a 12.9 or so at 118 mph on some skinny 225/45/18 tires a few weeks back, then we went drifting the next day as shown in the video.
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96s14
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I forgot, tanner foust also runs a KA-T. I met him at a BMW driving school
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