1. Introduction: On September 14th, I published a post regarding R-Tech’s claims that the IHI IS38 turbocharger “likes” exhaust back pressure and low back pressure exhausts were linked to “huge” failure rates amongst IS38 turbochargers. Prior to making the post, I emailed R-Tech to clarify what was meant, but I didn’t get an answer, so
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Background: With having completed the test objectives with the Mabotech M600 turbocharger using a ~0.58 A/R turbine housing I set about swapping the turbine housing to continue testing with a larger ~0.71 A/R turbine housing. I chose to leave the turbocharger installed and remove only the turbine housing to save time. The two Mabotech turbine
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Background: Further testing of the Mabotech M600 turbocharger with the GESi cat section of the exhaust removed and replaced with a catless exhaust. Test Setup: The GTI is set up as follows: Engine and vehicle data is logged in fourth gear, starting around 2,000 RPM and ending around 6,500 RPM. Test Results: Note: In the
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