FP RED updates: For those who have run it for a bit
Jan 19, 2009, 01:09 PM
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FP RED updates: For those who have run it for a bit
Just out of curiosity, I would like to hear from people sporting FP RED turbos. Things like mileage accumulated, boost ran on a daily basis, performance numbers and reliability. I have ran the FP Green on my car (stock motor, AEM EMS, 1000cc injectors, walbro 255, HKS 272/272) for 30,000 miles and noticed some in and out shaft play so I am looking to upgrade to a RED. If I can get 30,000 miles out of it and slay my old numbers (11.3@123mph on e85 and 24psi) I am sold. Please no comments about thread searching as I have done this already and dont see what I am searching for. I am a huge fan of FP turbos but I am also a realist and know that any turbo running that small of a shaft and that big of a wheel cant last forever. So with this in mind Red owners, chime away..btw I am running speed density so NO I am not running the stock airbox and MAF lol.
Jan 19, 2009, 02:26 PM
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). I agree with you that the failure over here, in my view, are more to do with setup/mapping and ultimately the boost ran on them therefore overspinning the turbo.From my experience the Green was very good and never had any reliability problems with it but it did not jump a big enough step from the std IX turbo. I now have the Red which is set to run at 1.8 bar but actually gets to 1.9-2.0bar with the cold weather just now. I wish this is what the Green had been like. This is my daily driver and continues to run faultlessly. Have been running the Red since the middle of November
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...just a statement. Thank you for the info...most informative response yet. Wish I could get more like it!
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Jan 19, 2009, 05:26 PM
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I'm not sure what is meant by "long periods of heat cycles". I think that's a bit subjective and without knowing all of the details of the car(s) it was on and the environment in which the FP Red was operating in, then a statement like that/this is open-ended. If you track your car, then "long periods" would be a few 1320 feet sprints on a given evening. If autocrossing is your thing, those tracks are usually not "long" enough and you'll spend most of your time in first and second gear. If you spend the majority of your time on the street, then you might run a bit longer than a quarter mile at a time (on higher amounts of boost, of course). Your FP Red/E85 on 24PSI is a route I haven't seen. What are your plans for the FP Red? On E85, you will have to purchase yourself the double pumper which begs the reasoning of why not run more boost with the cooling efficiency of E85?
Jan 19, 2009, 07:13 PM
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I was running the green at 24 psi because I couldnt get anymore out of it...about a 27psi spike and held 23-24 psi to 7500rpm. I am pretty easy on my cars when I am not tracking them...I will drag race it and an occasional autox or hill climb. Yes I plan on doing another inline pump and upgrading to 1200cc injectors.
Jan 19, 2009, 11:18 PM
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I have had the chance to tune a handfull of FPReds here in CO and it is one of the most responsive and best performing turbos on the market. I personally sold my 30r for a FPRed. One thing I will tell you is if you want one don't expect to get one overnight. There is a high demand for them right now.
Jan 19, 2009, 11:32 PM
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My red is going strong, i have had no issues at all. I have a few different track maps ranging from 22 psi to 30psi... 390whp - 460whp on gst's mustang dyno...Thing pulls like a train (-:
Jan 20, 2009, 12:51 AM
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picked up mine from a friend who had installed it for 400 miles and parted out his car..the turbo was seeing about 1.9 bars of boost..when installing it on my car..i noticed some in and out shaft play (about 2mm) but then again my stock turbo did that and lasted me 20k miles.
nothing to be worried about...anyways dont those turbos have some sort of warranties?
nothing to be worried about...anyways dont those turbos have some sort of warranties?
Jan 20, 2009, 05:08 AM
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The RED is one badarse turbo plain and simple. NObody around my area can believe that that turbo is making so much power...and the nice thing about it is when you are not beating on it. It drives just as though it did with the stocker. It such a good street turbo. I could not be happier.
We push the Red Closer to its limits more than probably anyone and to this day we have not had one problem with it what so ever.
We push the Red Closer to its limits more than probably anyone and to this day we have not had one problem with it what so ever.
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