Can I see any performance gain on FP Red with basic bolt-on ?
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Can I see any performance gain on FP Red with basic bolt-on ?
Can I see any performance gain on FP Red with basic bolt-on ?
exhuast, intake/o2 housing, rc1000c
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exhuast, intake/o2 housing, rc1000c
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Absolutely, have you done any research on the FP red??? lots of gains considering it's a direct replacement for the stock turbo. what kind of performance gains are you looking for out of it?
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Yeah.. You gains with any kind of bolt on. Whether it be N/A bolt ons or turbo bolts ons. It's just some cars respond better to certain bolt ons then others. And theose bolt ons will respond better to a tune..
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the red def makes good power with bolts on and tune, but keep in mind if your looking for high whp like 500 u'll need lots of boost I'd rec some form of injection or e85 n such
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im about to get mine as soon as i sell my 50 trim lol to laggy but yes its very nice consitering it bolts up to stock components . as of now i only have exhaust 272 bc's and bigger fuel pump and it was a noticable change. but like most other ppl said do some research bc i made the mistake of being young n going by the big turbo means big speed even kno its not a huge turbo and hated it lol but iv learned and the fp red is a very nice setup just talk to ppl with them bc theres a few dif setups with them that make a big dif so good luck with it
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Some would say you don't have to but I would think its a something you do for peace of mind, I say built block to get the full potential out of the fp red, a lot of the fp red equip cars have a lot of supportin mods and run big boost
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The stock block can handle over 450 whp easily. You just have to change the headstuds if your running really high boost. Besides, its really not the whp that blows the motor, its the torque and high rpms. I am running 470awhp/410fptq and it is running fine, and I expect it to for quite some time. Some people who run around 450 do lose the motor, such is life, but its not a line in the sand, over and your screwed. Just a means to say you should start reinforcing your internals...
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I say just take the head off and do it right the first time with a new head gasket, you don't want to take that kinda chance, the oem head gasket is a crush type/ one time use, once you loosen a stud theres a good chance that the gasket won't seal properly anymore,
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I make 540whp on the stock head studs. They're certainly not a requirement. If you have a solid tune you won't knock. No knock = lower cylinder pressure. Lower cylinder pressure means less stress on your head bolts. Less stress on the bolts = no head lift. It's all in the tune.
I made 480whp with a Red, TBE, Filter, and c16 fuel @ 30+psi
I made 480whp with a Red, TBE, Filter, and c16 fuel @ 30+psi