JDL turbo kit owners thread

[Rybot]

Originally Posted by Alltezza

Just got the clutch installed hoping to get this broken in before we get the kit installed

What catch cans are you guys running?

I just run JDL's catch can. Convenience and price.

[drambo136]

Originally Posted by Kris86

what is your vacuum reading at idle from your map sensor?

I'm going off memory but it think it was around 30 to 35

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[Kris86]

Originally Posted by Amputechture

Same here. I just took mine off as it was causing a big ass vacuum leak.

what exactly caused a big vacuum leak? what did u take off

[Amputechture]

Originally Posted by Kris86

what exactly caused a big vacuum leak? what did u take off

If I remember correctly I stated this in reference to the crawford air oil separator.

[Alltezza]

I'm scheduled for an install Monday! I can't wait......

[jlim86]

Hey guys i have the v1 turbo kit with the base Precision 48mm. Does anyone know if i can upgrade to the Garrett GTX2860 gen 2?

[Evil Rocky]

Jlom86- with the precision turbo kit how was it? Any issues?

[ft86me]

Originally Posted by jlim86

Hey guys i have the v1 turbo kit with the base Precision 48mm. Does anyone know if i can upgrade to the Garrett GTX2860 gen 2?

I've gone from the precision to the 2867r and now the 3076r gen 2. What you will need to do is get a hold of Jesse or Alan at JDL and have them piece the turbo together for you so they can put it on their jig so that they can weld a vband connector on the turbo side that will match your downpipe. When I got my 2867r from their turbo company they use without having that done, it didn't fit at all. Had to send it to them and they were able to sort it out.

[jlim86]

Originally Posted by Evil Rocky

Jlom86- with the precision turbo kit how was it? Any issues?

No problems just want to upgrade. I don't like how the precision spools up, after driving other boosted 86s with different turbo setups.

[ft86me]

Originally Posted by HawaiianMike

I was Looking at purchasing a JDL Twin scroll turbo kit with a gtx2867r because I want a pretty broad power band.

Other things I would like (but may be a bit much who knows), recirculated wastegate and a high flow cat. These are because I would like to pass emissions here in NY.

I would like to know if there are two comparable dyno charts showing UEL vs twin scroll and if anyone has a cat and hows its affecting things....

Will be getting a flex fuel tune for it.


Thanks so much guys!

As another person stated, the work carb kit is the only kit that will do it for emissions.

Twin scroll and no twin scroll wont' effect much in terms of power. What you will notice is transient response which is not too noticeable. Now if you are pushing some bigger power, then you might feel a slight difference. It depends on how picky you are about transient response. Now I can tell you when I had the precision turbo vs the gtx2867r, the response was very impressive and mind you I don't have twin scroll. High flow cat is nice to have to eliminate some of the stinkyness of exhaust. I have jdl 3" op and mp with the high flow. it's a beautiful setup with lots of clearance.

[ft86me]

Originally Posted by AllSickLike

any numbers yet?

on JDL new base kit, they have hit 400hp. Saw it on IG

[jlim86]

Originally Posted by ft86me

I've gone from the precision to the 2867r and now the 3076r gen 2. What you will need to do is get a hold of Jesse or Alan at JDL and have them piece the turbo together for you so they can put it on their jig so that they can weld a vband connector on the turbo side that will match your downpipe. When I got my 2867r from their turbo company they use without having that done, it didn't fit at all. Had to send it to them and they were able to sort it out.

How did you like the GTx2867 compared to the Precision? And comparing the 2867 to the gen 2 3076R?

[ft86me]

Originally Posted by Rybot

I had seen this as well once I bought my Perrin mounts.

I wrapped them in exhaust wrap and heat shielding before install.



Wrap is underneath the shielding and a few stainless steel bands are loosely tightened around to make sure it doesn't work its way off the mounts.

I did the same thing! Should help a lot!

[ft86me]

Originally Posted by jlim86

How did you like the GTx2867 compared to the Precision? And comparing the 2867 to the gen 2 3076R?

THe gtx2867r was a HUGE difference over the precision and I also had a stupid oil leak from the turbo that would not go away so I was basically forced into doing the upgrade from the precision to the garrett. I at the time had the 2867r with a .62 AR for a very fast spool time. The transient response was amazing and it spooled much quicker with the 2867r and if you're into cool spooling noises, the 2867r sounds like a fucking jet lol. The 3076r gen 2 I haven't been able to really test yet since my motor is being rebuilt. I should have the car back monday evening then off to get it wrapped. What I can tell you is that I hit 430hp on e85 with the gtx2867r, but then I windowed the block lol. I would imagine the the gtx3076r will have a good amount of lag over the 2867r since it's much larger. I opted for the 3076r gen 2 because the turbo was choking on the higher end of the rpm, but mind you I had a lower AR vs the higher one because I wanted a quicker spool. So with my goal now, I am shooting for 550-600+ hp so I need the 3076r and also have done about 98% of the supporting mods to make sure my motor and driveline would hold that power minus the trans. Careful with decisions because with a higher flowing turbo and more power, the possibilities of internal part failures becomes much higher.