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tomato86 · 03-29-2013, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 86design

Ohh tomato if I remember your Evo pretty well! I know you'll make this FRS look so JDM beautiful!!!!!

You remember! I miss the Evo. Funny how all Amuse made for it was the catback, but they're making a whole catalog for this car!

andrew20195 · 03-29-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tansey86

Dont these new BW turbos also have a built in BOV? Sounds weird but I thought I heard that somewhere.

Yeah, that's what the white thing with the vacuum nipple on the side of the compressor housing.

There are quite a few things that make EFR turbos great. The internal wastegates are much more friendly to flow than traditional internal wastegates. All EFR turbos use dual ceramic ball bearings, billet compressor wheels, and lightweight hybrid metal/ceramic turbine wheels. You can get them with or without internal wastegates if you prefer external. With all the options, you can fab some piping, bolt on the turbo, and your system is done.

The greatest downside to the EFR turbos is they take up quite a bit of space, so on cars with tight engine bays, there just isn't enough room for them.

86design · 03-29-2013, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tomato86

You remember! I miss the Evo. Funny how all Amuse made for it was the catback, but they're making a whole catalog for this car!

yupp!!!!

SnapOv3st3r · 03-30-2013, 12:42 PM

In for results.

tomato86 · 04-01-2013, 03:17 PM

Powerhouse Amuse posted a picture of their demo car on the dyno with a single exhaust this weekend. It spit hot fire. /dylan

Tansey86 · 04-01-2013, 04:08 PM

ATSAaron · 04-01-2013, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by andrew20195

All EFR turbos use dual ceramic ball bearings,

No they don't. They all use journal bearings. $$$$ for a journal bearing turbo.

Oops, my info is 2 years old. My bad. They ARE ball bearing

Aaron

BPAuto · 04-01-2013, 07:18 PM

BPAuto · 04-01-2013, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tomato86

Powerhouse Amuse posted a picture of their demo car on the dyno with a single exhaust this weekend. It spit hot fire. /dylan

Details on the single exit exhaust will be available in the near future. We posted up some teaser pics from the Amuse Facility during Tokyo Auto Salon week several months ago. We are eager to receive this first production model into the US. If there is more interest, we would be happy to inquire further in Japan.

Best,
Bulletproof Automotive

Sco2355 · 04-01-2013, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BPAuto

Details on the single exit exhaust will be available in the near future. We posted up some teaser pics from the Amuse Facility during Tokyo Auto Salon week several months ago. We are eager to receive this first production model into the US. If there is more interest, we would be happy to inquire further in Japan.

Best,
Bulletproof Automotive

More pictures or some sound clips?

andrew20195 · 04-01-2013, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ATSAaron

No they don't. They all use journal bearings. $$$$ for a journal bearing turbo.

Oops, my info is 2 years old. My bad. They ARE ball bearing

Aaron

Maybe you were thinking of Borg-Warner Airwerks? The EFR series has always been ball bearing, AFAIK. Even press materials from 2010 listed the ceramic ball bearing cartridge as an attribute.

tomato86 · 04-03-2013, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BPAuto

Details on the single exit exhaust will be available in the near future. We posted up some teaser pics from the Amuse Facility during Tokyo Auto Salon week several months ago. We are eager to receive this first production model into the US. If there is more interest, we would be happy to inquire further in Japan.

Best,
Bulletproof Automotive

Sounds awesome. I'm still waiting for my R1000 front pipe so I'm glad I waited before ordering the dual. This is setting up nicely.

xwd · 04-03-2013, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by andrew20195

I think you mean 0.6 bar (about 9 psi) testing and 1.5 bar (about 20 psi) target. Atmospheric pressure is about 100 kpa.

It is kPa probably, most of the JDM pressure gauges actually read in "x100" kPa so .6 is actually 60 kPa. But BAR and kPa are the same anyways except for the 100 scale factor.

Are they developing this as a kit or a one-off shop car?

Synack · 04-03-2013, 02:47 PM

I'd be more interested in an Amuse body kit after what they did for the 370.

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