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Already upgraded the injectors, fuel pump, intake and have a custom 3" pipe system already installed, running e85. So i guess I have essentially upgraded mine to stage 3, so i would only need the larger turbo with wastegate, and intercooler/piping. Is this truly a larger turbo? Size? Or is it just the billet wheel upgrade? Just trying to understand the difference of this vs the stage 3, or is the stage 4 just adding the FMIC components and air intake? Prices for this? Please reply or PM. I have been waiting to get a price and availability for the stage 3 billet turbo upgrade since you all announced it, thats been forever. Thanks for the info. Last edited by gdrider77; 04-22-2015 at 10:32 PM. |
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04-30-2015, 08:19 PM | #3054 |
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AVO turbocharger customer chasing down at 911 GT3 -
"Hot laps of Barbagello long circuit in a turbo charged Toyota 86 at No Limits Motorsport night, Thursday 23042015. Chasing a Porsche 911 GT3." [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gilZ5YXf9Y"]Hot laps of Barbagello 23042015 - YouTube[/ame] |
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The AVO Japan turbo BRZ has participated in a lot of race events, but none so far apart in purpose as what happened over these past two weekends. Our first event was rather traditional and one we have been to for many years now. The Hypermeet is a glorious day of incredible cars and incredible racing that is held every spring at Tsukuba Circuit. All levels of tuner cars participate in time attacks and races, the most notable being the 5 Lap Battle.
The 5 Lap is a balls to the wall, run what you brung race with only one requirement, that you run on road legal tyres. So we prepped the AVO BRZ carefully for this event by working on the aero bits and suspension. We also brought the power up to a nice satisfying 420whp on race gas. This turned out to be enough to shred one of the rear axles in the practice session, so we had a bit of a last minute scramble getting a new one in. Practice otherwise went very well, and we were quite excited about racing the next day. It turned out to be quite an epic Sunday with Ross easily winning the 5 Lap Battle in the BRZ. After qualifying in first place, the car was placed at the back due to it being a reversed grid at the start. With that much power on tap, though, it took very little time for Ross to pass the field and get up into 1st place, which he held all the way to the end! The very next weekend, though, was a completely different race for the BRZ. We were invited to participate in the 86/BRZ Green Cup. This wasn’t about the fastest time around the circuit, it was about who was the most efficient. Now, they may have invited our turbocharged BRZ race-prepped car to show how less efficient it would be than a n/a setup. And the rest of the field was naturally aspirated, and filled out with a mix of amateur drivers, Toyota engineers, and professional race drivers. Points would be accrued through two main factors in the race. The first was the total amount of laps finished in 90 minutes, and the second was the final fuel economy over the entire race. The car needed to be fully road legal for this race, so we had to put the stock driver’s seat and passenger seat back in. Other than that, the only thing we adjusted on the turbo BRZ was to remove the front diffuser. Additionally, the car had to have a driver switch a minimum of 5 times. So we picked three drivers for the event, Ross Wilson being the main driver. Derek and Esumi from the AVO Japan office were our other drivers. After one of the slowest starts we ever participated in, we settled down into doing our best to win this event as well! The thing is, turbochargers are used by a lot of manufacturers not just for power, but because they are inherently efficient about how they make that power. Our strategy to win the race was based around that fact. We took full advantage of the large amounts of torque developed low in the RPM range by our kit, and simply drove the entire race in 5th and 6th gear, never going above 3400rpm. We barely had to slow down in most corners and just cruised through the entire course. The biggest issue we actually experienced had to do with one more regulation, which was to never go faster that a 1 minute 18 second lap. One of our drivers inadvertently broke that time, causing us to be penalized one lap. And that one lap cost us 1st place! It was that close, we actually were one of the best overall in fuel efficiency of all the cars there! We finished a total of 62 laps, for a total overall of 124 kilometers in 90 minutes. It’s too bad that we lost for once for simply going too fast! The top finisher was the RevSpeed magazine car that had a full complement of professional race drivers at the helm. It was a good battle, and one I’m sure we’ll be able to win the next time we go! Ross at the 5 Lap Battle: [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ElzEvIQjI"]2015 Hypermeet at Tsukuba - 5 Lap Battle - YouTube[/ame] Images from the Green Cup: |
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We want stage 4!
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Call them and ask nicely! I got my tracking number to say that stage 4 turbo/pipes/water bottle had been shipped to me yesterday. I already have a larger intercooler from a company called Hypertune here in Aus and a free flowing intake so that's the last bits to go to stage 4.
They're very nice to me though as I am just a phone call away from their head office... Plus that's my yellow car two posts up chasing the GT3. |
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Yes Paul has already contacted me with a quote. Very proactive. It's actually not that bad of a deal considering all the extras you get with the kit. Seriously considering it. Wish he'd say which turbo.
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Must be nice, its been 3 weeks since paul has gotten back to me, after already waiting 3 weeks for a reply
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I think this dyno chart is worth posting, as it shows a very clear difference between running an AVO turbo kit on a otherwise stock car (with a fairly inefficient front pipe/crossover pipe) at roughly 8psi, versus with an AVO crossover and front pipe, catback exhaust, and AVO high flow panel filter.
Moving to the new exhaust provided a lot of the difference, but the final 10+ whp didn't happen until the standard air filter came out and the AVO panel filter went in. Getting to higher power figures on the AVO turbo kit is mostly about getting the right supporting modifications in! And it doesn't even take that much. So if you don't end up at the power you were expecting, make sure all the pieces are lined up. A higher flowing intake won't have as much benefit if the exhaust system isn't keeping up, and the high flow exhaust system won't do as much as it can if you have a low-flow filter at the other end! |
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While the standard airbox with an AVO high-flow panel filter is very adequate up to 300whp, we do offer our turbo-kit ready airbox for the FR-S and BRZ as well!
This airbox improves airflow in two key ways. The larger intake naturally allows for a greater amount of air, but that's not the entire story. If you cannot get more air to the intake, then you cannot improve that performance! We tested the intake system thoroughly, and that lead to a key point of our design, a larger air snorkel that goes into the bumper area, along with a larger chamber between the snorkel and the airbox itself, that being the major bottleneck in the stock system. Our kit is also available with the silicone inlet pipe for n/a cars as well! |
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I've got 6 normal tickets and two premium tickets available to AVO Turbokit customers for 86fest in California. I'm giving away the two premium tickets to people that will put their cars in our booth (two cars total) and the rest for free to owners of the kit!
I need to know asap so I can get it set up. |
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