THIS IS WHY YOU DONT BUY SS AUTOCHROME

[ksniperfox]

Originally Posted by L0g1k

SSautochrome turbos don't use internal wastegate? So your not using any wastegate AT ALL???


I also heard from a turbo rebuilder that their turbos are not balanced. This is problematic because when turning at 100 000 rpms the turbo must be perfectly ballenced.

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internally wastegating is not the only option. there are external ones that typically sit somewhere on the manifold and open when they sense max boost being reached via vaccuum line/internal spring. NOT using a wastegate will blow your motor the second you get on the gas hard. because basically youre making x boost. and X is infinite. because the turbo is spooling with no control. it WILL blow the motor. very quickly, if not immediately. which turbos spin to 100krpm? as far as i know most go near 60k or so..

and as far as SSAC parts go, any moron can buy piping and have it work fine. and if you didnt buy any IMPORTANT parts from them like you listed(turbo, wastegate,etc) then you SURELY cant give much credit to SSAC for the quality of the turbo. so even if your turbo does last for hundreds of thousands of miles, it sure as fuck aint gonna be cause of ssaC.

you just 0wnz0r3d yourself

[accord_limited1]

all i can say i have had 2 kits work out extrely well i used my own waste gate bov. If your not sure how to tune or what ever this kit is not for you. the kits ssac makes are desinged as a cheap core turbo kit there are still several items required to make these kits reliable but for the price its well justified for any extra hassle you have to go through. basicaly what im saying is if you are looking for a direct install with no tuning go with a revhard kit and pay the 3k if your looking for a good deal and a little extra labor go with ssac 1k for complete low boost turbo kit is awesome deal. if anyone wants some details on my setups ill be more then happy just pm me

[accord_limited1]

and i still support a age limit on the turbo and any tech forums :P

[AznGuy98]

and be sure to post when you are boosted.... hahahahaha.... this is the forced induction forum.... lol.... peace Mike

[accord_limited1]

civic has been boosted for over a year no problems at all. boost or forced induction as you call it is the same thing, craming more air through a belt aka supercharger, turbo. I also have a 91 integra running 60shot of nitrous. anyway im not sure if you where talking to me when im boosted? i have always had one form or anther of a car that was boosted!!!

[RoadRageMotors]

ok so i ordered my kit before i found this post so i suck, i was planning to go with greddy beforei found this one, so i guess i will try to return the kit .i allready have one problem, i can see 2 pin holes in the welds of the manifold that let lite through so i will let you all know how the return is going also i am not afraid to take them to court it might be fun maybe even start a class action sute.

[JDM_Honda]

Amine.

[rickgaskell]

bringin back this oldie.

i forget wich forum it was on.. but they were duscussing XSpower or Xsboost? or whatever its called turbos.. they are part of ssac or something? but anyway.. they have upped there standards alot aparently.. and they ARE balanced.. and the reason people kill them is because they run stock oil psi threw them and to much oil kills it. alot of people used oil restrictors and had ZERO problems.

if i find the thread again i will post a link

[AjIsDope]

Wow that's a horrible story from the original poster. Anyone tried one of the kits lately? This thread is pretty old now.

[L0g1k]

Originally Posted by ksniperfox

internally wastegating is not the only option. there are external ones that typically sit somewhere on the manifold and open when they sense max boost being reached via vaccuum line/internal spring. NOT using a wastegate will blow your motor the second you get on the gas hard. because basically youre making x boost. and X is infinite. because the turbo is spooling with no control. it WILL blow the motor. very quickly, if not immediately. which turbos spin to 100krpm? as far as i know most go near 60k or so..

and as far as SSAC parts go, any moron can buy piping and have it work fine. and if you didnt buy any IMPORTANT parts from them like you listed(turbo, wastegate,etc) then you SURELY cant give much credit to SSAC for the quality of the turbo. so even if your turbo does last for hundreds of thousands of miles, it sure as fuck aint gonna be cause of ssaC.

you just 0wnz0r3d yourself

Actually, it was a question to the other guy, I miss understood what he said when he said he wasn't usaing their wastegate I tought he wasn't using any at all witch didn't make much sense.

And for the record, I am using: SS autochrome manifold, intercooler, wastegate, wastegate spring and a bit of piping.

I have now put around 35 000 km on the kit and the only problem I had was the gaskets between the manifold and turbo that wear out fast. I bought gaskets from Turbonetics (if I remember correctly) and havn't had any problem since then.

Overall my experience is that the kit didn't fit at all my car, but I'm surprised about the reliability of the kit.

I am satisfied with the results however, I'm putting 220 whp and 205 lbs of torque @ 7 psi witch is still pretty good.

Oh and I'm 25 for the other guy that doesn't seem to be able to understand that I obviously didn't understand what he wrote. Please give me a break, english is not my first language..

[twokexlv6coupe]

Originally Posted by rickgaskell

bringin back this oldie.

i forget wich forum it was on.. but they were duscussing XSpower or Xsboost? or whatever its called turbos.. they are part of ssac or something? but anyway.. they have upped there standards alot aparently.. and they ARE balanced.. and the reason people kill them is because they run stock oil psi threw them and to much oil kills it. alot of people used oil restrictors and had ZERO problems.

if i find the thread again i will post a link

that was on H-T. i just finished reading all 15 pages, and i am extremely pressured into getting one of their kits right now.

http://www.honda - tech.com/zerothread?id=1730931&page=15

[accord_limited1]

just thought i would update both cars running great no problems still :P i installed one on my buddies car worked great like i said just gotta know what ur doing its not a drop in kit you do have to do some minor stuff to the kit to make it reliable but never the less it works great

[twokexlv6coupe]

Originally Posted by accord_limited1

just thought i would update both cars running great no problems still :P i installed one on my buddies car worked great like i said just gotta know what ur doing its not a drop in kit you do have to do some minor stuff to the kit to make it reliable but never the less it works great

car/turbo specs?

SSAC kits?

[darkage]

Ive heard some pretty dodgy things about the SS parts for the BMW scene as well. I guess you get what you paid for.

[accord_limited1]

my cars that i have installed the ss auto are already on here a few pages back kits work great just have to be smart enough to know that the kit arnt complete :P