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It's funny all my EVO and DSM friends tell me the 6262 is too much turbo and I will hate the lag. "GT3076r will make 500whp easy" they say. But these are all guys who love boost. 35psi is boost to them.
I will agree that the 6262 is a large turbo, but I am really excited to see what results the car has. No change to the tune at all. Just bolt on and go. Perhaps the 6262 is sized appropriately for the VE engine. I think it will perform very well, even with the JWT ecu.
I feel like the GT3076r would have gotten me where I want. But only with a .82 open housing. The 1.06 divided setup i feel is really restrictive, other testing has agreed with this as well. And although the TS setup was responsive, I feel the spool may have been artificially improved via the backpressure in the housing and the "nozzle" design of the housing. Not necessarily the improvement in turbine efficiency. But hey, that's why I test these things. So you guys can learn from my experiences.
Is the twinscroll worth it? Perhaps for a road-race engine, but I wouldn't go 3076 with it. Only 3071r. Anything more than that, go T4 with a GT35 or better yet a more balanced turbo. the twinscroll would probably benefit a DET engine better as well. Where exhaust backpressure doesn't hurt the power delivery, and the DET makes better use of the mid-range power.
I am going back to single scroll. In the future I may go back to a twinscroll T4. Or I may even try the VBAND inlet with a VBAND out as well. A small change to the manifold and collector design and it would yeild a pretty bad ass Vband setup. But I believe it is time to focus on the whole efficiency of the setup. Simplify things as much as possible. I've had a really responsive setup, but now I can't wait to see what improvements can be made to the setup in the future.
Perhaps I will try another a/a setup, but I have yet to finish my testing with the a/w intercooler. The a/a will be simpler, but it depends on how well the A/W setup will work with lower boost levels and a more efficient compressor. Perhaps heat soak can be avoided by some minor tweaks in the system.