September 4, 200520 yr I'm looking to get the most power out of my stock ea82t. I don't reall know where to start. What is the most anyone has got out of a GL-10?
September 4, 200520 yr Author I,m trying to get the most power out of my ea82t. I don't know where to start. What is the most hp anyone has got out of a ea82t?
September 4, 200520 yr Well. Do a major tune up. Then look into a bigger exhaust...turbo back..I have a 2.25" exhaust. As for headers...I've heard the bigger the pipe the laggier your turbo gets...but you have a nice top end. And an intercooler helps a lot. Most people use one from a WRX, that's what I have. It'll take some custom bent tube and plumbing...but possible. ASk around...some people have some great intercooler (IC) designs. If you look at my gallery(the link is in my signature) you'll see my set up. I don't know how much HP I have, I know it's more than stock. Good Luck [HTi]Johnson
September 4, 200520 yr start with exhaust. go with like 2 1/4 inch. ididnt notice where you live, but if you dont have to pass emsions, remove the cat. larger intercoolers help to.
September 4, 200520 yr The first and best thing you should do for your engine is install an intercooler. Presently, you are feeding 200+degreeF air into your intake manifold. What do you really want? Horsepower of torque? Most people use HP to mean generic "power". For more horsepower, spin the engine faster and provide engine breathing to permit this. Bigger turbo, bigger exhaust, possibly different cams. Expect your low-to-mid-range torque to go away. If you want torque, shove more air/fuel in to your engine. Higher boost, better exhaust. Expect it to break more often. Either way, make sure that your cooling system is first rate. If your headgaskets have not been replaced before, expect to have to replace them soon (Either by your choice or theirs.).
September 4, 200520 yr I was reading another post of your's. Did I read right...it's an automatic? If it is. You need to convert it to 5speed. If it is 4wd...make it a 5speed dual range. Pretty simple swap. You'll get more power to the ground. And if you add more things to your engine to gain or free up more horsepower...the engine could give. It's an old engine getting more power than it has been. Yes do the headgaskets if you don't know when they have been done...do a (next to) whole reseal if you can. When you have it apart, you can inspect it.
September 4, 200520 yr Author I'm takin the engine out to clean up to replace hoses and seals. What all is involved with swapin the engine to a 5 speed manual???? What sholud i do to the turbo to get more boost? I was reading another post of your's. Did I read right...it's an automatic? If it is. You need to convert it to 5speed. If it is 4wd...make it a 5speed dual range. Pretty simple swap. You'll get more power to the ground.And if you add more things to your engine to gain or free up more horsepower...the engine could give. It's an old engine getting more power than it has been. Yes do the headgaskets if you don't know when they have been done...do a (next to) whole reseal if you can. When you have it apart, you can inspect it.
September 4, 200520 yr ... What sholud i do to the turbo to get more boost?... Replace it with a larger turbo. You can get some more boost out of the stock turbo, but more than a little increase will move the compressor into a less efficient performance region, which will increase boost pressure but mostly by heating the air hotter. The actual amount of air mass might not increase much. (The other side of this boost vs mass thing is that if you install an intercooler, you will see less boost pressure after the intercooler BECAUSE it has cooled the air; you will still have most of the mass flow, which is really the important thing.) The usual recommendation for a larger turbo is the TD04, which has slightly different mount-bolt patterns.
September 4, 200520 yr The conversion is pretty easy...especially if you are going to pull the engine. What you will need is: -Tranny (EA82 5Speed Dual Range) -Driveshaft from a manual transimission car (Ea82 of course) -Rear Diff (3.9 Gear ratio) - All the shifting linkage - EA82 Flywheel, and clutch kit.(you'll need the flywheel bolts too) - Pedal Assembly from manual car - Clutch Cable - Center Console from manual car I believe that's it. Someone add to this if you believe I bypassed something You can probably get all of this from a board member.(That's what I did. Way cheaper than junkyards) You have an Automatic Tranny with a turbo...you're axles should be the same, mine were. Always willing to help, [HTi]Johnson
September 4, 200520 yr Author The conversion is pretty easy...especially if you are going to pull the engine.What you will need is: -Tranny (EA82 5Speed Dual Range) -Driveshaft from a manual transimission car (Ea82 of course) -Rear Diff (3.9 Gear ratio) - All the shifting linkage - EA82 Flywheel, and clutch kit.(you'll need the flywheel bolts too) - Pedal Assembly from manual car - Clutch Cable - Center Console from manual car I believe that's it. Someone add to this if you believe I bypassed something You can probably get all of this from a board member.(That's what I did. Way cheaper than junkyards) You have an Automatic Tranny with a turbo...you're axles should be the same, mine were. Always willing to help, [HTi]Johnson Do all the linkages bolt into place without having to make brackets or cutting away at the car any ? How does the clutch pedal go in? thanks for the help:banana:
September 5, 200520 yr Yeah all bolt in. No cutting needed. The pedal assembly has four bolts up there. You have to undo all the cables and wires...etc. Oh yeah..if you want the 4wd lights and reverse lights, you'll have to wire those in.
September 5, 200520 yr To put the pedal cluster in, you'll want to remove the steering column as well. Not too hard, maybe 4 or 5 bolts. You'll also want to get a instrument cluster from a manual car as well because the auto has the shift indicator on the auto cluster. Like hti said, it's all a bolt in. I did the full swap in my RX from a 4EAT automatic to an RX FT4wd D/R 5-speed manual. Was pretty easy and straight forward but it sucks putting the tranny in alone...
September 6, 200520 yr You really do not have to remove the steering colum to swap in the pedal cluster, though it may be easier that way. I didn't. It was a tight fit, but it works. Pyro To put the pedal cluster in, you'll want to remove the steering column as well. Not too hard, maybe 4 or 5 bolts. You'll also want to get a instrument cluster from a manual car as well because the auto has the shift indicator on the auto cluster. Like hti said, it's all a bolt in. I did the full swap in my RX from a 4EAT automatic to an RX FT4wd D/R 5-speed manual. Was pretty easy and straight forward but it sucks putting the tranny in alone...
September 6, 200520 yr You really do not have to remove the steering colum to swap in the pedal cluster, though it may be easier that way. I didn't. It was a tight fit, but it works. Pyro Yup. That is the truth. I've done it both ways now. Its a hell of a lot easier with the steering column out. the first time I did it I thought I would be sly and leave the column in, but dropped down a little.. Never again..lol
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