ea82t & ea82 differences.
- waggaclint
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ea82t & ea82 differences.
what are the differences between theses motors i no heads and manifolds etc and compression pistons etc but are the blocks and crank,rods etc different as well can you bolt all the ea82t stuff onto ea82 block.
2011 Forester X
- Gannon
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Mpfi and Turbo heads are the same, and interestingly, there is no difference between left and right heads,... except that the turbo head has an oil feed and return and a coolant feed.
Turbo pistons are 7.7:1 compression, NA pistons are about 9.5:1
There are no differences between the blocks, except the mpfi and turbo ones have an extra pcv port behind the flywheel, but all are still interchangable.
There is no known difference between the NA and turbo internals.. ie. crank, rods ect
There is an advantage to putting turbo stuff on a NA block, higher compression before boost, and thus more low rpm grunt.
There are quite a few people from the US that are doin this.
Im tempted to do it myself
There are no real downsides as long as you run good quality fuel.
Gannon
Turbo pistons are 7.7:1 compression, NA pistons are about 9.5:1
There are no differences between the blocks, except the mpfi and turbo ones have an extra pcv port behind the flywheel, but all are still interchangable.
There is no known difference between the NA and turbo internals.. ie. crank, rods ect
There is an advantage to putting turbo stuff on a NA block, higher compression before boost, and thus more low rpm grunt.
There are quite a few people from the US that are doin this.
Im tempted to do it myself
There are no real downsides as long as you run good quality fuel.
Gannon
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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how does the compression ratio change then, or is it in the pistons?There is no known difference between the NA and turbo internals.. ie. crank, rods ect
is optimax concidered quality fuel?
you wouldnt be able to run as much boost with that sort of compression with out risk of doing damage would you?
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- Gannon
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Sorry, i should have made it clearerSuparoo wrote: Turbo pistons are 7.7:1 compression, NA pistons are about 9.5:1
There is no known difference between the NA and turbo internals.. ie. crank, rods ect
Gannon

I meant that there are no known structural differences between the turbo and NA block and internals.
Turbo pistons have a larger hole in the top
The higher compession doesnt make all that much difference under boost, somebody on the usmb worked it out, it was equivilent to running a little less 10psi
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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- waggaclint
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- waggaclint
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I'm very tempted to build a 9.5:1 comp turbo motor for the rallycar, it would make off boost & on/off throttle changes really responsive (not that the standard turbo really takes too long to wind up!). I think an aftermarket ECU is a must with this setup though.
I had an old VL Commo that ran the turbo bits on an N/A bottom end, and it was fantastic to drive. Just as quick at 7psi as a friends 'proper' VL turbo at 12psi.
Would be interesting to see how a 9.5:1 motor & TD04 turbo woulg go together....
I had an old VL Commo that ran the turbo bits on an N/A bottom end, and it was fantastic to drive. Just as quick at 7psi as a friends 'proper' VL turbo at 12psi.
Would be interesting to see how a 9.5:1 motor & TD04 turbo woulg go together....
No one has mentioned the cam?? I would expect the turbo one to be different, as overlap and lift would be different (yes mild) compared to n/a.
'03 Forester X, stock standard for now.
'89 EA82T Touring Wagon, 5-speed D/R, 14" alloy wheels, bullbar. (Past ride)
'81 MY wagon, 3" lift, 5-speed D/R, Weber, 14x27" tyres. (Past ride)
'89 EA82T Touring Wagon, 5-speed D/R, 14" alloy wheels, bullbar. (Past ride)
'81 MY wagon, 3" lift, 5-speed D/R, Weber, 14x27" tyres. (Past ride)
- Gannon
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Yes subanator, your right, the cams are different
I read a detailed explanation somewhere once but i cant remember how they are different, but in know it had something to do with pulse timing and extraction that is needed on NA models to help scavanging of exhaust
I read a detailed explanation somewhere once but i cant remember how they are different, but in know it had something to do with pulse timing and extraction that is needed on NA models to help scavanging of exhaust
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Does anyone know if there is a difference between the N/A to turbo injectors and resistors etc, as my tuning reveiled it was running lean. This has now been solved by other means, but may still be an issue as it it was converted and left the original resistor bank on the strut tower?
'03 Forester X, stock standard for now.
'89 EA82T Touring Wagon, 5-speed D/R, 14" alloy wheels, bullbar. (Past ride)
'81 MY wagon, 3" lift, 5-speed D/R, Weber, 14x27" tyres. (Past ride)
'89 EA82T Touring Wagon, 5-speed D/R, 14" alloy wheels, bullbar. (Past ride)
'81 MY wagon, 3" lift, 5-speed D/R, Weber, 14x27" tyres. (Past ride)
Don't you mean put NA stuff in a turbo block?Suparoo wrote: Turbo pistons are 7.7:1 compression, NA pistons are about 9.5:1
There is an advantage to putting turbo stuff on a NA block, higher compression before boost, and thus more low rpm grunt.
There are quite a few people from the US that are doin this.
Im tempted to do it myself
There are no real downsides as long as you run good quality fuel.
Gannon
turbo stuff in an NA motor would give 7.7:1 compression.
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JDM GTII Touring wagon
88 RX Turbo Full-time 4wd touring wagon project - 97 Toyota Caldina GTT (turbo 4wd WRX eater:twisted:) - Hyundai Excel Rally Car

Previous rides:
93 Legacy GT wagon - 85 RX Turbo Full time 4wd Touring Wagon - 85 GL AWD sedan
96 Toyota Caldina wagon
Thanks to Suby Wan Kenobi, he posted a reply to me as:
as there is a difference in flow between them.Turbo injectors have a red ring on the base of them and NA ones are grey
'03 Forester X, stock standard for now.
'89 EA82T Touring Wagon, 5-speed D/R, 14" alloy wheels, bullbar. (Past ride)
'81 MY wagon, 3" lift, 5-speed D/R, Weber, 14x27" tyres. (Past ride)
'89 EA82T Touring Wagon, 5-speed D/R, 14" alloy wheels, bullbar. (Past ride)
'81 MY wagon, 3" lift, 5-speed D/R, Weber, 14x27" tyres. (Past ride)
- Gannon
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Thanks Smokey, yeah thats what i meant.Smokey wrote:wagonist - I think Suparoo meant, use an NA block with NA pistons and then bolt on the turbo, giving much higher compression before any boost is added.
Smokey
A NA block has a compression ratio of about 9.5:1, the turbo block has a ratio of 7.7:1 (the difference is in the dip in the top of the turbo pistons)
There is no difference between turbo and NA heads as far as compression goes. Just the cams and the oil/water ports.
If you take a NA block with 9.5:1 comp, and add turbo heads and a turbo, it gives an engine with much better off boost grunt.
Im hopefully (touch wood)

Sorry if it has been a bit longwinded, i just wanted to eliminate any further confusion.

Gannon
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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