Billet wheel
Billet wheel I'm buying a s480 with race cover and I'm not sure if I Will send any gain from a billet wheel. Will I gain more power at the same psi? Or will it just Spool faster? If it makes more power, how much gain is to be expected?
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Billet wheels usually give the turbo 10-15% more power capability. Spool probably won't be affected.
I think the billet S480 is rated at 1300 HP.
Here is a good reference.
http://forcedinductions.com/productsborgwarner.htm
I think the billet S480 is rated at 1300 HP.
Here is a good reference.
http://forcedinductions.com/productsborgwarner.htm
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If the company doesnt push the design of the wheel and just copies the cast wheel in Billet, then of course it wont gain anything. Joses wheels are a completely different design. They have provided a 250 rwhp gain over the cast wheel in an 80mm S400 application.
250 rwhp for less than 500 bucks. Few things in hotrodding have that much bang for your buck.
This couldnt be further from the truth when it comes to Forced Inductions turbos. If the company doesnt push the design of the wheel and just copies the cast wheel in Billet, then of course it wont gain anything. Joses wheels are a completely different design. They have provided a 250 rwhp gain over the cast wheel in an 80mm S400 application. 250 rwhp for less than 500 bucks. Few things in hotrodding have that much bang for your buck.
This couldnt be further from the truth when it comes to Forced Inductions turbos.
If the company doesnt push the design of the wheel and just copies the cast wheel in Billet, then of course it wont gain anything. Joses wheels are a completely different design. They have provided a 250 rwhp gain over the cast wheel in an 80mm S400 application.
250 rwhp for less than 500 bucks. Few things in hotrodding have that much bang for your buck.
If the company doesnt push the design of the wheel and just copies the cast wheel in Billet, then of course it wont gain anything. Joses wheels are a completely different design. They have provided a 250 rwhp gain over the cast wheel in an 80mm S400 application.
250 rwhp for less than 500 bucks. Few things in hotrodding have that much bang for your buck.
Wow! Thats awesome. I just read an article somewhere talking about billet wheels. I was curious if they made some for a TC66 but stopped looking after I read that. Thanks for the correction. Off hand, do you know if FIs offers a custom billet wheel for a TC66 unit? I have twins with cast wheels.
As far as cast vs billet... billet wheels weigh less, so it takes less to move them, which helps spool.
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This thread made me do some home work yesterday. I've been reading basically the same thing being said over and over in this thread. I'll be going billet I know that much.
Like Westtexasbuff said, from what I read Turbonetics offers a billet wheel in all their turbos.
Like Westtexasbuff said, from what I read Turbonetics offers a billet wheel in all their turbos.
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Wow! Thats awesome. I just read an article somewhere talking about billet wheels. I was curious if they made some for a TC66 but stopped looking after I read that. Thanks for the correction. Off hand, do you know if FIs offers a custom billet wheel for a TC66 unit? I have twins with cast wheels.