Ok, this is exciting!!!!
It suddenly appeared at the front desk of my work. No name on the packing slip, and the phone number written down was missing a digit. Somehow the New Zealand customs people let it coast through. Those little mistakes saved me over $1k in GST fees. Thank you News!!
The Hitachi HT-07 4A, in all it's insanely small glory. I'm not sure what I was expecting, really... but it's super tiny. The only thing funnier is the size of the headers:
Aren't these just the cutest car parts you've ever seen?? Anyway, I originally wanted to have a shop install everything to get before and after dyno runs, and also for tuning. However, the ecu already has a map on it that works with the turbo, so all I would have to do is install the turbo and adjust the boost. Seems simple enough that I may try it myself, but who knows what path I'll take in the next few months. Stay tuned!
Hey Sam, in the early stages of my AZ-1 research as it's just starting to become legal to import the oldest ('92) to the States. As you know it's hard to find a lot of info on these awesome little cars - just curious as to the final results of your turbo upgrade.
ReplyDeleteHey hey! It's definitely more powerful, and I have some autocross videos with the new turbo in on youtube.. but I'll have to shoot a proper review of it, or write a new blog post. The HT07 is awesome, but I can't stand the lag anymore, so my next step will be converting the car to electric (don't worry, it will have more power haha).
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