starlybruiser Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Well i finally go around to fitting my toytuning actuator and well first of all its a nice piece of kit ;) , the actuator spring is alot stiffer than the stock one and the adjustable rod is very well made and has an "R" clip to secure it to the wastegate instead of a stupid little "E" Clip that i think some people usually drop , the mounting plate is very well made and has a nice black finish to it and is certaily beefy enough to hold the actuator in place ;) . Only problem i encontered was i had to grind a slight bit off the weld on the mounting plate as it wouldnt pull up to the turbo flush due to the weld being slighly too wide, but it was easy to correct . once fitted it was a piece of cake to adjust ( Man That "R" Clip Is A Bloody Good Idea ) and i just took the 2 pipes that go to the stock actuator and used a "T" piece (supplied) to run them into one pipe and onto the actuator, doing it this way loses your HI LO function but there is a way in the instruction to pipe it up into the HI LO solinoid. when i test drove my car, wow what a difference! it held full boost right up to the redline, my stock actuator used to give in at about 5500rpm and drop off boost, i was well impressed with it and i certainly recommend these actuators to anyone, cheers guys STARLYBRUISER . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SooperD Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Cheers for the review dude.. sounds like a good piece of kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARCUSep91 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 sounds good mate mines going on 2mz along with my manifold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pav Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Nice review mate, I fitted one of these the other day, works a treat! Nice to feel it pull past 6k its as if the turbo has had a new lease of life! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keirz Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 yeah these actuators will work just as good as the hks item................but if you knew the price that i could get actuators made for you would cry! honestly if i could get the brackets made up i could sell them for silly cheap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Sounds good mate nice review Now I need a turbo ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARCUSep91 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 lol at sparky does help dont it lol mine was fitted today and same as above sound itemalong with the mani the cars pulling like something else boosting strong all the way to the red line. let her wear in a little now then put boost up a lil ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Dont plan on running an actuator though External Wastegate FTW ;) lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlet dude Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 do u need to upgrade fuel pump for one of these im new to all this any help wud be grateful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlybruiser Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 do u need to upgrade fuel pump for one of these im new to all this any help wud be gratefulnope no need to up the fueling if your goin to be running standard boost unless your goin to go over 0.8bar, then you will need to start with the fueling, also a boost gauge is essential to run one of these as you need to set it up. cheers STARLYBRUSIER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlet dude Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 nope no need to up the fueling if your goin to be running standard boost unless your goin to go over 0.8bar, then you will need to start with the fueling, also a boost gauge is essential to run one of these as you need to set it up. cheers STARLYBRUSIER thankin u il hav to look into it then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
briggers Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 yeah these actuators will work just as good as the hks item................but if you knew the price that i could get actuators made for you would cry! honestly if i could get the brackets made up i could sell them for silly cheapwhy dont you. im sure there will be enough interest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SooperD Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 id be interested Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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