Subaru TS 1.5 prides a sleek and sporty interior, meter cluster has a cool opening ceremony where the hands on the dashboard swings in orchestric rythem, previously only found in the STi models, now found in the TS. How I wished mine was like that. The Rev limiter has also been raised to 6500 rpm, subaru also adobted the ACVS technology from the STi giving this EL15 engine a new life. With a turbo charger installed, the variable cams which prides inself in smooth idling and efficient low end with higher horsepower on high end, allows the use of a bigger turbo to further exploit this technology and the potential to double the horsepower than before.
The suspensions and comfort level in this TS surpasses those of its predecessors. After tuning this ride, I found my car damn noisy and old. I gives my the thought of buying the new TS and installing all my existing hardware inside... kekeke....
Garret TD04 turbo, something we took out from the WRX churns out notable power at around 3500~4000 rpm, this coupled with AVCS, produces an impressive 200 bhp on engine. Bearing in mind, we are conservative in our tuning and setup, so much so, you can almost be sure that this car can produce much more than 200, but, what we had in mind, is to produce 200 of reliable horsepower, preserving everything else, and allow the owner to further modify the car without damaging anything. Our preference is to preserve the hardware and upgrade them progressively, such that the 270 targetted horsepower for example, is something achieve over a period of time. Instead of 270 on day 1, and replacing damage parts along the way... thats how we look at things...
Car runs with factory quality idling, stock exhaust system which will be upgraded to powervalve exhaust later on, big injectors, Garret TD04 turbo, boost controller and controlled using emanage blue.
Edwin was with us, seeing the entire process involved from troubleshooting to completion. There was nothing interesting to Sam and myself, since we have already done it before... For Edwin, it is at times exciting, and at times shocking... Ed... you know what I mean... kekekeke...
Ok,... Owner came back from test drive... hahaha... having experience 100 bhp since day 1 on his TS, and now, with 200 bhp on this ride, all smiling, he is very happy with the results. After all, this is a 1.5L TS, with stock sounding exhuast, the only thing that betrays the turbo charger is the induction sound produced by the HKS filter
during harsh driving. Otherwise, this ride looks and sounds stock. Very discrete except for the power during overtaking senarios and stuff, this 1.5L is a fabulous ride with the turbo charger installed.Sam was contemplating between using Unichip Q and emanage blue,... he finally decided to use emanage blue... well, to me, not much difference whether it is Q or blue... though both uses different technique to tune, I am familiar with both...
The day came to a close with fatique all over... but the smile from the owner and all the stupid jokes to keep us occupied through the day, keep us awake and going. Fun as it was, we still need to rest,... Till we meet again,... Bid each other goodbye and left for home satisfied with the evening's results.
Overall:
This setup is ideal for people who prefers good fuel consumption, power only when you need it. Turbo kick in only when I step hard on the gas. Pickup wise is slightly better than stock since during normal driving, we still keep the fuel consumption in check. Good for 30 lamp post drag race.
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