18g, this is the problem, change to 16g and it'll spool faster but not by much (1-1.5k rpm difference i think).  18g is meant for 2.0 engines, even 1.8 will suffer huge lags.  and u r boosting 0.4 bars, why? 18g needs high boost in order to function properly, it's hp orientated not response.

trust me, get the 16g and boost at least 0.6 bars, u already have lowered compression and a highly tunable ECU, a higher boost won't blow your engine.  and 0.6 bars isn't really considered high boost, it's just.......standard

and whoever says short runners aren't good for turbo they don't know what they r talking about, i'll tell u, for response, THE SHORTER THE BETTER. Same like the intercooler piping, u don't want cuti-cuti malaysia piping that goes all around the world, it's a waste of metal, if i have a choice, i'll place my intercooler on top of my engine (like subaru did, they can because they use flat engine).....

and your camshaft is purely for high rpm performance, low to mid rpm will suffer like hell, if u want response change to other camshaft, it's no use if your boost kick in at so high rpm but your power band is so narrow

turbo is not like NA engine, it doesn't need "air pressure" or "back pressure" or whatever pressure to perform because the entire system is like a giant air sucking machine, so u need to prevent anything to "block" or "slow" air from going into the combustion chamber and going out from it to the exhaust, therefore, the shorter the better, no matter it is air intake or output

4efte is good enough, putting TD04 in it?  in what chassis?  i once thought i'll put this engine in my toyota LE, but at last decided to just go with the blacktop conversion since the halfcut price is the same (auto gb)

the LE is for everyday use for my wife, so both engines also a good choice, 1.3 4efte don't have much problem using RON95, blacktop can't use pure RON95, need to mix half RON97.  but the FC really good on blacktop, sometimes can travel 9 days in 1 full tank, which is only RM60 (mix 50-50)

your hybrid turbo is from what turbo?  still making the manifold?

wah.. long reply edi..
btw.. boosted at 1bar.. maybe the 18g is the culprit.. the turbo is too big for the engine i think.. maybe i shud put back the TD04hl..

can i do something for the 16g..? or shud buy a new one..?

thanks for all the comment..

TD04hl
boost: 0.4bar
HP: 170hp
Torque: 220nm
boost full: 3.5k rpm

TD05h
boost: 0.97bar
HP: 230hp
Torque: 226nm
boost full @ rev cut..

both dyno done at GT Auto..

u already got hi-cams, cam gears, good ECU, what about your exhaust side?  u ask gt-auto better, they r much more qualified than me

of course can, but don't have time to go KL, install the ECU and dyno tune (which will take a whole day), and ipoh don't have tuning shops.....

anyway, beside unichip and adaptronic, do u know any other piggyback good for tuning to use RON95?

emanage incompatible with blacktop?  how bout 1jz-gte....? i asked because my next project involving this

hey thundergod, i saw you r selling drift gauges, the boost meter only has psi values? no bar values? looks damn cool!