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CaliburGuy's Turbo journey

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Hello Im new here.

I dont know if anyone is here still but i am looking for a tuning program like HP Tuner or something like that for my 2007 Caliber 1.8 5speed Manual.

I am planning on slapping a turbo on it but i need to know what management systems are available for this platform.

I have searched here but have only seen people talking about CVT, 2.0 and 2.4 and not to do it. nothing about the 5 speed other then the legend of
Turbo07RT

anyways all this was 10 years ago. It is 2020

5/10/22- this was not my Daily Driver when I started. But now I drive it like my Daily Driver.

Thank you and hope to get some answer and to also be able to help if possible! I will be updating with my findings as well.

Kind Regards to you all.





I will post Updates below here so you do not have to search all the pages.

ODM start -
January 7 22
5 psi - 22244
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April 1 22
7 psi - 25300
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April 4 22
10 psi - 26482



5/7/22 - Dyno Results 10psi
205.32WHP 197.13TQ
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4/9/22 - Dyno results 7psi
169.80 WHP and 161.59 TQ
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Hello Im new here.

I dont know if anyone is here still but i am looking for a tuning program like HP Tuner or something like that for my 2007 Caliber 1.8 5speed Manual.

I am planning on slapping a turbo on it but i need to know what management systems are available for this platform.

I have searched here but have only seen people talking about CVT, 2.0 and 2.4 and not to do it. nothing about the 5 speed other then the legend of
Turbo07RT

anyways all this was 10 years ago. It is 2020 and this is not my DD.

Thank you and hope to get some answer and to also be able to help if possible! I will be updating with my findings as well.

Kind Regards to you all.
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Did you have to mess with that grille to get it to fit?
Did you have to mess with that grille to get it to fit?
not at all. It actually fit better with my intercooler piping as well. I had to break the old grill to get the hood open because the cable broke.

Also this new grill came broken -_-.. i left it unopened for about a year and one tab on the bottom left is broken and the right top is cracked lol..
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Just an update

So the car has been a pain to get tuned. The tuner I had hired to do a remote tune has given up on the ECM. So i have tried to tune it myself some more and I have got a great AFR in 4th gear. But in 3rd it goes way to lean and then in 5th it goes way to rich... So i am stumpped. Also Part Throttle is horrible! its like all or nothing lol. the tps skip from 29% to 70% at about 40% throttle.

Also the clutch has failed me after 5k miles. No slippage at all and it was holding all the power fine. I also turned up the boost to about 18psi and the scanner is saying it is around 409 Torque atm.
I am in contact with Spec atm as there is no rating on the stage 3 clutch. I was thinking it would be somewhere around 480 TQ max. I feel like i got another defected one.

Also the main problem i see with this car is going to be the clutch. All the stage 3 clutches are so freaking expensive compared to other cars and I have not had one at least last 20k miles. Maybe I am delusional lol.
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I recall that my tuner talked about a special table in HP tuners that had a 'target lambda' setting that really helped get it right.

Here is my naturally aspirated race tune, maybe you can find it in here?


The in progress supercharger tune file does not have that setting.
Awesome ill take a look later and see if i can find anything. This will help a lot! currently talking with SPEC about the clutch.

Also did you have any Part throttle issues?
No part throttle issues, runs great!
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I looked it over and the most interesting part to me is the Fuel-Temp Control area. Also the tune looks very clean.
Good paint job!

Is that silver crayon coated plastic? 😲
I filled my old mounts with poly to see if it will help with motor movement

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Good paint job!

Is that silver crayon coated plastic? 😲
To be honest idk where it comes from
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