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what turbo do u recommend ????

Started by tzatziki · 1 Feb 2012 · 56 replies

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tzatzikiArchived member
besides.....the popular garrett gt35/40, what other turbo's can u guys recommend for vl's ???? my car is street driven, and see's the drag strip a few times a year. the car has a fully forged motor, 2spd powerglide and a 4000 grand stally etc..
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AlthoatsArchived member
t3 highflow
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boosted_wagonArchived member
to4z or t51r, man theres heaps of turbs ya can chose from...work out ya budget first then chose
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tzatzikiArchived member
anyone ??? ---------- Post added 01-02-12 at 16:59 ---------- Quote: Originally Posted by boosted_wagon [View Post] to4z or t51r, man theres heaps of turbs ya can chose from...work out ya budget first then chose can u give me more info on the t04z ???? budget is $2000-2,500 thanks
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NukzArchived member
I loved my billet GTS76 turbo. 76mm front wheel, 0.98 rear. I had a 4000rpm stally through a 3 speed and it felt awesome. There's also one for sale atm for 1700 or something in the FS section. Will send a car into the 9 sec zone quite easily and still very streetable. An option to explore anyway. GL champ
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SL1987Archived member
With the setup your using id be running a gt42 or t04z
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tzatzikiArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by SL1987 [View Post] With the setup your using id be running a gt42 or t04z yeah mate i'm keen on the garettto4z turbo , they go for $2,250 on the net and there rated at 800hp
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madrexArchived member
Yea im running a to4z love it comes on real strong
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tzatzikiArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by madrex [View Post] Yea im running a to4z love it comes on real strong how much u pay for ur to4z mate ???? what boost u run for the street ???? any drama's with it ????
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chichArchived member
Gt4094r, best of both worlds. On street tune I'm making 301rwkw on 18psi with plenty left in it.
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sherman89Archived member
Precision 6565. Precision 7175. Many choices !
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tzatzikiArchived member
thanks for the feedback guys
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AVG45Archived member
Do you just want the biggest turbo for your budget so it looks cool and you can say you have a big turbo or do you actually want it to be efficient alongside your supporting mods? If not just throw a gt42 on itll look mad and you can sit on the transbrake at the drags for 30 seconds winding it up... Because you haven't really given much info... What is ur fuel setup and what fuel do you wanna use? What power do you hope to make? What times do you hope to run? Forged motor, 2speed & 4k stall really tells nothing.
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tzatzikiArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by sherman89 [View Post] Precision 6565. Precision 7175. Many choices ! how much are these precision turbo's ???? all i can find on there website is model numbers, spec etc....
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THCArchived member
for big power from mates cars iv been in gt35/40 (300rwk was very laggy , t66 comes onto boost really hard , or a t04z witch made some stupid amount of power on my mates vlt
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tzatzikiArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by AVG45 [View Post] Do you just want the biggest turbo for your budget so it looks cool and you can say you have a big turbo or do you actually want it to be efficient alongside your supporting mods? If not just throw a gt42 on itll look mad and you can sit on the transbrake at the drags for 30 seconds winding it up... Because you haven't really given much info... What is ur fuel setup and what fuel do you wanna use? What power do you hope to make? What times do you hope to run? Forged motor, 2speed & 4k stall really tells nothing. thanks for the feedback mate. car is still getting built fuel =e85 fuel power =killowatts's mean nothing...if u can't put it down to the ground. quater mile =aiming for 10 's maybe 9's
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[T]MattyArchived member
why no GT3582R? they are used a lot for a good reason...
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PROGMHArchived member
I've got a similar set up to yours and had a GT42. It was the most uninteresting car to drive, a 12 second car would smash it because it would take so long to get on boost. Yeah it came on hard and made lots of power but it wasnt useable. I went back to a GT3582R and I love it. Boost is an instant away. It's always right there. It'll probably get the car in to the 9's on the right fuel. I dont see why people get these massive turbo's that are terrible for 99% of the time you use them when you can get something that turns the car in to a weapon for midrange and still run the same times for less outlay! A part from opening the bonnet and having all of your mates pull themselves over your turbo size. For street car, match the turbo to the rest of your set up and get something you can use.
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FRASHDArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by PROGMH I've got a similar set up to yours and had a GT42. It was the most uninteresting car to drive, a 12 second car would smash it because it would take so long to get on boost. Yeah it came on hard and made lots of power but it wasnt useable. I went back to a GT3582R and I love it. Boost is an instant away. It's always right there. It'll probably get the car in to the 9's on the right fuel. I dont see why people get these massive turbo's that are terrible for 99% of the time you use them when you can get something that turns the car in to a weapon for midrange and still run the same times for less outlay! A part from opening the bonnet and having all of your mates pull themselves over your turbo size. For street car, match the turbo to the rest of your set up and get something you can use. Hey Brett, Good to see we are on the same page.... Another one converted
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AVG45Archived member
My thoughts exactly.
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