Yeah I'm surprised by people who put on old skool turbos. If you get a newer turbo you'll likely get a heap more power, without any major increase in lag.
Yeah I'm surprised by people who put on old skool turbos. If you get a newer turbo you'll likely get a heap more power, without any major increase in lag.
Because it costs a heap more to do stuff properly…. Aristo’s are cheap so most people will cheap out on mods (seen it time and time again), this can be done to some degree but once your looking at aftermarket turbo’s the rest of the setup really needs to be done.
Take for instance my ‘cheap’ turbo upgrade I’ve just done on my skyline:
$6500 outlay so far…. Not including labour if you cant do yourself.
Then there’s Manifolds, Intercooler pipe changes, turbo intake, air filer, fuel pump/s, radaitor upgrade, power steering cooler, oil cooler, tuning time etc.
With the mods I’ve done so far to my Aristo I’m probably making close to 320rwhp now for the total outlay of $730 from stock, or roughly 5% of the cost of making 500rwhp on a 6-cylinder from my costings above (once all the other systems have been upgraded, cooling, fuel, tuning etc)...
Then there is the $3500 you will need to spend on the Aristo automatic Trans to allow it to cope with 500+ rwhp in a heavy car… if you want it to be reliable that is.... I know i would.... So now we're looking at $10,000 outlay + labour (if not doing yourself).
Suddenly the stock twins with a bit of boost (making a reliable 320rwhp) start to look more and more attractive….. _________________
Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 1100 Location: Adelaide, Woodcroft
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:39 am Post subject:
thats all well and good, but if your wanting a turbo that still has some in it and are wanting upto and beyong 400rwkw i wouldnt go the gt35r there a great turbo, but at upto 400rwkw they start to max out
im looking more to the gt42r or the garrett t51r also know as the GT45R which you can getwith the 0.91 rear!
full boost is around 4500rpm so it makes it nice to cruise around in.. but also power when you need it
i wouldnt bother with the old t78 type as has been said there just old and tired and there are alot of newer turbos around as stated for a really good price
turbonetics t66 going on mine with nos to rid the lag problem. should be fun, make a heap of power on boost, use the nos if i want instant boost gearbox will be worked to handle extra power with a bigger stall converter
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