jfoster

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I am planning to turbo my GSR. I am most likely going to use a Drag mani and down pipe with a tial 38mm WG. I have pretty much decided to go with a T3/T04e 57 trim .63 AR turbo. I was talking to a vendor I know that can maybe get me a turbonetics unit for 450 . I was also eyeing a Garrett one from cheapturbo.com for 550 . But the vendor with the turbonetics told me the Garrett from cheapturbo.com won't work for my plans. Why? Is it the wrong bolt pattern or something?

Ben Huynh

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Either turbo will work for you just fine. They are a variant of the same species.

TravSi

They are basically the same turbo's.....Turbonetics offers different stage wheels and such but they use garrett parts, Either turbo will perform identically unless u get a turbonetics version with a different stage wheel then that will change things a little....but as far as a 57 trim w/ .63 turbine and std wheel both turbos will perform identically

Bottem line, the guys is feeding you a line of bullshit

maskednegator

i could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure turbonetics turbos use the 360 degree bearings, while the cheapturbo.com turbos use the 270 degree bearings. i know of a couple dsm guys locally that have had their 270 degree bearing'd turbos eaten. just something to think about if you're going to run high boost with a pos bov.

jfoster

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So all Garrett T3/T04e 57 trim .63 AR turbos are the same? I mean one Garrett wouldn't work/fit better than another Garrett due to different bolt patterns or anything?

5STAR3

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im not sure what your so caught up on the bolt pattern...... and to be honest i dont really know what you are asking about it. however all Garrett turbos are the same, you can choose different bolt patterns but that is up to you.

all t3/t04e's will have a standard 4 bolt t3 flange. you can choose between a 4 or 5 bolt exhaust/downipe flange.

jfoster

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So I have planing to use a T3/T04e 57 trim .63 AR turbo for $450 new, but I recently found a T3/T4 60-1 for the same price new. I need to know how the two compare. Here is the description from the ad on the 60-1:

Brand New turbonetics T3/t4 60-1 Turbo. With a .62 AR and a stage V compressore wheel. That means 4.5" inlet and 2" outlet. It comes with all necessary oil lines. Also has 02 housing studs already in the exhuast housing. Comes with a polished compressor housing.
Seems like the better deal, but would this be alot bigger in comparison to the T3/T04e 57 trim .63 AR turbo? Like as in too big for my stock block GSR to spool? Are there any questions I should ask the seller? Which turbo would be better for me?

I want to try to jump on this if its a good deal but I just don't want to be over anxious and end up with something that doesn't spool till 6k, thanks for any help.





Modified by jfoster at 2:31 AM 4/11/2004

jfoster

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??????Bump?????

BoOsTiN Dc2

whats the difference from the t3/t4 .57 trim ar63 standard wheel and the stage 3 wheel? sorry, not trying to steal ur thread

jfoster

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Thats cool. I have no idea and would like to know also.