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Old 04-26-2007, 08:12 AM
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SUP GUYS I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND NO ONE HAS COMPARED THE 2 TURBO'S THAT I HAVE MY EYE ON...LETS SEE IF I CAN GET SOME INPUT OUT OF MY FELLOW HONDA-TECHS???? LOL WELL HERE IT IS I HAVE A BUILT LS VTEC AND I CURRENTLY HAVE A SC34 BUT IT HAS THE .48 A/R...MY GOAL IS 400-450HP SO KEEP THAT IN MIND...MY QUESTION IS WHAT WOULD BE BETTER INSTEAD OF THE .48 A/R, MAYBE KEEPING THE SC34 AND GETTING THE .63 A/R, OR BUYING A 60-1???WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SC34 WITH THE .63 A/R AND A 60-1...WHICH IS GONA BE BETTER FOR MY SETUP...AND HOW MUCH BIGGER IS THE 60-1....? LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK.....ANY INFORMATION WILL HELP!!! THANKS
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Well to put it easily, 60-1 is much larger and rated to around 5-550hp i believe, while an sc34 with the .48AR is going to struggle to make over 350whp. The 60-1 is going to have far much more lag but the top end will make up for it.

With your goal of 400-450 i would suggest some variant of the 30R, it will still spool fast and make a **** ton of power, only downside is the price...
Old 04-26-2007, 08:34 AM
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I COMPLETLY UNDERSTAND THAT THE 30R WOULD BE GREAT BUT I CAN GET A DEAL AND A HALF ON THE 60-1 AND THE 30R IS OUT OF MY PRICE RANGE SO I HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE 60-1 OR THE .63 A/R SC34....YOU STATED THAT THE SC34 WILL STRUGLE, BUT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE .48 A/R OR THE .63 A/R SC34?? THE REASONING BEHIND GETTING THE 60-1 IS THAT I DONT WANT SOMETHING THAT WILL SPOOL INSTANTLY, I NEED SOME LAG SO I CAN STILL GET TRACTION OUT OF THE HOLE...
Old 04-26-2007, 08:44 AM
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60-1 then would be the best bet, i wouldn't mess around with the sc34, expecailly because you are probibly going to want to make more power in the future anyways.
Old 04-26-2007, 08:50 AM
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just because you dont have lag doesnt you mean you wont have traction. lag usually means a spike in power later on which means LESS TRACTION FASTER, with a quick spool you can maintain linear power from the get go which is what you want for traction. No spikes or surges in power.
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60-1 its way better
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1fastEK9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sc60-1 its way better </TD></TR></TABLE>

who the hell makes that turbo?
Old 04-26-2007, 10:01 AM
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THANKS GUYS FOR ALL THE FEEDBACK!! I THINK IM GONA GO WITH THE 60-1....I AM PAYING 800 FOR IT WITH A 3INCH DOWNPIPE AND OIL LINES...GOOD PRICE OR TOO HIGH...ITS BRAND NEW...
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i have a bb 62-1 and on my b16 i had full boost at 4200rpm.
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NICE AND THE 62-1 IS BIGGER THAN THE 60-1...HOW MUCH BOOST WERE YOU PUSHING AT 4200?
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only 7 psi.62-1 and 60-1 is old technology though. get yourself a sc61 and you'll be more than happy
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too much money for the sc61
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