turbo question
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turbo question
i have a buddy that has three buick grand nationals and he has a stock turbo laying around and he says he'll let me have it for 50buck. what do you guys think?
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the previous owner of my car said he had a grand national turbo on it, i guess before he sold it... he kept the boost down to 11 psi, and still managed to blow 5 motors in 16 months... probly other things added to this, but he had 720 cc secondaries... oh well... its got a HT18 off a S5 now
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is this going on a n/a?
if so: it never ceases to amaze me that n/a people (of all car ownerships) think the primary component to a turbo kit is the turbo. its always "i can get a turbo for xxx low amount of money, so i think im gonna put together a kit." the real spending comes with the IC, ic piping, oil and coolant lines, tuning, etc.
if not, still sounds like more trouble than its worth.
if so: it never ceases to amaze me that n/a people (of all car ownerships) think the primary component to a turbo kit is the turbo. its always "i can get a turbo for xxx low amount of money, so i think im gonna put together a kit." the real spending comes with the IC, ic piping, oil and coolant lines, tuning, etc.
if not, still sounds like more trouble than its worth.
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Originally posted by Tsunami
is this going on a n/a?
if so: it never ceases to amaze me that n/a people (of all car ownerships) think the primary component to a turbo kit is the turbo. its always "i can get a turbo for xxx low amount of money, so i think im gonna put together a kit." the real spending comes with the IC, ic piping, oil and coolant lines, tuning, etc.
if not, still sounds like more trouble than its worth.
is this going on a n/a?
if so: it never ceases to amaze me that n/a people (of all car ownerships) think the primary component to a turbo kit is the turbo. its always "i can get a turbo for xxx low amount of money, so i think im gonna put together a kit." the real spending comes with the IC, ic piping, oil and coolant lines, tuning, etc.
if not, still sounds like more trouble than its worth.
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The stock Hitachi HT18 is larger than those GN T3 turbos.
Even if you can spool up to 18psi, you can't use it with the stock FC turbo ECU electronics, as the stock boost sensor only reads up to 15psi.
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Even if you can spool up to 18psi, you can't use it with the stock FC turbo ECU electronics, as the stock boost sensor only reads up to 15psi.
-Ted
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Originally posted by RETed
The stock Hitachi HT18 is larger than those GN T3 turbos.
Even if you can spool up to 18psi, you can't use it with the stock FC turbo ECU electronics, as the stock boost sensor only reads up to 15psi.
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The stock Hitachi HT18 is larger than those GN T3 turbos.
Even if you can spool up to 18psi, you can't use it with the stock FC turbo ECU electronics, as the stock boost sensor only reads up to 15psi.
-Ted
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IMO it would be better to start with something more geared towards our cars. It just seems like a big pain in the *** for nothing that is too special. but hey if you do it, post it!
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Originally posted by Tsunami
IMO it would be better to start with something more geared towards our cars. It just seems like a big pain in the *** for nothing that is too special. but hey if you do it, post it!
IMO it would be better to start with something more geared towards our cars. It just seems like a big pain in the *** for nothing that is too special. but hey if you do it, post it!
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I have heard that you can use the compressor or turbine wheel from the GN, and it is an upgrade for the stock HT18, I may be wrong though, just what I've heard.
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