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Old 06-27-09, 05:35 PM
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wet float or ball bearing?

what do you think??? im just trying not to get ripped on ebay....
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ball bearing spools faster, but is less durable
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mean....everybody tells me ball bearing is better but isn't the stock fc turbo wet float???
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idk, I searched on google wet float or ball bearing and clicked on the first thing that came up.
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Originally Posted by nazty1
mean....everybody tells me ball bearing is better but isn't the stock fc turbo wet float???
Ball bearing is best, but will cost you more. And don't buy ebay turbos; many of them are chinese crap.

The stock turbo does not use ball bearings, but it is also 20+ years old. It's not the most efficient design anymore.
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so where do i get a good big turbo for under 1000k
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a non bb garrett i was told about that is cheap and has great potential over 500hp ish.. said something about BB in a rotary isnt really the best because of heat. I was suppose to pm the guy for a model number for the turbo but i havent got around to doin it yet. BUT everyone has their own preferences so others may say different.
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Originally Posted by lonetlan
ball bearing spools faster, but is less durable
what...??

i got a cheap gt35 bb from enjuku racing on my ka24de s13 running with no blow off for the past 9 months, surging 24/7 and i got no problem, i had a 57trim t04e before that one and died in 1 or 2 months, but that was my fault cuz i just like how they surge, thrust bearings are not meant for that
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Ball bearing all day yee
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