would this be an alright turbo if im looking for the neighborhood of 400 give or take 50hp and a quicker spool up? what do you think it is worth?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true



thanks in advance
tyler

 

its the exact turbo i was looking at...

whats it going on? t2? fd?.... ported motor?

 

That will work for the HP but the spool might be a little slow. All the specs are OK its just that the non-divided houseing is going to raise your lag time slightly.

kenn

PS: when you post about a turbo on EBAY you should really specify weather its a knock-off or an original manufacture IE garret, air research, master power, HKS etc. there are so many guys asking aobut the SSautochrome, stone mountain etc that most of the guys don't bother to reply to posts about them

 

is there any place i can get a new exhaust housing for something like that?
so you think i wouldn't see boost until around like 4k?

 

Seems like a good deal, but I don't think it'll make 400 rwhp...

 

i would be happy with 350ish, anyone know where i can get a different turbine housing for it, and maybe how much it would cost and what i would be looking for? .84 or stay with .96?... i need like an idiots guide to turbos or something lol.

 

The housings you're looking for are on ebay aswell. Or, there's even a guy on there that sells that similar turbo, "Borg warner T04b" and offers different size housings along with it.

 

IF you want 350 use your stock turbos and have better spool as well.

 

When people say "good to x00 hp", they really mean that the turbo can support that amount when it is completely maxed out. You do not want to be anywhere near the max flow, because by that time, you are usually far out of a turbo's maximum efficiency range. That T-trim compressor is not going to cut it. For low prices, and the amount of HP you are looking for, the trims you want to look at are V trim, super V, H, Super H, and 60-1 (in order of increasing flow ratings). The P-trim exhaust will be fine for you, but for good spool, try to get a divided manifold and turbine housing. Picking an appropriate A/R for the turbine housing depends on your porting, and what compromises you are willing to make between spool and top end power.