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turbo sizing
Sunday, March 20, 2005 1:10 AM
Ok guys heres my story. My cars currently rocking a t3/t4e turbo, an exploited manifold that needs to be welded again, some 370cc injectors, a 4:1 fmu, and a 6 pound wastegate. I'm thinking I might be one of the only kids who wants to go a little smaller on the turbo sizing. What do you guys think? I'm taking it all apart again to fix the maniold anyway, you think a super 60 or something at least a little smaller would be in order?




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Re: turbo sizing
Sunday, March 20, 2005 7:04 AM
why did you go with a 4:1 FMU?

I see you're selling the 8:1

was that too high of a ratio or something?

why would you want to go smaller? for a faster spool maybe, but will result in less CFM


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Re: turbo sizing
Sunday, March 20, 2005 10:22 PM
the smaller turbo would spool faster but if you use the super 60 the larger trim wheel will also flow more than a normal one. but you're still losing a little bit with the smaller a/r compressor. and by the way, how's the car run with the 370cc injectors and the 4:1 fmu?

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Re: turbo sizing
Monday, March 21, 2005 3:00 PM
Nate: it really depend what you want. If you're running low boost, I'd bet the ballpark you'll see better performance out of a smaller turbo. Maybe not worth buying a whole new turbo though. Thats something you should decide. Bigger is not always better.

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for a faster spool maybe, but will result in less CFM


Put down the turbo.


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