MillsMotorvation

Hi all, Im at the point where im going to need to get a turbo. I don't want to pay alot for this budget build. Here's what im hoping to get out of the car. Low to mid 10s. I have a LQ4 stock, planning on doing the ZO6 cam& spring swap, and a meth kit. 3.08 gear, TH350. Used will be good if it's in good shape!

lordrazo

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call jose with http://forcedinductions.com he will set you up with the best turbo for your combo and the best price with warranty

71 chevy

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76mm

the borg s400 would be great BUT, its freaking huge

MillsMotorvation

Any link, or more info on this?

elias_799

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cheapest turbo you can get away with is master power turbochargers

MillsMotorvation

Do they have a site? You got a link? What size would you recommend?

elias_799

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contact modular turbo, just google them, he is a master power dealer

jay_rich

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Cheapest bang for the buck that will make huge power, S400 hands down I would go that route and if you need a t4 flanged cheap turbo then the masterpower 76mm

Jay

transammiller

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i used a Master Power T76 with a .96 AR turbine housing and it was a great turbo for the money. now i have a TC76 and WOW what a difference. of course the TC76 cost twice as much and is packaged smaller. you can pick up a used turbo for cheap if you look hard enough. i wouldnt recommend the S400 though as it weighs 50+ lbs and will need to be braced. that thing is a monster

needaz28

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I ran a mp t76 on my stock 100k mile ls6.. made 618/695 smoking like a train.. that was like $1 for every ft lbs... I was happy

lsxmalibu

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you said budget build, my $285 gt45 clone (ebay) turbo is working fine....

MillsMotorvation

Budget is right! What's that turbo good for power wise? Any links?

allan808

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+1 ^ there good turbos!!

ModularTurbo

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From budget to Premium we got it.

MP or BW depending on the car

MP is the best bang for the buck if you are staying below 700hp

Above that BW is the best bang for the buck

Call me and I'll discuss it with you further.

thanks
Rob

lsxmalibu

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GT45-...Q5fAccessories

DrTurbo

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Give us a shout....we build all kinds of turbos, not just a dealer, so we can build to suit as well.

98Z28CobraKiller

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The BorgWarner is definetly great power for the money. There are a ton of cars (mostly mustangs) going 8's on those for under $1000 bucks new. The problem, as already mentioned, is that it's a huge turbo. Very difficult to package in the front of an fbody.

elias_799

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i will shoot myself in the leg before i run a cheap Chinese turbo on my 7000dollar motor or even my stock motor, if that turbo goes wrong, and it will go wrong, your motor could see some serious damage. the money you save now with buying that Chinese **** will cost you big later down the road

as i have said before, the cheapest turbo you can get away with is master power units.

but if you can not afford one, look for a used holset turbo to suit your needs.

lsxmalibu

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thats the difference< if you can afford a $7000 motor whats 700 more for a turbo, Im not spending more for a turbo than I spent on my junkyard engine. And I have yet to find a failure on one of these units.

darkhorizon

There are not many holset turbos I would run on a LSx motor. The best bets are really too big frame wise to be useful. A good 600whp turbo would be a HX52, as it is a pretty good frame size but the exhaust housing is a bit small (great for street response though, it spools like a T3 honda turbo).

In the 600+ range, the SX400 turbos are not a bad deal, you can get them new with T4 housings for cheap enough.