s475, is the race cover worth it?
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s475, is the race cover worth it?
thinking the 475 will be the turbo for me, 96 turbine, 1.32ar, t6. going on a 5.3, tu1 or tu2 cam, hotside built by me, in an s10 with th400 and 9inch. I searched, but couldn't find much discussion on the standard vs. the race cover. a lot of pics here show people using the race cover. is it really 75-100 hp upgrade like forced inductions says? and is it worth the 389 upcharge? thanks for any help guys
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I am interested in this also. I was thinking about talking to Jose about billet 476r, 92mm turbine, 1.25 ar t4 on a 6.0 lq4 with t56. The turbo I am looking at is pretty spendy in t4 platform with the billet wheel. I am really wondering if the race cover is worth all that extra $.
By the way chevyrules85, your setup is really going to haul in a S-10!
By the way chevyrules85, your setup is really going to haul in a S-10!
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thinking the 475 will be the turbo for me, 96 turbine, 1.32ar, t6. going on a 5.3, tu1 or tu2 cam, hotside built by me, in an s10 with th400 and 9inch. I searched, but couldn't find much discussion on the standard vs. the race cover. a lot of pics here show people using the race cover. is it really 75-100 hp upgrade like forced inductions says? and is it worth the 389 upcharge? thanks for any help guys
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thinking the 475 will be the turbo for me, 96 turbine, 1.32ar, t6. going on a 5.3, tu1 or tu2 cam, hotside built by me, in an s10 with th400 and 9inch. I searched, but couldn't find much discussion on the standard vs. the race cover. a lot of pics here show people using the race cover. is it really 75-100 hp upgrade like forced inductions says? and is it worth the 389 upcharge? thanks for any help guys
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I want the race cover mainly because it has a 3" slip discharge. The regular S400 4" v band discharge is going to be rather janky looking seeing how im going to have to reduce it right away to 3" to fit my intercooler piping. As much money as i have into my car, im not too worried about the HP to $ factor anymore, lol. Plus it looks alot cooler!
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I want the race cover mainly because it has a 3" slip discharge. The regular S400 4" v band discharge is going to be rather janky looking seeing how im going to have to reduce it right away to 3" to fit my intercooler piping. As much money as i have into my car, im not too worried about the HP to $ factor anymore, lol. Plus it looks alot cooler!
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Anyone got a photo showing the two covers?
For the Vband outlet, if you go that way, RPS has it. It's an oring deal and converts right to 3". But you have to weld the 3" pipe to it. A 3" silicone coupler would be much easier and not require such critical alignment in the piping. I just didn't want to hack on my spendy turbo.
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For the Vband outlet, if you go that way, RPS has it. It's an oring deal and converts right to 3". But you have to weld the 3" pipe to it. A 3" silicone coupler would be much easier and not require such critical alignment in the piping. I just didn't want to hack on my spendy turbo.
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Anyone got a photo showing the two covers?
For the Vband outlet, if you go that way, RPS has it. It's an oring deal and converts right to 3". But you have to weld the 3" pipe to it. A 3" silicone coupler would be much easier and not require such critical alignment in the piping. I just didn't want to hack on my spendy turbo.
Ron
For the Vband outlet, if you go that way, RPS has it. It's an oring deal and converts right to 3". But you have to weld the 3" pipe to it. A 3" silicone coupler would be much easier and not require such critical alignment in the piping. I just didn't want to hack on my spendy turbo.
Ron
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so if I did not get the race cover, what size is the outlet? if its a 4 inch v band, couldn't I just put a 6 inch piece of pipe there with a vband, and reduce it down to 3inch after that? thanks guys.
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http://www.racepartsolutions.com/index.php/categories1/part/turbo-accessories/garrett-borg-warner-mild-steel-compressor-outlet-flange-race-part-solutions
It's 3.5" flange. This reduces to 3".
I just built this a few weeks ago.
My turbo is the S476 billet. It wasn't $650....
Thank you for the photos!
Ron
It's 3.5" flange. This reduces to 3".
I just built this a few weeks ago.
My turbo is the S476 billet. It wasn't $650....
Thank you for the photos!
Ron
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