Anyone using the TC78 with the 1.15 AR?

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Aug 1, 2010 | 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 020NN20

i know this is an old thread, but it kinda applies to me, I have a 383 that im building, pt78 with a .96 housing, and reading this thread, im guessing i should change to a bigger exhaust housing? If so, (kinda new with turbos) Do I just have to change the housing or do I need a new turbine wheel as well? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Dennis

you will never catch me running anything about 370 CI with a t4 frame turbo. Too much back pressure. Even witha 346/347 I will run a t6 framed turbo

Aug 1, 2010 | 09:04 PM

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I am using the TC78 right now with 1.15AR, The turbo spools very fast. Ran a best of 10.0@148 on 8psi E85 LS3 engine

Something isn't working right. That ET is horrible for the MPH.

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Yes you will pick up another 40-50hp with the swap to the 1.15A/R. Ask the guys from Baker Engineering, they did some back to back with the .96A/R and then swapped to a 1.15A/R unit.

We talking max boost vs max boost or at the same boost level?

Aug 2, 2010 | 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnv

I have a TC 78 & 383 also and found it fell on its face around 5000 rpm,
went to a 1.32 ar housing and its much better, spools just as fast and makes power all the way to the limiter.

Gonna try a race cover next.

Was this on E85?

Aug 2, 2010 | 11:01 PM

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Something isn't working right. That ET is horrible for the MPH.

<3000lb rx7 street car with IRS and a manually shifted t56, that's whats "wrong"

Aug 3, 2010 | 11:07 AM

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<3000lb rx7 street car with IRS and a manually shifted t56, that's whats "wrong"

LOL Road race cars do not make good drag cars. Car is set up for the road course.

Aug 3, 2010 | 04:37 PM

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Was this on E85?

pump gas and meth

Aug 28, 2010 | 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 020NN20

Sorry to hijack the thread, but have a question, I have a forged 383, Ported 317's, with a ported prof low intake im building, have a pt78 with a .96 exhaust. is that gonna hurt me, if so i'd rather change it before i finish mocking up the rest of the kit. Please lemme know, thanks

THe TC78 has a smaller turbine wheel at 68mm where the PT78 has a 75mm turbine wheel. The PT78 is going to have less back pressure because of the bigger turbine wheel so the smaller a/r housing is not going to be as bad. It should be fine. I think the largest housing PT makes for the PT78 is a .96 A/R.

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