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Oct 12, 2010 | 09:21 AM

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I'm sure most turbo shops can easily get them. The LS crowd doesn't really use them too much. It's mostly the DSM and EVO guys, especially since somebody made a housing to adapt the inlet to TD05.

Oct 12, 2010 | 09:26 AM

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Why not a precision billet 76? Journal bearings aren't that expensive and the turbo would still have room left in it if you wanted more...

Oct 12, 2010 | 09:47 AM

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has anyone used one of these??
http://www.racingjunk.com/category/1...ge-turbos.html

Oct 12, 2010 | 10:48 AM

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has anyone used one of these??
http://www.racingjunk.com/category/1...ge-turbos.html

Those units are BIG. 56lbs each and uses a very old comp wheel.

Oct 12, 2010 | 06:13 PM

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Why not a precision billet 76? Journal bearings aren't that expensive and the turbo would still have room left in it if you wanted more...

I'm really on a tight budget, are those around the $600-$700 range?

Oct 12, 2010 | 08:23 PM

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They are not. around the $1300 range... If it were me, I would work this into my budget though. For what you get, it is worth the money.

Oct 12, 2010 | 09:26 PM

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I'm really on a tight budget, are those around the $600-$700 range?

Sounds like a Master Power would be right up your alley then

Oct 12, 2010 | 10:10 PM

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my ebay unit is still working great!

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Oct 13, 2010 | 04:16 PM

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my ebay unit is still working great!

I went to that link, and it didnt work. What the name of the company? How much power can you make with that one?

Oct 14, 2010 | 09:01 AM

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I'm really on a tight budget, are those around the $600-$700 range?

get a brand new borgwarner s475 from turbodaves in dallas tx, was 625 shipped last time we bought a pair this spring, 1yr warranty from bw

Oct 14, 2010 | 09:37 AM

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I went to that link, and it didnt work. What the name of the company? How much power can you make with that one?

just goto ebay and type in "gt45" specs are listed

Oct 14, 2010 | 08:28 PM

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TC76-78 with the Modded turbine wheel.... Can't argue with that. FI has them for 1K much better turbo than any MP turbo. Will last a lot longer. SOrry just read all the last posts and it looks like every 100 dollars counts on the turbo and you cannot afford a turbontetics unit?

Oct 14, 2010 | 08:40 PM

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just goto ebay and type in "gt45" specs are listed

how long has that ebay turbo lasted ?

Oct 14, 2010 | 09:12 PM

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still going strong, checked the shaft after driving it all summer and it is as tight as when i got it.

Oct 14, 2010 | 09:28 PM

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Surprised not many people use the S475, guessing to big on the exhaust side?

Oct 15, 2010 | 04:47 AM

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still going strong, checked the shaft after driving it all summer and it is as tight as when i got it.

how many miles would you say youve put on it?

Oct 15, 2010 | 04:58 AM

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hay anyone know the max boost i can push with a stock bottom end on a lt1 with a 11:1comp.

Oct 15, 2010 | 06:33 PM

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Well got some cash to buy part's. Trying to make every dollar count.

Oct 15, 2010 | 10:23 PM

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Slow4.8 Would probably beg to differ. He kept killing them. Im not sure why but he Had to get a water cooled one to make it live. But every car/truck has different issues i suppose.

Oct 19, 2010 | 06:24 PM

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Slow4.8 Would probably beg to differ. He kept killing them. Im not sure why but he Had to get a water cooled one to make it live. But every car/truck has different issues i suppose.

Yeah, I killed 5 Turbonectics units on my Grandnational, and the vendor would'nt stand behind one @ $1500 a pop, so now I run a oil/water cooled Percision unit now for 3years.

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