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