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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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I'm a newb to F/I, I get the concepts of it and stuff but curious of what turbo to get. I have a bolt on,cammed 5.3 and was recently given a Garrett 70mm A/R .95 M24 turbo and was curious if this would be too big for my 5.3 with ARP rod bolts and stock internals? I've heard of people using ebay gt45 copies and wasn't sure it that would be a better route to go with or not. I'm not really sure of how much boost I'm wanting to push or how much power I'm wanting to make. Just kinda wanting something to screw around with but still be somewhat reliable and not break stuff all the time.
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buy some tube and get welding
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Revoroller
I'm a newb to F/I, I get the concepts of it and stuff......... I'm not really sure of how much boost I'm wanting to push or how much power I'm wanting to make. Just kinda wanting something to screw around with but still be somewhat reliable and not break stuff all the time.
"Not breaking stuff all the time" and "forced induction" seems like mixing oil and water. Well, atleast in my case.
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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Read my User name, Its going to happen to any motor eventually,BUILD IT BREAK IT regardless of what it is. I use to have a 650hp fully built 4 cylinder honda and broke axles, trans gears, clutches, its just part of the beast in turbo builds
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