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Old Dec 28, 2014 | 10:42 AM
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Just wondering which turbo would work great for an LQ9. I picked up a stock LQ4, 2 cylinder walls were mildly rusted, so I decided to hone them out and swap to a set of LQ9/LS2 flat tops. My setup is a midmounted on3 76mm with a cammed 5.3 which is working awesome btw. It has Quick spool and retarded power. Just wondering which turbo I should run when I swap to the LQ9 down the line. GT45? Or the new On3 78/76?
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Old Dec 28, 2014 | 11:25 AM
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Just wondering which turbo would work great for an LQ9. I picked up a stock LQ4, 2 cylinder walls were mildly rusted, so I decided to hone them out and swap to a set of LQ9/LS2 flat tops. My setup is a midmounted on3 76mm with a cammed 5.3 which is working awesome btw. It has Quick spool and retarded power. Just wondering which turbo I should run when I swap to the LQ9 down the line. GT45? Or the new On3 78/76?
How much power do you want and when do you want it....budget? What you have will work and be very snappy for a street car.

Hard to argue with the S475 results. A Billet S476 with a 92mm T4 would be my pick. I'd go with a base T6 S475 over the On3 78/76 too.

Whats a truck bed weigh by the way? Had your truck on the scales the way it sits?
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Old Dec 28, 2014 | 06:50 PM
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Just curious, if it has retarded power, why are you upgrading? LOL BTW, I am sure I know the answer, we all have it.
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Lol idk man. Just want something to keep myself busy, must have more power!
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Just drove my lq9 today with its s475/t4/83mm/1.10 and enjoyed its great response
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Lol idk man. Just want something to keep myself busy, must have more power!
Yeah, I hear ya. We all have this horsepower bug. BTW, I see you on s10 forum too. I am Iroc-10 there, just can't change my screen name on that site, had it too long. Everywhere else, I am rpturbo.
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