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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Trying to decide between the turbosmart 38mm or the Tial 44mm. My combo is a stock cube LS1 with a single precision 66mm.

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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 09:59 PM
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TIAL 44, great sealing v band flanges, larger port, need i say more?
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Good deal, thanks again!
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Originally Posted by Willem @ Fuel Injection Concepts
TIAL 44, great sealing v band flanges, larger port, need i say more?
What he said, you cant go wrong with Tial, there are MANY huge HP cars on this site using Tial for a reason.
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or you could do the turbo smart 48mm
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is the 38 to small or something?
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Originally Posted by Willem @ Fuel Injection Concepts
TIAL 44, great sealing v band flanges, larger port, need i say more?
Yes....who has genuine ones at the cheapest prices ?

I could be buying 2 very soon.
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The Tial 44 is a very nice gate as everyone said...the Turbosmart 48 is also VERY nice, but pretty big...can be tight is some areas. If you need good flow (which you would on a 346 with a 66) I would go with either the Tial 44 or Turbosmart 48. The 38 would be too small.
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i am not postitive but i think the turbsmart 38 flows as much or more then the tial 44
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I am so confused right now haha. So will the 44mm be enough to support whatever I throw at it with that turbo?
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As long as you do not screw up to bad on placement the tial 44 will do the job. Turbosmart makes a better gate IMO.
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 06:57 AM
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As long as you do not screw up to bad on placement the tial 44 will do the job. Turbosmart makes a better gate IMO.

We agree on something!
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Turbosmart 38 controlled my 383 LT1 with a 88mm turbo down to 6psi steady. Tried the tial 38 as a test and boost was all over the place. Both were spring controlled only.
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70stang, me and you agree on a few things lol.
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