what size turbo to us on a gts

[rknily]

hi
i have a gts 2000 and i want to go turbo. but i do not know what size turbo to buy i was thinking of a Garrett t-3/t-4.48/.60. do you think this will work? pleas help
thanks

[mannx]

it would probably depend on the 8000 dollars worth of other stuff you'll also need to make it fit.

[Wicked8o8]

XS is soon to be released. Custom turbo is a waste of time and money being so late in the production of a kit. The kit is gonna be released in summer, so completing a custom turbo will take you about the same time. A kit is easier to install than customizing everything. Also tuning is a biatch and hella expensive, if not done right, BOOM!
Jersey Jay and the other custom jobs had theirs for a while and although they are pioneers for boosted celicas, they sacrificed a lot of their time, money, etc.

[nyoneway]

t3/t4 is a little too big to run 7psi of boost on a 1.8l engine, you will get unecessary lag. Unless you're going for more boost than 7psi, go with something smaller.

[-=BrocK=-]

JerseyJay has a t3/t4 turbo and it seems to work great. I agree with oneway though that it is probably overkill and will produce lag that you could have avoided. I guess it all depends on what you're looking to do with it...

[EuGeNiLe GTS]

u should get a turbo you will use the most ouf of.. getting huge turbos and only boosting 7psi? i dont know about that.. T28.. thats good for 300+ spools fairly quick.. t25 even..

do you really need those big ball bearing turbos that cost 2000 alone and only boost 7 psi on it?

just my .02

[Jersey Jay]

I'm runnning a turbonetics T3/4 Hybrid 58 trim ceramic coated. It's the largest trim you can fit with a Celica as we had to do some minor modifications to get it in. I'm only boosting 7 psi on stoack internals. I have NO LAG WHAT SO EVER with this turbo. We had a T3 in the car prior to this one and burnt it up within 300 miles as it wasn't a ball bearing and the rubber seals just sh*t the bed! Much more lag with a smaller one do to my past experience, but alot less money. If you know someone you can buy my turbo for $1,300.00-$1,400.00. I would not get a turbo that is not ball bearing. My set up is good to 450 HP and the Celica will never see that kind of power while it's in my possession.

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

VF35
T25
K03b
K04a

All fast spooling. The VF35 is a popular Subaru replacement and is also the 02 STI Turbo.

[-=BrocK=-]

The K04 is the turbo David Draper is using in his GT turbo kit, correct?

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

yes it is...

[cool2miketlu]

All these fast spooling turbo is good for the GT, but will not be good enough for GT-S because they top off before you hit lift :( For a GT-S get something else that will keep kicking to maybe 8500 past your redline :)

[InEEdBooST]

16g ;)

[rknily]

so jay should i go with a . 48/.58 let me know

[Oo DaRk StAr oO]

VF22

Hits to redline... flows around 500CFM's

Lag isnt bad... Very nice turbo.

Came stock on the 22b Impreza.

[larryd]

Originally posted by nyoneway
t3/t4 is a little too big to run 7psi of boost on a 1.8l engine, you will get unecessary lag. Unless you're going for more boost than 7psi, go with something smaller.

Wether or not to run a T3/T4 has nothing to do with how much boost you are going to run. Most people dont seem to understand that all T3/T4 is are the housings. Its a T3 exhaust side and T04 series compressor cover.

The wheel choice inside that T3/T4 is what makes the difference and the AR of the housing can be used to control spool up with a .48 being the smallest and spooling the quickest.

But to answer your question rknily, I would not personally go with a custom turbo kit at this point in time because there are a few kits that will be released very soon that will end up costing less then your custom kit in the long run and be tested.

[cool2miketlu]

I told him just to get the kits, but he pmed me back said he has pretty much everything except for the turbo and intercooler...

[Jersey Jay]

Originally posted by rknily
so jay should i go with a . 48/.58 let me know Go for the gusto use the 58 trim like me.

[faultline]

hey jay,...Anna has the Ar 60 on hers...it fit!...it is a gt though.,could that be why???