which bolt-on turbo is better

[Stangbeater]

Re: which bolt-on turbo is better

not to mention the PTE downpipes have not been available for almost 1 yr..

Terry Houston Sucks. I never met the guy, but I hate him.

 

[#2875]

Re: which bolt-on turbo is better

you got me on the battery relocation. i had already done mine for handling reasons so it wasn't that big of a deal. i got my turbo and dp less than a year ago so i know they are still available. as far as the price you need to go here: www.arfabrication.com. ask for howard. he is the local speed shop guy around my town. i found him because he has an awd dyno. he sells hundreds of pte turbos a year and he smokes most of the syty vendors by a lot... sorry guys. he is on the next level as far as tuning. remember when ford had the problems with the cobras not making enough power? they came to him. he also has one of the fastest honda civics in the country and is the only person who REALLY knows the subaru engines. i recommend you give him a call and see what he can do for you.

as far as the converter, injectors and plumbing this is something i believe you should do anyway on an old truck. i guess everyone's goals are different though. good luck!

Exactly.

The BPE stock replacement turbos and Waller upgrades are a true “bolt in” and can be configured to work with the stock converter/injectors while still offering a considerable performance upgrade and better boost control. Anyone looking for a “20G” size upgrade (or a little better) would do well to look at them. Jumping to the PTE set-up is a substantial increase in cost above a bolt-in turbo that I don’t think everyone realizes:

$800 PTE turbo
$700 Downpipe
$450 to $900 Converter
$350 50# Injectors
$100 to $250 Misc. plumbing & hardware
etc.

Not saying there’s anything wrong with the PTE set-up, I’m just pointing out unless your goals involve mid 11’s or better, it’s probably not *necessary*, so why spend the extra $$?

As far as the stock DP is concerned, Waller put a Ty in the 11’s with one, and Campbell Automotive put up some very impressive numbers on the dyno with one of their bolt-on turbos and the stock DP…

 

[ZavzTy547]

Re: which bolt-on turbo is better

you got me on the battery relocation. i had already done mine for handling reasons so it wasn't that big of a deal. i got my turbo and dp less than a year ago so i know they are still available. as far as the price you need to go here: www.arfabrication.com. ask for howard. he is the local speed shop guy around my town. i found him because he has an awd dyno. he sells hundreds of pte turbos a year and he smokes most of the syty vendors by a lot... sorry guys. he is on the next level as far as tuning. remember when ford had the problems with the cobras not making enough power? they came to him. he also has one of the fastest honda civics in the country and is the only person who REALLY knows the subaru engines. i recommend you give him a call and see what he can do for you.

as far as the converter, injectors and plumbing this is something i believe you should do anyway on an old truck. i guess everyone's goals are different though. good luck!

I would definitely recommend RPM "prebraided" lines instead of making your own kit.
I made my own kit using the diagram that's floating around and it was a PITA X2 and it cost just as much...

 

[gjp]

Re: which bolt-on turbo is better

Yeah for 200$ the rpm set-up is the way to go. But I need a remote filter too with a hole to mount my trans temp sensor.

When I got home tonight from working O.T. (have to pay the sy bill) There was a nice big box with ROM tape on it. Whoot!!! Got in my A2A, brake booster hose, Still waiting on my turbo, hood, and fan spacer kit from them. I have my alky and propshaft comming from detroit turbo and brakes comming from CBR and heads comming from a member here.