garret gt series dual ball bearing turbo

[flight704]

Any one running one of these gt turbos? I was considering a hybrid and and got a recomendation of a gt series from TU. Quicker spool better flow due to improved air dynamics smaller package less rotational mass more durability than standard t3 t4 turbos

Just wanted to talk to someone who actually had one on thier car before i spent the cash . heres my contact info or just throw it up here on this thread


turbodak@earthlink.net
dak153ci on aim

thanks for your time

[spoolboy]

I'd say they're probably quite a bit better (never used one) but considering they're usually more than 2x the price of a similar HP capable Garrett, I'm not sure they're worth the money. Doesn't your car already spool up too fast? Mine does!

[flight704]

My toy is still in about 50 pieces over the garage floor so i have no clue how fast it will spool lol. I have a standard garret t3 from a shelby z tII set up rebuilt waiting to go in but i dont think it can get me where i want to go.

anyway thanks for the reply but still waiting to hear from some people that are running them

[Bl4ckD34m0n]

From what I've heard the GT series turbos are suposed to be the next generation in turbo technology. I've seen some of their maps compared to your standart T3 turbo, and they are capable of great things. They are suposedly upwards of 75% efficient capable of creating larger ammounts of boost out of smaller turbo's with greatly reduced lag.

For instance, their replacement for the venerable T3/T04 hybrid is a T28/T04, that spools even faster, can make more boost and is suposedly much more durable. I read a industry report in a aftermaket mag about them and it had allot of good things to say about their performance and reliability. The only down side I can see so far is thier price, most exceeding the 1.5k mark, far too much for your average tuner.

Lets hope the price comes down soon, until then, we will do with what we have.

[15w/ashelby]

I want to come see your car sometime...There aren't a whole bunch of td guys around here.

[flight704]

well i don't want to say price isn't a factor , I am far from rich and it is kind of steep!!! but if it really does everything they say it will be worth it lol.

15 w a shelby you are welcome to come by and see the puzzle if you like ,I am also a member of the buckeye sdac with you. Im me or email me and i will give you my cell # so you can stop by sometime. This is kind of a bastard project dont want to get yelled out on this board because it is not a fwd td its actually a dakota i am putting together but it does have the 2.5 motor found in the fwd turbo dodges . so i can call it a td anyway

[moparzrule]

Well you also have to have a custom header made, or atleast the standard T3 flange welded onto the stock manifold. There again the price goes up yet again. Maybe if somebody made a Dual BB turbo with a TD flange...

[cj011]

or you could go get a holset turbo i think they are ball bearing and can get them pretty cheap of ebay..

[moparzrule]

Holset? They don't make anything small. You might make a couple PSI at redline! The turbine housing are too big! Even the HY35 off an Automatic CTD has a 9 CM housing, very restrictive to them but still too big for us!

[moparzrule]

and to my knowledge they aren't BB, I'll have to check on that one.

[cj011]

you may want to dig around at turboford.org. they have been putting holset's on the ford 2.3 for quite awhile now with some success. so it's not as if there motors are to big for the dodge 2.2, especially a hybrid.

[moparzrule]

What model Holset's do they put on? And from what engine's do they get the turbo's from?

[flight704]

exhaust manifold was going to have to to be custom allready ,, they dont make a turbo manifold for a dakota so not a problem. as a matter of fact i got the flanges i ordered in today. im doing it in mild steel then in t 304 stainless a local guy has my stainless he has a cnc plasma cutter hopefully i can get it all right


any way back to the question at hand thread jackers lmfao

anyone running a garret bb gt series turbo and have real time feedback

thanks for your time

[altered7151]

Quote:

Originally Posted by moparzrule Well you also have to have a custom header made, or atleast the standard T3 flange welded onto the stock manifold. There again the price goes up yet again. Maybe if somebody made a Dual BB turbo with a TD flange...

Ask and you shall recieve... TU Dual Ball Bearing

[omnivore]

Mark Palleschi has tried a Holset from a Cummins on his old 2.5 GLHT. It made boost, and sppoled okay. In fact limitting the boost was his biggest problem..It would just keep climbing over 40 psi. It was uncontrollable, so he swapped it out for a hybrid.