Turbo noob

[kaluce]

I was looking through all the turbo threads, and I know HOW they work, and what they do and all that, but I'd like to know a bit more. Is there a thread that details what the specs of each are?

More specifically I was looking at a Full Blown stage 1, and saw that they have 8 different options. The names of the turbos are rather cryptic as well, T3 50 trim, GT2871R, and PTE5558 for example, and I can't tell what would be overkill, or what would be acceptable.

My end goal is ~250whp on 93 octane, and whatever boost E85 would get me on the days I'd track my car.

[EMS Guy]

might want to pick up the phone and call them or email them. it's turbo nomenclature

[Jyn]

GT2871 ahhhhhhhh.

But a GT28RS would be a nice, quick spool. Might be a tad under 250whp, though.

[gramicci101]

You could contact @FullBlown, they're a vendor here.

[woode]

google, google, and more google.

..and then google some more.

Every time you come across something that you don't know what it is: google.
That's what I do. Then, once you understand what all of it means, you can start asking meaningful questions.

250whp on 93 octane is more than doable. I don't even know that anybody is getting that low of a number on any turbo or centrifugal SC kit. The average for low boost on 93 with most of the kits is in the 290-320 range.

[lucid215]

pretty much the name is related to company. for example the gt28 series is from garret turbo while the pte is from precision.

[PhoKingCool]

As others have stated, you will find more info and recommendations on Google. Do that first before wasting both your and the vendor's time calling around.

[Dipstik-sportech]

Gt2871 for cost and the gtx2867 for a higher horsepower ceiling

[King Tut]

Any of the turbos LJ @FullBlown offers will get you to your goal of 250 whp and 93 octane. They can change how much you will make on E85 though. The kit was originally offered with only a GT2871R or a GTX2867, but then a vendor who shall remain nameless started offereing much cheaper turbo kits using the cheaper non ball bearing turbos. It really comes down to how much you want to pay and whether you want a water cooled turbo or not. I would tell you to just get the GT2871R as that is what I had and it is more than capable of meeting your goals.

[Dipstik-sportech]

On the street the 2871 is hard, if not impossible to beat for the money.

[D_Thissen]

Originally Posted by Dipstik-sportech

On the street the 2871 is hard, if not impossible to beat for the money.

Which is why Im going to acquire your old one

[kaluce]

Originally Posted by woode

250whp on 93 octane is more than doable. I don't even know that anybody is getting that low of a number on any turbo or centrifugal SC kit. The average for low boost on 93 with most of the kits is in the 290-320 range.

I figured I'd go with a light amount of boost and add in supporting mods to keep it as reliable as possible. I'd like to keep this car for a number of years, and I'd like to make it as reliable as possible.

Like I said, I know how turbos work, but I wasn't sure of the naming nomenclature the companies use. For example, an Nvidia 560TI is better than a 550TI, but not nearly as good as a 770.

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by kaluce

I figured I'd go with a light amount of boost and add in supporting mods to keep it as reliable as possible. I'd like to keep this car for a number of years, and I'd like to make it as reliable as possible.

Like I said, I know how turbos work, but I wasn't sure of the naming nomenclature the companies use. For example, an Nvidia 560TI is better than a 550TI, but not nearly as good as a 770.

The numbers do mean something, which you can research. Bigger numbers definitely don't always mean better though. The second two digits is the same for a Precision and a Garrett, but you have to research the first two digits of a Garrett to find out how they correspond to the first two digits of a Precision.