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Originally Posted by 95 GSXracer
18gs have hardly impressed anyone. 14b is a fun turbo, mainly because they are 100 bucks used, and run low 12s (Leon ran 11.84 on one). I went 13.7 on the stock turbo, and 12.7 at 110 on the 14b. I was hardly modded at the time. More modded I went to a 16g and ran 12.0 at 114. So you can see most of my improvement was not in power, but in launching. 2gs will run mid 12s no problem on a decent car with good driver. There is hardly a difference between the small and big 16g. Not worth fussing over, but now the price difference is small, so why not go big. But now that the EVO 16g is out, go for that if you want something smaller than a 20g. People are getting 40 lbs/min flow out of that turbo, which is damn near impossible to do on a big or small 16g. I got 38 lbs out of mine, but after wiring the WG shut I got 39.9. On that note, dont go with a larger flapper. It WILL blow open if you try to run high boost. Search dsm tooners for a thread titled "WG blowing open info" using my same user name I have here for details.
So the short version is EVOIII 16g, and SBR has a good deal on them (579 shipped). Get the RRE hacker tweaker kit, or just the J and L pipe and oil feed line. File out the bolt holes in the drain line so the 2g drain can be kept. Swap the front and rear 2g water lines, bend slightly, and drive it on. ~150-200 bucks for the install.
Stay away from the oddball wheels like 17c, 18g, 19c, etc. They have yet to run as fast as the 16gs (both big and small are at 11.5 I believe). Also, dont bother with the "super," "killer," etc turbos. They rarely stack up. A new interesting option that I wish I could run on my car to get some data is the SBR 2g 20g. A 20g that doesnt require the J and L pipes, just the lines. I dont know whats its run for times yet, but its an intersting option none the less.
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