which turbocharger should i get

[tino]

What turbo should i get for my 97 gst? Im looking for a 18 or 20g that is reliable.

[FourG63 97GST]

What mods you have so far?

[tino]

so far i just have an exhaust, body kit, rims, and air filters. Its in the shop getin painted right now and as soon as thats done im getin alot more stuff i just dont no what yet but i have 10 thousand saved up to spend.

[FourG63 97GST]

body kit and rims huh?
ok I personally dont think you are ready for a 18 nor 20G.
but If I had to choose between the Ill go 20 cuz its like $100 more, so why not.

cant just bolt-on a turbo by they way, its much more complicated

[tino]

Ya i no u just cant put it on thats y i put a post on here. I want to know what else il need to make it run right?

[FourG63 97GST]

off the top of my head
boost gauge, EGT,intercooler piping, blow valve, front mount intercooler, fuel pump(255lph), injectors(660s), fuel management, hmm yea thats the basics
and a clutch, stock clutch should start to slip.

[tino]

I saw a 25g turbo on the internet i thought 20g was as big as they get? well anyway im thinkin about getin the frankenstein level 2 turbo.

[aves911]

Ummm......yea...Do you want to know what I have to support my 50 Trim Garrett? (In between a Frank 2 and Frank3)

Full 6-bolt swap
FMIC 2.5" IC Piping
Ported manifold and O2 housing
2.75" Turbo back exhaust
720cc injectors
Aeromotive AFPR with all -6AN braided fuel lines
255lph fuel pump
3" Intake pipe
Web Cams
Clutchmasters 2500lb clutch
Turbo XS BOV
Hacked MAS

To make all that work I use
Boost
EGT
A/F Gauges
Datalogger
AFC and ITC

I run on drag radials to boot

Unless you really really know what you are doing, do yourself a favor, start small with an FPBig28 and go from there 320+ whp should be enough for you.

[tino]

That sounds like a bad ass car. How much was it for all those mods and whats ur fourth mile time and speed? Do u run it on the street? if u do i bet ur gas milage isnt to good lol. I might do mine like urs.. thnx for the help. And oh ya is ur turbo reliable (like will it last a couple years?)

[aves911]

I haven't had a chance to take mine to the strip yet, I think I could probably break into the 11's on pump gas with slicks and good driving. As far as cost goes, I have probably spent 7-8 grand so far. I get about 27mpg on the highway and around 23 in town. If I drive balls out all the time though, I get about 15mpg My turbo will easily last a couple years, you just have to take care of it.

[tino]

Thats awsome i thought ur mpg would b like around 10 or sumthin with those injectors. Having an 11 sec car that u only spent 8 thousand on aint bad either.

[Spectrum]

I wouldn't have your heart set on those 11's, especially on pump.

[laserspeeddemon]

Well Buschurs Car broke 10's and cost about $10k, but the car was virtually naked. The 20g is capable of 10's but you must Tune your car properly. Some people think that slapping on a massive turbo can get you into the 10's. (T66) No that won't happen, of course you could just turn up the boost and blow you engine to bits. Start small, little by little.

Intake, exhaust, ports work, Fuel pump, Boost Gauge, 02 Sensor or A/F Guage. Boost Controller, and clutch. Thats good for low-high 12's depending on driver and car.

[tino]

What would be the highest safe boost for my stock internals?

[laserspeeddemon]

I'd say 12-15 without high-flow Fuel pump
15-20 with fuel pump. After that its up to you how much you are willing to risk it, don't go too close to 400 though. BOOOM Baby