Looking for some thoughts on a new Turbo.
 

I currently have a Slow Boy racing GT12 (55lbs compressor wheel dual ball bearing in a mitsu housing) that is internally gated on my Talon.

I have a SFP T3 manifold, Tial 38mm wastgate, and a T31 4-bolt O2 housing lying around. I would like to put these to use and upgrade the Turbo at the same time. I have a buyer for the GT12 and want some suggestions for a new Turbo. I would like to stay away from the dual ball-bearing center sections. I have been looking at 60-1, AGP61, and one other combo. The 61mm 56-trim compressor wheel in a T04E housing with a .63 4 bolt turbine housing and GT35 turbine wheel.

Any thoughts or suggestions would greatly be appreciated.

Thank you for the space,
-J

when i read the title i was like.. omg.. newb time. ( the whole, new turbo for me thing!) Then when i was reading it i was like AHHH i dont get it! so no wonder why its here. May i ask why you want to stay away from dual ball barings? If you can, get ahold of shane or someone that has a decent turbo setup.. they can give you a great heads up

Is the bottom end stock? Either way, the 61mm compressor/gt35 exhaust wheel is becoming a popular choice and if you want to make good power, go for it. Are you going to ever get it dyno tuned?

Iceman has a GT35R he is looking to sell. I believe his is D-BB though.

I would do the 61mm wheel over the 60-1. SlowWhite(2.0) and Speedfreak(2.4) run the 61mm with the GT35 exhaust wheel/non-bb GT center section and seem to like it. They both run the bigger s-cover though. The difference between the e-cover and s-cover should be minimal though. We sold a 61mm with the GT35 exhaust and e-cover to a local Honda guy with a B18 VTEC motor and he makes over 500whp with it. I don't think it spooled much worse than his old generic T3/T4.

I wanted to stay away from the Dual Ball Bearings because of price.

Bottom end is 6-bolt with 1g rods/2g pistons. I'm working on putting together a 2.14L. Yes it will be on the dyno next spring.

What would be the advantage of the S cover over the E cover?

What is the transient boost response like on the 2.0L with the 61mm/GT35 combo?

SlowWhite and Speedfreak- How do you like this Turbo?

Ecoli- Could you pm me a price for the 61mm/GT35 combo?

Thanks guys for the responses!

I know you would like to stay away from the GT series because of price, but they are great for spooling larger wheels quicker and the GT series turbine wheels are really efficient.

I think the main difference for the S housing over the E housing is that the S flows a little more and is what the Garrett wheels are measured/rated for. Secondly you have the anti-surge ports on the S housing.