Kinugawa, Toyota, Turbo Reviews
Kinugawa CT26 High Flow Kits
After a few requests I have been looking into Kinugawa’s range of Turbos and the high flow kits they offer for the CT26 First off looking at these kits, they do seem reasonably priced for upgrading your stock CT26 to hold a bit more boost, although they don’t mention the fact that you will need [...]
Trust / Greddy, Turbo Reviews
Trust / Greddy T67-25G
The notorious T67 Turbo from Trust / Greddy is hands down one of the more popular 750HP rated turbochargers due to its quick spool. The T67-25g is a large hybrid turbo from GReddys T-power spec Turbos that are known for reliability despite the fact they are oil only turbo’s meaning they aren’t water cooled and [...]
APS
The APS SR56
After getting numerous emails requesting a good bolt on upgrades for the WRX’s so they could ditch the TD04 for a better spooler. After a lot of searching and asking a few pro’s the most recommended and reliable option was the APS SR56. One thing was clear the WRX lacked top end power and the [...]
Trust / Greddy, Turbo Reviews
Trust Greddy TD06-20G
The Trust Greddy TD06-20g is a widely known JDM turbo that is commonly sought after for a pro street turbo upgrade with a max boost of 30psi and 450hp rating if your thinking of upgrading the turbo on your MR2, WRX or Silvia this little baby will certainty pack a punch. The TD06 is a [...]
Toyota, Turbo Reviews
Toyota CT15B Turbo
The CT15b Turbo is one of Toyota’s well engineered blow dryers capable of providing 400hp, It was designed purely for 1jzgte to eliminate the twin turbo setup without loosing response or power but it also improved the maximum torque by about 4% and is 25% more efficient than ct12 setups. A stock CT15B is rated [...]
Kinugawa, Toyota, Turbo Reviews
Kinugawa CT26 High Flow Kits
Posted on 12 April 2012
After a few requests I have been looking into Kinugawa’s range of Turbos and the high flow kits they offer for the CT26 First off looking at these kits, they do seem reasonably priced for upgrading your stock CT26 to hold a bit more boost, although they don’t mention the fact that you will need [...] Continue Reading
Trust / Greddy, Turbo Reviews
Trust / Greddy T67-25G
Posted on 24 January 2012
The notorious T67 Turbo from Trust / Greddy is hands down one of the more popular 750HP rated turbochargers due to its quick spool. The T67-25g is a large hybrid turbo from GReddys T-power spec Turbos that are known for reliability despite the fact they are oil only turbo’s meaning they aren’t water cooled and [...] Continue Reading
APS
The APS SR56
Posted on 23 January 2012
After getting numerous emails requesting a good bolt on upgrades for the WRX’s so they could ditch the TD04 for a better spooler. After a lot of searching and asking a few pro’s the most recommended and reliable option was the APS SR56. One thing was clear the WRX lacked top end power and the [...] Continue Reading
Trust / Greddy, Turbo Reviews
Trust Greddy TD06-20G
Posted on 23 January 2012
The Trust Greddy TD06-20g is a widely known JDM turbo that is commonly sought after for a pro street turbo upgrade with a max boost of 30psi and 450hp rating if your thinking of upgrading the turbo on your MR2, WRX or Silvia this little baby will certainty pack a punch. The TD06 is a [...] Continue Reading
Toyota, Turbo Reviews
Toyota CT15B Turbo
Posted on 21 January 2012
The CT15b Turbo is one of Toyota’s well engineered blow dryers capable of providing 400hp, It was designed purely for 1jzgte to eliminate the twin turbo setup without loosing response or power but it also improved the maximum torque by about 4% and is 25% more efficient than ct12 setups. A stock CT15B is rated [...] Continue Reading
Holset, Turbo Reviews
Holset HX35
Posted on 20 January 2012
After doing research on Diesel Turbochargers, I was quite annoyed at the low amount of information available on Holset Turbos, and after having a read up on lots of forums such as dsmtuners I discovered there are a number of JDM car’s using them to upgrade their turbos. Today I will start of with the [...] Continue Reading
Garrett, Turbo Reviews
Garrett GT40 / GT4088R
Posted on 08 December 2011
Garrett’s GT40 just screams out potential when your glancing into the compressor inlet. Garrett has always done a great job at engineering turbo’s especially for the jap crew, however the GT4088r is a funny turbo because it’s rated at 370 – 650hp but it’s recommended for use on 3.5 – 5.0L engines, so it would [...] Continue Reading
Trust / Greddy
Trust Greddy T78-33d
Posted on 07 December 2011
The Trust T78 is a widely known Turbo that is very popular due to its boost capabilities and extremely large compressor flow. Designed by Trust / Greddy and Built buy Mitsubishi it is one of most sought after journal bearing turbo’s in the 700hp range. With well over 20 years of performance & turbocharger experience [...] Continue Reading
Apexi, Turbo Reviews
Apexi AX75 / AX75F82
Posted on 04 December 2011
Apexi’s AX75 is one of the most sought after turbochargers in the jap market and is especially popular amongst the rotary’s. the AX75F82 is a ball bearing turbo that is designed for high power output with a rating of 550-650HP. It spools up very fast and it Keeps on pulling until redline. The AX75F82 is Engineered [...] Continue Reading
BorgWarner
The Fast Spooling BorgWarner EFR-6758
Posted on 02 December 2011
Out of every Turbo I have ever seen the Borg Warner EFR-6758 would have to be the Best, the most reliable and Fast spooling Turbo in the 275-450HP range, I mean it has to be the biggest breakthrough in turbocharger technology sine the GT28RS. BorgWarner EFR (Engineered For Racing) series of turbochargers are a truly [...] Continue Reading
Blitz, KKK, Turbo Reviews
Blitz K3-450R
Posted on 30 November 2011
BLITZ and Triple K or KKK from Germany joined Turbo forces to create some of the greatest turbochargers on the market. The Blitz K3-450R is a journal bearing externally gated turbo that is rated at 450hp, the comp cover has a 3 inch inlet and 2 inch outlet and on the turbine side we have [...] Continue Reading
Toyota, Turbo Reviews
Toyota CT20b Turbo
Posted on 29 November 2011
The CT20b is ceramic twin entry turbocharger that is one of the most sought after upgrades for the 3S-GTE engines in MR2′s and Celica’s, it came standard on all GEN III 3S-GTE motors and can usually be found from wreckers for around $800 used. The CT20b is designed by Toyota and manufactured by Hitachi which [...] Continue Reading
Garrett, Turbo Reviews
Garrett GT30R / GT3082R Turbo
Posted on 27 November 2011
The Garrett GT30R is a entry level ball bearing turbo for pro-street, being ideal for small to medium engines 1.8L to 3.0L looking to produce up to 500hp. Inlet flange is standard fitment with a T3 flange on the entry and V-band of 4 bolt 2.5″ compressor outlet, oil and water cooled center, it also [...] Continue Reading
HKS, Turbo Reviews
Twin HKS GT2530 for the Skyline RB26?
Posted on 26 November 2011
For those of you who are not aware, HKS Turbos are re-branded Garrett Turbochargers which is also obvious as you can usually see “Garrett” stamped on the housing. The GT2530 are a direct fit bolt on up upgrade for the RB26DETT that are usually priced around $2000 ~ $2500 for the pair, so there not [...] Continue Reading
OBX, Turbo Reviews
OBX’s T3 TB25G Turbo
Posted on 25 November 2011
So many times I have seen on Ebay “OBX” popping up every time I do a search that relates to the work “Turbo” so I decided to look into them. To start off with OBX us a USA racing company, all there Turbochargers are designed and balanced in the USA, the rest is pretty much [...] Continue Reading
Garrett, Turbo Reviews
The Garrett GT35r Turbocharger
Posted on 01 September 2011
The Garrett GT35r Turbocharger is by far one of the most reliable turbochargers rated at 700hp it is not for grandmas corolla, is it ball bearing turbocharger similar to the GT28rs, the compressor is a High Performance BCI-18 and it has UHP Turbine sounds like jargon to most people but plain and simple if mean [...] Continue Reading
Garrett, Turbo Reviews
Garrett GT28rs aka “The Disco Potato”
Posted on 28 July 2011
The Garrett GT2860rs is the cousin of the GT28r, being one of the most sought after ball bearing turbochargers for its price and reliability it was dubbed the “The Disco Potato”. Recommended to be used on 1.8L to 3.0L engines it is a common upgrade on most SR20, CA18, 4AGE and 3SGTE engines, It is [...] Continue Reading
Tech of the turbos
Tech of the Turbos – Class 201 . What the hell are all these numbers ??
Posted on 01 January 2011
This guide is to provide information on turbochargers, what’s inside a turbocharger and how it works, what is included in a turbocharger kit, and then right into the technical side of things so you can understand what type or size of turbo will suit what engine/set up, what terminology like 60 trim turbine mean and [...] Continue Reading
KKR, Turbo Reviews
KKR430 Turbocharger Review – Yay or Nay ?
Posted on 01 November 2010
KKR430 Turbocharger The KKR430 turbocharger is one of the cheaper options thats been getting known around forums, the overall design is very similar to German KKK Turbochargers, how ever it is not known for the same quality and is not a rolla bearing. They are recommended as a bolt on upgrade for the RB25 and suited to [...] Continue Reading
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