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Old 09-14-2013, 02:37 PM
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I want the turbo to be spooled by 2000rpms ready to run to 6000. only wanting 5-10psi on 5.3L. Would like to keep the longtubes.

60mm- don't know about afrs though
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ON3 76mm would be a great choice for the $. What are your goals?
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I have a master power 70mm .96a/r at 7psi on a stock 5.3 and it is spooled up at 2500rpm. It's a front mount but gives you an idea.
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Originally Posted by Blackpanther99
ON3 76mm would be a great choice for the $. What are your goals?
450-500 at the wheels. Those ON3 turbos are on ebay for 300 all day long. I assume they have journal bearings. Is garret the only one that has the ball bearing design? How many miles would the ON3 last. I read about cheap chines turbos only making it 5-10K miles before they eat them selves up. Not saying that is a crappy Chinese turbo haha just curious, b/c the price seems to good to be true.

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Originally Posted by jjc839
I have a master power 70mm .96a/r at 7psi on a stock 5.3 and it is spooled up at 2500rpm. It's a front mount but gives you an idea.
I realized a spooled turbo around 1500-2000rpms is not realistic, or it would fall flat on its face around 5000 rpms from the tiny turbo being max out. What stall are you running with your turbo. I do a lot of city driving so I'm not a fan of big stalls on my dd
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2300 stall in a built 60E. Drives like stock aside from shift kit.
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Check out borg's s300's. Good prices, plenty of sizes, awesome power capability, and they are one of the most known and reputable names in turbocharger manufacturing.
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I would look into something in the 66-70mm compressor range with a .96ar or a little smaller turbine housing.
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I have a couple for sale that would work perfectly. A Turbonetics TC78 .96 and a Masterpower T70 .81. Shoot me a pm if you're interested in one.
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Would yall run the longtubes into a y pipe and heat wrap it to help spooling?

Could I get by with out an inter cooler around 6-7psi?


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