thinking about future turbo upgrades, ball bearing maybe

thinking about future turbo upgrades, ball bearing maybe

08-24-2008, 02:24 AM

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WDixon27

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thinking about future turbo upgrades, ball bearing maybe

my truck doesn't really get worked all that hard other then a healthy flogging but a occasional trailered load like a car or two isn't out of the question, i was thinking about if i am going to save up for a s300 why not spring a few more hundred for a ball bearing, what say the experienced? is the garret GT37R better then a edge jammer bb? is the extra $400 for the garret turbo kit worth it? (lotsa hoses and adapters but otherwise the garret and edge are about the same $) do ball bearing turbos suck on our trucks? do they really spool up as fast as you'd think they should? is it a significant problem that the garrets are listed for a 24 valve?

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