DRAG Turbo.... revealed

[MarkC]

In case anyone wanted to know the specs of the turbo DRAG uses in their GSR kits. I dissected mine this weekend...

Turbine (HOT) side
Stage 3 turbine wheel
.63 turbine housing

Compressor (COOL) side
.46 wheel wheel
.50 A/R (I think all T04E's are 0.50.)

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Mark - Darth Boost - Turbo Mafia
98 Pearl Black GS-R, DRAG Gen. 3 Turbo
13.2 at 114MPH (GTech/Pro w/Drag Radials)

[97GSRt]

I've seen several different turbos shipped with their kits. Mine was a Garrett with similar specs as yours, but with a .60A/R compressor housing.

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2000 White Diamond Pearl 3.2TL

[MarkC]

Aha! So all of them are not 0.50 on the compressor side. I didn't know that. Thanks for pointing that out Ron.

Anyway.... My turbo is at Majestic Turbo in Waco right now getting a liquid-cooled, ceramic ball-bearing center-unit and going one-up on the compressor wheel to a 0.50.

I am leaving right now to pick it up.

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Mark - Darth Boost - Turbo Mafia
98 Pearl Black GS-R, DRAG Gen. 3 Turbo
13.2 at 114MPH (GTech/Pro w/Drag Radials)

[LEON]

Why do different Drag kits come with different fuel pumps and now apparently some come with slightly different specs for the turbos?

If I buy a kit, I expect their to be a certain constant as far as quality and content.

[woong]

I thought the Integra nonvtecs came with the .50 A/R and the GSRs came with the .60 A/R that was what I was informed when inquiring about the differences in the LS and GSR DRAG kits a while ago.


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woong
1999 GReddy turbo DC2

[MarkC]

I have a feeling that they will just use whatever is at there disposal (errr... whatever is available) when assembling the kits... from fuel pumps, to turbo specs.

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Mark - Darth Boost - Turbo Mafia
98 Pearl Black GS-R, DRAG Gen. 3 Turbo
13.2 at 114MPH (GTech/Pro w/Drag Radials)

[grippgoat]

All the more reason to go custom...

-Mike

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'95 GS-R Sedan Dark Green
Injen intake, DC Ceramic 4-2-1, Greddy SP
GC Coil-overs f/r 380/250 lb/in, KYB AGX f/r 2/3, GC 25mm rear sway

[MarkC]

Oh.... I dunno.....

I not complaining.... definately not complaining...

[SW20 MR2]

Hmmm, I wonder if this has anything to do with some people blowing up their motors. For example, I see a scenario where a shop installs the kits on say a GS-R. Instead of tuning each car individually, they have a standard setup for each car (ie. same timing, same FPR settings, etc.). However, if kits come with different parts, this could obviously pose to be a problem. Dunno...

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[97GSRt]

Having seen several different kits, I'd agree with Mark that the kits are pieced together using whatever parts are available to them at the time of the order.

My friend and I both had turbo GS-R's at one time, and our 'kits' varied only in that they had a slightly different blow off valve. Both were HKS Sequentials, but mine was a Type A and his was a Type C -- the only difference being the location of the vacuum line nipple. Mine was facing up, his faced down -- no big deal.

Our turbos, on the other hand, varied quite a bit. I had a Garrett with a .60A/R compressor housing and .63A/R turbine housing, while his was a Turbonetics .50/.63.

I, too, have heard that the non GS-R kits are supposed to get the .50 and the GS-R's are supposed to get the .60's, but I think it's pretty much whatever they send you. This isn't necessarily bad, though, as I am a firm believer in tuning, and each kit should be tuned seperately, and not according to a general guideline anyway. Just as each kit may be different, each car is different, too.

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2000 White Diamond Pearl 3.2TL