What is the largest turbo you would use on daily-driven street car?

[AWD Terror]

Simple question. What is the largest turbo you would consider running on a daily-driven DSM?

If your favorite turbo selection isn't listed please choose "Other" and post it here, thanks. :)

[Poncho2049]

Who thinks they run the most boost? And how much?

[thegreatms]

Rise from the Grave

Why would you respond to a poll from almost 3 years ago? That turbo list is so out of date its not even funny. Start another thread to ask who runs the "most boost".

[Girly VR-4]

big 16g. it's laggy enough on my galant. i don't think i'd want anything laggier, at least on my daily driver....

[Royalty]

Who thinks they run the most boost? And how much?


Why would you respond to a poll from almost 3 years ago? That turbo list is so out of date its not even funny. Start another thread to ask who runs the "most boost".

Poncho = Owned hahahaha

[stealthawdtt]

To me the 35R is and will always be the unltimate street turbo.

[nefkntym]

gt35r or fp-3575

[fastwaytech]

Well depends on your mods. FP Green.

[nukefission]

"T3/T4 Hybrid" can mean anything. Be more specific!

[xian 1g]

before i burnt an exhaust valve, I was running the fp3065. Lag is not something that concerns me, try down shifting. I haven't tried anything larger, but I would recommend this turbo to anyone.

[tsi20gawd]

I dont have issues with my Red on the street :confused:

[Super4x4Duty]

EVO III 16g. I don't need more turbo, I've got a bottle!

[K_Mans_TSI]

size of the turbo does not determine the streetability for me...cams mihgt

[2quickturbo66]

It all depends on your mods...

[4wdrivefury]

SC61 ported big cover

[DirtyDsmer]

PTE 56' trim :D

[tstkl]

60-1 or gt35r, I haven't used them so I dont know their streetability, but I will be getting one of those two (actually three, I might go with a gt30r) and driving it on the street. its just a matter of MAKING it work to me.. :D

[turboneal]

i currently have the FPbig28. i actually think it is more turbo than 50% of "normal" drivers would use. i think it is the best mod for a 2g. (ok, go 16g if you have a first gen.)

However i voted "other" because this poll is so old it doesn't have the new forced performance turbos. i plan on getting a FP3052 and driving it DAILY.

-Neal

[nefkntym]

GT-42R is the largest I would use.

[Oracles91GST]

GT-42R is the largest I would use.

isnt that turbo 1200hp capable

[nefkntym]

I don't know about 1200. I know 900 at the wheels, it is capable. There are a few different flavors of the gt-42r.

[TwighlightGSX]

Yes, the GT42R. :cool:

[hand1222000]

Gt45

[mikeg]

t-25 or should I say t-too much

[90blacktsiawd]

My 50 trim is about as laggy as i'd care to deal with for a DD.

[11secdsm]

My 50 trim is about as laggy as i'd care to deal with for a DD.

Wimp!! :rolleyes:

[GSXspeeddemon]

have you guys looked at the results. Who in the hell votes for a stock turbo?????

[90blacktsiawd]

Wimp!! :rolleyes:

Atleast my cars moving under it's own power these days. ;)

[twicks69]

On my 2.3L, I see full boost around 3400-3500rpms on the thrust bearing version of the SCM6152S from PTE.

It spooled about the same as my 2.0L did with a PTE SCM6031E setup.

If you stay 2-liter, I would go with a 50 or 60 trim if you don't like waiting until 3000+rpms to play.

If you have the extra cash, do the ball bearing option on it for 15% faster spoolup.

[11secdsm]

Atleast my cars moving under it's own power these days. ;)

I have one that's moving still :D It's all good. The other one should be done soon :D

[EclipseRST]

PTE T70 is what I have on my car currently. You get use to the lag.

[90blacktsiawd]

I have one that's moving still :D It's all good. The other one should be done soon :D


I suppose i should have said atleast my dsm is still moving under it's own power. :rolleyes: But yes your car will be sick when Josh gets done with the motor. Let's just try to keep it in one piece this time Boom Boom. :D

[nefkntym]

It's all a matter of preference, I have a PTE 5031(50trim) right now on a built 2.3 with fp3's. Its to small, I need something significantly bigger, and this is my daily driver.

[twicks69]

It's all a matter of preference, I have a PTE 5031(50trim) right now on a built 2.3 with fp3's. Its to small, I need something significantly bigger, and this is my daily driver.


sick of spooling up like a T-25 hey?? That is the hassle of this turbo used in a stroker setup because it is gutless on the top end and too responsive during everyday driving. Personally, I don't like cruizing on the highway at 3000rpms in 5th and boosting at the same time. By boosting, I mean full boost the second you tap the gas.

If I am just driving along in 5th at 3000rpms with my setup, I get around 10psi, and by 3200-3300 I am at 25+psi easily. Setup is with 272/272's. I still need to change over to the FP3X's, solid lifters and dual springs.

[nefkntym]

Yeah I have the FP dual VS kit already. I also have a working cyclone coupled with a maf-t in blow through make a quick spool.
www.studio1027.com/dsm.htm ,this is easier. Bottom line I need a bigger turbo, I won't go any smaller than a FP 3065.

[Prophecymiller]

Oh thats all just the stuff for micro machines! THIS is what I'm running now adays.......
http://library.abb.com/GLOBAL/SCOT/SCOT208.nsf/VerityDisplay/DCE75EAC1AA8F20CC1256FCE00565DF3/$File/2058_TPL91B.pdf

Yeah bitches, suck it! :eek: :D

[thegreatms]

Oh thats all just the stuff for micro machines! THIS is

well this poll is 3.5 years old, so it is a little out of date.

[K_Mans_TSI]

t70

[400hpgsta/t]

so is anyone else running a greddy 18g? if not, what don't i know? :confused:

[90blacktsiawd]

The greddy kit is ungodly expensive. Are they making it a bolt on turbo these days or do you still need the whole kit?

[400hpgsta/t]

i got mine from a friend who bought it at wholesale from a local shop :D had everything i needed.

[90blacktsiawd]

i got mine from a friend who bought it at wholesale from a local shop :D had everything i needed.

Well if that's the case then cool. But for the price in general you can get a turbo that can match or surpass the greddy 18g for less. Last time i checked ( which was maybe 2 years ago ) the greddy kit was somewhere around 1800.

[araknid01]

from the research ive done i found that id want a 3052 for street use. its the biggest id go for a street car.

[Boorail85]

I have always wanted a 20g powered street car... but now that i have a ported evoIII, no sense in so much money for such a small gain.

I was thinking about a .50 trim.. pte, rs49, fg green, etc.. but the more I look at it, the more a FP3052 looks soooooo good!

[92fwricer]

i'd be content with a good 16g or 20g.

[Darksurfr]

16G by far because anything else is just ridiculous for a DD esp since you can still probably get 24 MPG with the 16G without boosting too often.

[K_Mans_TSI]

because gas milage is determined by the size of the turbo.....how bout keep your foot out of it.

[2deep]

I dont have issues with my Red on the street :confused:


Either do I :D . In fact my 7cm RED spools quite nicely on my 2.0L w/ 9:1CR. I can definatly see myself going bigger in the future.

[joosdawg]

i thought id regret it but i now have a PTE 57trim going from a 16G it is a big differnce in spool time. But the power that thing makes is just incredable! it makes up for any lag X10 in my book!

[AWD_DSM]

the 3065 is the ultimate street turbo

[sinhowang]

Evo Iii 16g

[AL92]

For lots of town driving on a 2.0 it would be hard to beat an evo 16. A 50 trim on a 2.0 is going to give full spool around 3800 or so and start spooling up around 3000. This means you would need to be in 2nd around town or downshift to second and also downshift from fifth to fourth or third on the highway.
Its not a big deal but off boost the 2.0 are superdogs.
On a 2.3 or 2.4 you can go bigger and spool up a turbo like my 3065 at similar rpm levels to a 50 trim on a 2.0. Still off boost the 2.4 is pretty much a dog.Even with its higher compression and displacement over say a 1g low compression 2.0.

I guess its not a huge deal to have boost when going up thru the gears at super low rpm it might actually save gas and speeding tickets but sometimes I get annoyined waiting for the boost to start coming in.
Sometimes I think a 3052 which would act like an evo 16 in my 2.4 would be better for around town snap. But the 3065 does have the potential to run sic numbers at the track and it is something to behold on the highway! I would bet my car can hit 200mph if I wanted to do it!

[K_Mans_TSI]

daily driving the bigger the better....or maybe i dont' go around town WOT anymore

[jross1038]

i would the evo III 16g

[Chicago_DSM]

Well, this 14b is too wimpy for daily driving...Spools way too quick and wastes a ton of gas...

Im moving straight to an evoIII next, even tho a 50trim is more of a turbo of what I would like to run, its just not gonna happen with my current supporting mods....

But, having driven in a 50trim daily driver, and seen even bigger, I would say a 60-1 is about the limit for a daily driver...

I mean, I've seen worse, Eric of AMS drives his GT42r 1g on the street all the time...And my buddy who made nearly 600whp on his FP RED setup has no problem daily driving it when its running....Bring on the big turbos

[kennethfong]

chicago,

a gt42r on a road is too much.... a big 16G is more than sufficient, anything more than 20G is overkill for street driving...

[K_Mans_TSI]

why is that? since when do you need a turbo to drive on the street? the larger the turbo the easier it is to drive around daily as you can just stay out of boost.

unless all you people are into showing off at every freaking red light the larger the turbo the better on the street.

[AL92]

I have had now several different size turbo dsms.t25, 14b,50trim,and fp3065.
Off boost in town can be a good thing. You don't really need to be in boost much in the city with 30mph speedlimits most places. Gas is not cheap anymore. So staying pretty much out of boost while boring is also more economical. On the highway you can use the turbos more. Of course
I do also go out and play ,meaning boosting the car up but that is usually done on days with little or no traffic or would not have a liscence for very long.
Full boost on most of these turbos will quickly get you arrested if caught.
That being said I can gear down to get into boost quicker ,going to second gear in the city when in third will give pretty much instant boost even with the big turbo. Course the 2.4 litre engine helps there too. But you dont necessarily need full boost either.Even 5 or 10psi on a big turbo can be a huge power boost. Ditto on the highway.I can cruise in fifth and fourth is a great gear for good boost with just a quick downshift.
You really would only notice a lot of lag if you are leaving the line at low rpm
.If you leave higher on the rpm band with a stutterbox for instance you have boost much quicker.
I see no real disadvantage to the bigger turbos. 50 trim size is more than streetable on a 2.0 and bigger than that is more than streetable on a 2.3 or .2.4.
But different people tolerate different amounts of turbo lag.

[Sinistr]

I think that there are a whole list of turbos that some think are streetable. For my application, on a solid motor, I will likely be using an FP turbo(Green, 3052, 3065). I'm looking for around 450-500 HP DD.

[BostinSwifty38]

any turbo is streetable. Ya just gotta know how to drive it.

-A. Swift

[boosted92dsm]

GT35R hands down.

[foxgst]

20 G is the biggest I would go... Thats still huge for a dd.

[b00st3d]

60-1 is on my 2.0 and have no issues and it makes more than enough power when needed.

[slowWdsm]

65lb/min turbo

[dsm_roller]

need to keep it near stock for Cali Smog. i have been contemplating making it a trailer queen. In that case, T3/T4 hybird

[DSM_Fo_Life]

need to keep it near stock for Cali Smog. i have been contemplating making it a trailer queen. In that case, T3/T4 hybird
If you had a "Guy", like I do, you wont need to worry about passing smog in Ca. :cool:

[nukefission]

This poll is pretty obsolete. It was created in 2002. I think I'll make a more relevant one.