Gcg Hi Flow Turbo

[sIIgtst]

hey,

i see a fair few people are running a GCG hiflow turbo

on thier rb25det.

what excactly is a GCG hi flow is it just a standard tubo

that gcg have hi flowed or is it an off the shelf item gcg

offer?

thanks

[Birnie]

Might get a bit of a giggle out of a few people from this one as it must be one os the most talked about items, include bought/sold.

But you all gotta start somehwere (including me who downloaded the instructions for an oil change 3 years ago...hehe)

Have a look here :

http://www.gcg.com.au/Catalogue_Menus/Upgr...pgrade_gtst.htm

Also, if considering one, SydneyKid has a group buy going for (i think) $1750.

Also seen in 'For Sale' from $1200 - $1900 depending on condition/use etc....

Benifits are that it bolts up to ALL standard water/oil lines and NO other modifiactions are needed to get it on and running.

I've just done an aftermarket HKS2535 and it was a royal pain in the arse!

Mainly cause i was stuffed around by Pirtek causing my car to be of the road for 2 weeks instead of 4-5 days..but anyway...Thats another story.

Do a search and you should find what you want..

Cathcya..

[paulr33]

hiflow to means exactly that. flow more or higher. they take the standard skyline gtst ball bearing turbo charger unit and remove the internals (100,000km+ old parts usually).

they grab the exhaust housing and make the exhaust outlet snout larger, which means it can flow more exhaust gas. they then fit new a ball bearings kit and rotating assembly (known as a CHRA) to the turbocharger and replace the compressor wheel with a new higher flowing unit. a new exhaust wheel which is larger is fitted which is also steel instead of ceramic.

the only thing that is as old as the turbocharger is the exhaust housing, compressor and main assembly. the rest of the components are fitted with new items to ensure reliablity and performance of the unit itself. the unit bolts back onto the standard bits as the flange, housing pattern etc are all the same and the oil / water lines match up correctly. the unit retains within a bee's penis stock turbo wind up spool response as the same a/r is retained so lag should be minimal if not that same (or close to). anyone who has a spanner and socket set should be able to swap their turbo over for a hiflow as there no need to mess with flange options, dump pipe patterns, oil/water line stuffing around and compressor elbow changes. its a direct swap for swap so it should be easy.

gcg take your turbo, throw the old bits in the bin, upgrade all the stuff inside then balance it and send it back to you.

you need to take off your existing turbo first and send it to them (doesnt matter on condition) so they can work on it.

i think there is an alternate option where you can pay an extra deposit to get them to ship you one first and then fit it and then you send back your old unit