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Im gonna be freshening up my 32R motor, so whilst its out i was offered a set of 34R turbo's as a slightly better option than mine for $500. I checked the shaft play and it seems fine.

Is $500 worth it for a set of 34R turbo's....or would my $500 be better off spent on doing something else to my turbo's for an equivalent price?

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mmmk that makes sense.

I guess how i looked at it was -well im only gonna be freshening up the motor and leaving the original turbo's i got on there anyways; so for 500 for a little bit better than what i got (they got better dump pipes i think yeh?) i might as well do it...

How much would i be looking at to hi-flo my turbo's? ....would it be worth it?

if you want some more zing and dont want a big capital outlay

and you are prepared with the ceramic risk (the same risk you have now with standard BNR32 turbochargers)

then the BNR34 turbochargers would be a good stepping stone. the front compressor wheel and cover are larger

0.42 a/r vs 0.53 a/r so its likely to give some more power for puff and its likely the components would be better

given sub 1989/1990 vs 1999/2000 so for $500 its not bad on a stock motor, on a built motor, its the same risk/timebomb

mmmk that makes sense.

I guess how i looked at it was -well im only gonna be freshening up the motor and leaving the original turbo's i got on there anyways; so for 500 for a little bit better than what i got (they got better dump pipes i think yeh?) i might as well do it...

How much would i be looking at to hi-flo my turbo's? ....would it be worth it?

check the hypergear thread in forced induction, high flow gtr turbo's have been mentioned, or msg him for a quote.

check the hypergear thread in forced induction, high flow gtr turbo's have been mentioned, or msg him for a quote.

The reply I got on high-flowing GTR turbo's ended up within ~$100 of buying Garett 2860/2560 turbo's new (if you used the ball bearing version).

And other forum sponsors were selling the garett turbo's cheaper than Hypergear...

I thought we had the lowest price on all Garrett turbos. How much did you endup getting them for? Also the one that I quote was for a GT28RS with the 9fin GTRS turbine. Not the GT28 with 10fin turbine.

I thought we had the lowest price on all Garrett turbos. How much did you endup getting them for? Also the one that I quote was for a GT28RS with the 9fin GTRS turbine. Not the GT28 with 10fin turbine.

I've seen vendors selling them for $2500 a pair but its not the one I want (it was a -5) and its +$200 or so to get the gaskets et cetera.

I'm not currently purchasing, I'm looking at buying a house first so that will be a slight delay :P

EDIT: I am interested in the difference in the turbines. Also I've seen an NZ seller selling HKS GTSS for $3100 as a kit plus $75 postage :)

I quoted $1250 per turbo for the -5s. Which is $2500 pair. and $10/ Gasket. Sure its not my quote? any way Pm in when you are ready. I believe we currently have the lowest prices for Garrett Turbochargers.

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