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hey guys, need some help on working out the quality of this turbo.

i dont no any brand or anything i just had the specs given to me and this turbo is ment to be a direct fit to a rb20

do you rekon its worth looking at for $650 or will it just be like ebay rubbish??? these are the specs

* Power Rating: 560HP

Turbo Housing: .58AR

* Compressor Housing: .50AR

* Flange Type: T3

* Cooling: Water and Oil

* Bearing Type: 360 Degree Thrust Bearing

* Actuator Type: Internal Gate

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Well it looks like a typical ebay ad... has a typical ebay price...

Forget it. The single most important part for the RB20 is the turbo, you need to spend money there, or the RB20 will just lazy.

RB25 turbo for 180-200rwkw.

HKS2530 for upto 230rwkw

Above that you have a lot of choices, but response takes a hit (3071, TD06 etc)

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well a the moment i have an r33 s2 turbo on my rb20, my cars pretty much stock apart from turbo, fmic, bov and full 3 in exhaust,

i have a greddy emange ultimate, nismo 555c injectors, splitfire coilpacks, z32 afm to be put on at some stage and what turbo do you guys rekon would work well with this setup, mainly a street car and occasional drag, this car is an auto to with a 3200rpm stall converter,

i also have a nitro system to be hooked up at a later date.

any help would be much appreciated.

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Considering NO2 is illegal to even have attached on the street... i don't see the point of taking that into account for a street car.

Fair enough if it was a trailer/racer deal... but IMO it sounds like you want a HKS2530. 230rwkw or so, will pair nicely with a reasonable stall.

Still not "great" but its certainly not terrible!

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the n2o would be for race purpose only.

ok well how much is a hks2530 worth and where can i find 1?? and are they a direct fitment or will i need upgraded manifold etc

my aim is for a turbo that will come onto boost no later than 4000ish

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Often wondered what the TD05-18G would be like. Its basically an EVO MR turbo so should be rety punchy on an RB20 and make more power then a 2530

240rwkw~1.4bar, more punchy than the TD06, very drivable with a 25, not quite there with the 20, but driving the TD06 and had a mate with the TD05 I can say its a good in between choice.

A lot more stealthy than a big f**k off Trust stainless highmount too! :P

And about 1/3 the price for the kit.

Underrated choice for sure!

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While looking for a good ecu for my rb20 ... i was thinking emanage... but whats this nistune u speak of ? take into consideration i know f- all about engine management so keep it simple and what would be best im after 230-240 at all 4 wheels on my gts-4 so i need an ecu that will be good for playing with different parts while i slowly upgrade bit by bit..

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hey guys, need some help on working out the quality of this turbo.

i dont no any brand or anything i just had the specs given to me and this turbo is ment to be a direct fit to a rb20

do you rekon its worth looking at for $650 or will it just be like ebay rubbish??? these are the specs

* Power Rating: 560HP

Turbo Housing: .58AR

* Compressor Housing: .50AR

* Flange Type: T3

* Cooling: Water and Oil

* Bearing Type: 360 Degree Thrust Bearing

* Actuator Type: Internal Gate

Its funny how they advertised that you can get 560HP out of .58 A/R turbine internally gated. Its just not going to happen.

I would believe this is a typical mismatched KKR430 spec turbo falsely advertised to 560HP to rip off low budget consumers. and there is no way it can bolton to your OEM setup.

If your budget allows we are happy to build you some thing to match your desired driving ability and power level using proper Garrett and Mallet components or high flow your current turbo

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