Kinugawa Turbo VS GTRS

[amnash]

looking to upgrade the turbo on my neo. has anyone used Kinugawa turbos? this turbo in the link has the closest specs to the HKS GTRS turbo with a slightly bigger turbine. there's two housing options AR-0.57(8cm) or AR-0.73(10cm), the GTRS has a 0.64 housing. would the 0.57 housing be too restrictive or would it be ok with the larger turbine?
dont know much about turbos, thanks.

GTRS:
compressor- 51.2 / 71.1...
turbine- 47.0 / 53.8
ex housing- 0.64

Kinugawa:
compressor- 52.5 / 68.0
turbine- 54.0 / 61.0
ex housing- 0.57 or 0.73

 

http://shopping.kinugawaturbo.com/kinugawaturbochargerbolt-on24inchesnissanskylinerb20detrb25dettd05h-16g8cm10cm-1-1.aspx

 

 

[admS15]

Hi mate, the kinugawa turbos are fairly decent quality, perform well and last a while. There is only one issue with them and that is internal gate models more often than not have boost control problems as the internal gate isn't really big enough on a td06 sized turbo. I had a td06sl2-20g on a sr20, i ported the int. gate and it was ok but still had some boost spike. After around 6 months of use and track work, the gate got all sticky and would jam up. I had to lubricate it and work it loose every couple of months. My advice to you after my experience would be to not buy one unless going external gate. 

[amnash]

ok thanks, what exhaust housing better suits the rb25? ive heard the gtrs is a bit laggy and given that has a 0.64 housing, the 0.73 kinugawa would be even worse..??  are most rb25 guys running the 8cm housing?

[admS15]

on an rb25 a 10cm housing for sure. 8cm is  too small. 

[amnash]

anyone running one? is it laggy?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Get a GTX3071

[admS15]

2 minutes ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Get a GTX3071

Solid advice