Stock-Like Turbo

[87Turbo-TWE4]

I'm sure this has been asked, but what turbo will act like the stock and spool quick without changing the convertor?

 

[bison]

5857, 5831, 6031, 6131 with ball bearing cartridge will be close to stock on spoolup. Kind of a waste of $ IMO.

 

[jasjamz]

Changing the converter would increase the choices you have. A decent converter swap cost about the same as the ball bearing option.

 

[jlat]

5857, 5831, 6031, 6131 with ball bearing cartridge will be close to stock on spoolup. Kind of a waste of $ IMO.

Hello; I know you've been playing TB a long time so in your opinion what upgraded turbo is not a waste of $$$$? On a car with the usual add ons.
IBBY

 

[GNVYUS 1]

BB 58/57 in the .63 is about as fast of a spool with modern turbo technology as we have available for us. I assume you probably have a dead or dying stock turbo so I'd go that route. Keep in mind it flows A LOT more air than the stock turbo so if you do start going over 14-15psi on pump gas, you're going to need more fuel just in case you still have a lot of stock fuel system parts.:wink:

BTW, saw your sig, not sure the community should keep feeding you Buick cars, you tend to find a grave for them!!!

 

[jlat]

hello; I want to keep my turbo shield so I guess that's going to limit me even futher. I beleive the ta-49 is the only one is this true?
IBBY

 

[bison]

hello; I want to keep my turbo shield so I guess that's going to limit me even futher. I beleive the ta-49 is the only one is this true?
IBBY

Thats not true. You can run a very large turbo and still run the shield. Anything with the TA designation will still look very stock with the shield. A good upgrade is a TE44/TA49. A 5857 for low 11's or a 6262 for mid 10's. The larger the turbine the more/better converter is needed to get anything out of the turbo. That and you have to have the rest of the "stuff" to get it done.