zeus87gn said:I am going after a TE44 myself. From research and others opinions, it is better to me than the 49. More HP and airflow. I believe it spools easier.
UNGN said:A Garrett Housing TE44 or TA49 will "Spool Easier" than a similar TE44 or TA49 with a PTE turbine housing.
With the same turbine housing, the spool is virtually identical.
The Garrett housing works great with the stock converter. The PTE housing may need a little help (looser converter) if your fueling at launch isn't spot on.
UNGN said:A Garrett Housing TE44 or TA49 will "Spool Easier" than a similar TE44 or TA49 with a PTE turbine housing.
With the same turbine housing, the spool is virtually identical.
The Garrett housing works great with the stock converter. The PTE housing may need a little help (looser converter) if your fueling at launch isn't spot on.
John Wilde said:Do you still have this car?
It seems like a good runner!
UNGN said:They are virtually the same. One is stock appearing (TA49), the other is not (TE44). The actual horsepower difference between them on a buick may be less than 5 HP.
I went 11.53 @ 118+ with a 100% stock, 95K mile longblock, Stock D5 torque converter on drag radials in a 3600lb race weight TR @ 23 psi of boost using a Garrett Turbine housing TA49 with a hand port matched Stock cast inlet bell.
It all depends if you like the stock appearance or not.
BuickMike said:What he said. I have a PTE housing on my TE-44 and it will not spool very well on a stock converter. However the PTE will allow the turbo to spool from 10psi to 25 almost instantly. Because of this I need new tires.
UNGN said:Yes, it's kind of in pieces in my garage. I took it off the road to port the heads and do some other things to it, then 50 other things came up and 5 years later.... Good thing I have the garage space.
It's a perfect example of "there is a fast T/R inside even the slowest one".
When I bought it for $5K in 1995, the original owner bragged how fast it was. First time at the track it barely cracked the 14's. Fixing all the problems and following the recipes on GNTtype and LOTS of trial and error, I got it down to mid 11's@118, never running huge boost or going into the motor/transmission (except for a new set of stock valve springs).
UNGN said:They are virtually the same. One is stock appearing (TA49), the other is not (TE44). The actual horsepower difference between them on a buick may be less than 5 HP.
I went 11.53 @ 118+ with a 100% stock, 95K mile longblock, Stock D5 torque converter on drag radials in a 3600lb race weight TR @ 23 psi of boost using a Garrett Turbine housing TA49 with a hand port matched Stock cast inlet bell.
It all depends if you like the stock appearance or not.
Steve V said:The GT 3255E is not stock appearing. It is a great turbo though. It takes some modding to get the turbo sheild back on also.
getchasum said:That was hauling for those boost levels. Was you running lots of timing?