turbo talk

[jlat]

hello people; This is 2016 and long way from 86 when my T was born. I have the same stock turbo, converter and trans. What would be the latest and greatest turbo a step or two above stock. I don't race and I don't need to go a million MPH but I'd like to know?
IBBY

 

[626gn]

Nothing wrong with the tried and true TA49/TE44 with stock converter.

 

[deezdad]

Give your car a 30th bday gift bring it out to cottons have them do new springs/bilstein shocks all around, any frame bracing it doesn't already have, full rubber body bushing kit including gnx, turbonetics bb te44 w/ tight 10.5" 2500 l/u converter & alky kit you won't look at your car the same way again.

 

[Gene Van Horn]

Also take about 3,000.00 with you.

 

[jlat]

Give your car a 30th bday gift bring it out to cottons have them do new springs/bilstein shocks all around, any frame bracing it doesn't already have, full rubber body bushing kit including gnx, turbonetics bb te44 w/ tight 10.5" 2500 l/u converter & alky kit you won't look at your car the same way again.

hello; I have been to cottons and all you say is done and more but the turbo thing is on and off with me.
IBBY

 

[Mr.Spool]

What would be the latest and greatest turbo a step or two above stock. I don't race and I don't need to go a million MPH but I'd like to know?

there are no steps,turbos are chosen based on how much power you want to make/support.so in reality you need to know,then you can choose fuel system,build the drivetrain,build the motor etc.its all about the right combo and matching the parts.

 

[Gene Van Horn]

Just take the turbo off and send it to bison and he can upgrade it to a 49 for you. Will work great with your almost stock car.

 

[V6-Sauce]

Even if it's a stock turbo(tbo-348). Spools very nice at 17psi of boost & maybe more easily, With a restalled d5/fuel/chip(stock convertor)..

 

[robzombie]

Also take about 3,000.00 with you.

Atleast that much!!! LOL

 

[Gene Van Horn]

Yea, that was alot upgrades for 3,000. Might better take 5,000.

 

[deezdad]

30th bdays don't come around evry day, if you haven't done any upgrades to your car in that time it would average out to a small price to pay, might even make "IT" move just a little..or you can keep on taking the little lady to Ponderosa and stare at each other while you gum your Salisbury steaks

 

[TurboTnZ06]

Keep the stock turbo and converter. Alky, chip, boost controller, more boost, hotwire a bigger fuel pump, bam, 12's. If you get a 44/49 turbo without more boost and race gas or alky, you're going to spend money to go slower. For a 44, I'd get a 3000 stall LU converter.