I would like to go to a larger turbo. I was thinking of a pt 70 p-trim or a 70 gtq. I do not want to go too big, or too small. I just bought a te-61 few years ago and I think it is too small for my combo. I am not concerned with a little turbo lag on the street. I want it to perform good at the track. I do not want to have to run 30 pounds of boost to get into the 10s.
What turbo do I need?
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Dr.drivability
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I have a simular combo to yours and went from a limit TE61 to a Precision GT67BB and love it!!! It spools quicker than the TE61 ever thought of and has tons more mid and upper end. I made only a partial pass with this turbo as I experienced severe knock at the eigth, but am convince it should have been a 10 sec pass. I was at 108 mph at the 1/8th, got off the gas and momentarily hit the brakes. I went through the 1/4 with a 12.13sec pass!!! Got mine from Mike at Full Throttle.
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By the way that was on the old motor. Stock 109 w/ comp 212/212. Have not run the stroker yet.
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Hey doc, where do you race? Ever come down to Milan? That's where I have fun.
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I Mainly just drive it to Lapeer because it's close and their tech isn't real demanding. Besides that, I'm trying to get er a little more reliable before I come play with you Detriot guys! I here it's the real deal down there.
I would go with a .63
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I'm tellin ya, you get the best of both worlds with the ball bearing turbo. I'm a believer!!
I can agree it is a better turbo... but it will also lighten you pocketbook considerably more. For the price difference.... you could also buy injectors and a chip.... and probably a downpipe.....
That was my alternative point....
Buick Powered Toyota with a TE45A
Check this video out of this LC2 powered Toyota pickup...practially low 9's on a 45A.... at 3100#...+driver.... That thing is bad @ss....
That little truck weights under 3k with driver in it unless he gained some weight in the past couple of months, and that's not an LC2 in there anymore ethier get all the facts before you post and give false hopes to people.
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I too will be upgrading to a 67 or 70, but my current 63 is a 3 bolt. Do you run the 67/70s with a 3 bolt housing with effective results. If not, you run a 4 bolt adapter?.....and is this a mess of an install?
Don't intend on a thread hijack, but with all the questions about upgrades to 67/70s I just need a little education on this upgrade
Don't intend on a thread hijack, but with all the questions about upgrades to 67/70s I just need a little education on this upgrade
boostingbuick
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I'd say we try. I will haft to have my group come up and run one day next year. All buick guys ya' know.
That little truck weights under 3k with driver in it unless he gained some weight in the past couple of months, and that's not an LC2 in there anymore ethier get all the facts before you post and give false hopes to people.
I was wrong about the weight... I found a post that said he was around 2900 #.. now... and found another post suggesting he has a 70 turbo on it now.... but I haven't found anything to suggest he doesn't have a 109 in it....
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The GT67BB is a 3 bolt. Other than pluming the coolant lines it fits exactly the same as myTE61. I connected the old throttle body heater tubes to the turbo and that's it!:biggrin:
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boostingbuick- let me know, it sounds like fun. Hopefully some vipers and cobras show up. I'd like to go hunting.
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I was wrong about the weight... I found a post that said he was around 2900 #.. now... and found another post suggesting he has a 70 turbo on it now.... but I haven't found anything to suggest he doesn't have a 109 in it....
It's the new TA StageII Alum Block. W/ Wicked's tech tips,
Armorall, and Waxing kit.
It's the new TA StageII Alum Block. W/ Wicked's tech tips,
Armorall, and Waxing kit.
Brent Your damn right it is .
Blazer that toyota has a stage II off center TA Alluminum block in it with a 4 inch bore destroked with a 3.60 something crank in it to get the smaller CI motor,this combo gives him from 264ci to exactly 235ci of all motor, the guy in vegas was running the same combo but his was the Iron block.,the Yota owner has moved up like underboost says from the 109 he had to the alluminum block and a bigger turbo, the owner thinks is top secret stuff and never lets anyone see under his hood, and for what I heard around the buick owners here in Socal only a few like him and can tolerate his attitute.wiked.
