I am not sure which turbo u would like the most...
It depands on how many pounds u gonna be pushing it, what intercooler,
and of course your pre ference. Is your ride 6g 7g or 8g ?
I know for sure that 18g, and 20 g is a waste of money because of our auro trannies (talkin' 8g galant here). Turbo is simply too big ( you also might have fitting problems)
and it takes forever to spool up. Also, keep in mind that our cars weren't meant to be raved over 6 k ( if u don't wanna risk your head) so big turbo will defeniarety not spool up its max potential at 6k, but rather at 7k or so.
Big 16g may be good choice, though note that at lower boost, small 16g would be better, more responsive , better spooling turbo. I am not a big fan of garret setups myself, simply for not having equavialence for 16g turbo..even smallest t3/t4 setup is more laggy at lower boost than big 16g. T-28 is POS - for sure- friend of mine has it on his eclipse and this bitch is very laggy on his 2.0 liter.
However, don't take my word for chosing your turbo.
I am a happy owner of small 16g turbo, and i haven't use 1/3 of its turbo potential yet....Like I said, it depands on boost levels. Full boost because of my crappy wastgate hits at 3000 rpm (used to be about 2700 when my wastgate was running good).
Boosting 4.5 psi put me at 181 whp at the dyno.
I would assume that big 16g turbo is a bit more laggier than smal 16g , though note that both were are perfect application for our rpm range..
I was considering switching turbos mnyself, but i figured that small 16g is better than big 16g ....reson: big 16g was meant to be applied on even higher boost levels than small 16g.
Keep in mind that stock small 16g was pre-set withg its wastgate actuator at 15 psi. Now, i am only running 4.5 psi, that is not even use 1/3 of its turbo potential, so for me iot is enough.
I am 100% positive that small 16g is a street turbo, so is big 16g but at higher boost levels.
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