Notices

Garrett T4/T61 Turbo

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02 March 2009, 08:28 PM
  #1  
whataz
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (4)
 
whataz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 375
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Garrett T4/T61 Turbo

anyone had any experience of this turbo?

spec i have so far.

brand new 2.5 block ej257 bored out to fit 0.5 oversize pistons
eagle rods
weisco pistons
sti heads gas flowed ported and polished
new cometic gaskets
rcm oil pump
fmic
740cc injectors
new crank
(as you can tell i had big end failure)
simtek
tomei headers
3" through de-cat

what do people think possible power gains through 5 spd box.
looking for power through the gears not a dragster in the first 3

cheers
Old 03 March 2009, 07:13 AM
  #2  
bigarf
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (67)
 
bigarf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: w,yorkshire
Posts: 4,061
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

oldfella on here has one of these up for sale,might be worth asking him about it.
Old 03 March 2009, 08:05 AM
  #3  
Peanuts
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (15)
 
Peanuts's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Portsmouth
Posts: 8,606
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

why would you overbore a brand new block?
Wouldn't it be better not to, so that if anything happens (touch wood) in future, you have the option of an overbore then?
Old 03 March 2009, 08:35 AM
  #4  
steviecrump
Scooby Regular
 
steviecrump's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: southend on sea
Posts: 328
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

yeah
Old 03 March 2009, 10:29 AM
  #5  
whataz
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (4)
 
whataz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 375
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Peanuts
why would you overbore a brand new block?
Wouldn't it be better not to, so that if anything happens (touch wood) in future, you have the option of an overbore then?
true, should have mentioned 600 miles ago brand new then went bang
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
KAS35RSTI
Subaru
27
04 November 2021 07:12 PM
Ganz1983
Subaru
5
02 October 2015 09:22 AM
thunder8
General Technical
0
01 October 2015 09:13 PM
madmover
Member's Gallery
4
28 September 2015 10:46 AM



Quick Reply: Garrett T4/T61 Turbo



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 10:48 AM.