Gearhead43 Posted August 28, 2004 Report Posted August 28, 2004 Picked it up and drove it today... And All I can say is WOW!!!! :shock: Dammmed!!! Its got carbon tracking on the TPS and a slight misfire under boost.. But is dammed moves well.. :shock: Wooo hooo ! Now once I get the problems taken care of, I'll add the 160 TG Chip , the K&N filter. then I'll be SMOKING em. No pictures as of yet... Got alot to CLEAN up and reinstall. But they are coming soon!!!! Quote
bluegp Posted August 29, 2004 Report Posted August 29, 2004 ...No pictures as of yet... Got alot to CLEAN up and reinstall. But they are coming soon!!!! Cool! I'll be looking forward to seeing them. Quote
mfewtrail Posted August 29, 2004 Report Posted August 29, 2004 Sweet Dave, I'm looking forward to the pics as well. Quote
Brian P Posted August 30, 2004 Report Posted August 30, 2004 what was being done to it that you had to pick it up? A shop didnt install it, did they? Quote
Gearhead43 Posted August 30, 2004 Author Report Posted August 30, 2004 A shop swapped the LG5 and the Turbo Specfic THM4T60-HD Quote
Brian P Posted August 30, 2004 Report Posted August 30, 2004 LG5....LG5.....:::Looks into crystal ball:::: nope, nothing Quote
dykz34 Posted August 30, 2004 Report Posted August 30, 2004 TGP motor and tranny... lol. The motor is bone stock? Quote
Gearhead43 Posted August 31, 2004 Author Report Posted August 31, 2004 When I get done with it it will NOT be stock... Right now its got the a new T-25 TURBO, EP crossover and FFP underdrive pulley on,,, TG160 chip. 160 T-stat and K&N Cone are fixing to go on after I figure out what later I'm looking to add a T-28, or T-3 and larger Downpipe... Maybe get Headers made..... Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 Pretty cool Dave. maybe I'll be doing that to my car one day. you better post pics when its ready for the photo-shoot. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 Call me when you're up for the pictures, Dave. I want to take some professional-type shots. Anything to add to my portfolio.. Quote
Gearhead43 Posted September 5, 2004 Author Report Posted September 5, 2004 Well I'll be dammed, After checking the oil for coolant, the Tranny for leaks, and the turbo's coolant jacket for a bad seal, Compression check has revealed 170-175 PSI on all cylinders.... That's dammed good. No coolant leaks..Since the smoke is really a grayish white, John Kanaly seems to think it's raw fuel being dumped into the exhaust.... Ummmmm It had a misfire too. So I went ahead and changed the plugwires, O2 sensor,, added fresh Mobil 1 oil and I am in the process of adding the Jeff M. Top Gun 160 Chip along with the 160 T-stat, and a K&N filter. Then I'll run a full Scan with the OBDI scan tool. (For you 97 GP'ers out there, the 89 TGP can run a 160 T-stat without throwing a code because it is not tied into the ECM.) In about one year I might sell the new T-25 Garret turbo and upgrade to the Garrett GT-28R. The new Ball Bearing series .. And Yes, I've heard those can be quite EXPENSIVE! Quote
god910 Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 Nah, the GT28R is a non-ball bearing turbo, the RS is a BB turbo. And they aren't that expensive, you're getting a dual BB turbo, that's water cooled, that is for the most part a direct swap for the stock turbo, $1200 ain't that bad. Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 i thought the entire 'GT' series of Garrett turbos were ball bearing? GT28R specs: Turbine -Wheel: 53mm w/ 62 trim -Housing: .64 ar Compressor -Wheel: 60mm w/ 60 trim -Housing: .60 ar ------------------------------------- GT28RS specs: Turbine -Wheel: 53.85mm w/ 76 trim -Housing: .64 or .86 ar Compressor -Wheel: 60mm w/ 62 trim -Housing: .60 ar Quote
god910 Posted September 6, 2004 Report Posted September 6, 2004 So did I buy Jud has the R and swears it's not BB. And it's also about $300 cheaper. Quote
Gearhead43 Posted September 6, 2004 Author Report Posted September 6, 2004 i thought the entire 'GT' series of Garrett turbos were ball bearing? Ditto...... Quote
TurboGTU Posted September 8, 2004 Report Posted September 8, 2004 Yes and NO... On the Garrett catolog...GT turbos are jurnal bearing and roller. GTxx is jurnal GTxxRx is roller Anything with an R after the model number is roller. So the GT25r is roller the GT28r is roller the GT28rs is roller...but with different wheels. the GT35 is jurnal... Get it Quote
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