Hi guys,
I'm still getting to grips with different types of turbos, housing etc so bear with me. Read quite a few threads about different types and sizes but I'm really confused now lol
About a year ago I blew the standard K4 in my mk1 LCR. Decided to get a GT2871R Eliminator kit as it was simple to fit and the garage said my standard internals would be able to handle it. 3 months later my rods went
so got a full engine rebuild with forged pistons and rods, valves, etc and bored it to a 1.9. The GT2871R has now died (due to a low oil issue) so I need options on what to do now.
A company has quoted me £1100 to rebuild the GT2871R or for around £1700 they can rebuild it with a different inlet and exhaust housing (T3 I think?), new manifold and downpipe. They said this will help with airflow, produce more power and help with the spool time?
Ideally I want it to run around the 400bhp mark but I don't really want to push everything to the limit as I'd like the car to be a bit more reliable. I mainly use the car for driving round town and having a bit of fun on the backroads so I think a larger turbo may produce too much lag for me? Do you think a GTX3071 would be too laggy?
I'm still getting to grips with different types of turbos, housing etc so bear with me. Read quite a few threads about different types and sizes but I'm really confused now lol
About a year ago I blew the standard K4 in my mk1 LCR. Decided to get a GT2871R Eliminator kit as it was simple to fit and the garage said my standard internals would be able to handle it. 3 months later my rods went
so got a full engine rebuild with forged pistons and rods, valves, etc and bored it to a 1.9. The GT2871R has now died (due to a low oil issue) so I need options on what to do now.A company has quoted me £1100 to rebuild the GT2871R
or for around £1700 they can rebuild it with a different inlet and exhaust housing (T3 I think?), new manifold and downpipe. They said this will help with airflow, produce more power and help with the spool time?Ideally I want it to run around the 400bhp mark but I don't really want to push everything to the limit as I'd like the car to be a bit more reliable. I mainly use the car for driving round town and having a bit of fun on the backroads so I think a larger turbo may produce too much lag for me? Do you think a GTX3071 would be too laggy?
