Thread: 16VE + T....Realistic Questions

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WRX turbo



SR20DET style turbo flange



SR20DET style turbo

So now tell me why you will not have to make a manifold?

This is going to be fun.


The amount of custom work here is going to be crazy fun

This could have gone so easy since you planned on running a whimpy turbo like a WRX turbo on such a nice motor.

The Pulsar GTIR turbo and manifold which could have been gotten just for about $600-$700 used, flows more air than the WRX turbo.

Pulsar GTIR manifold and Turbo.
Port match GTIR manifold to match VE ports.

The hard part is done.

You like it the hard way.

Thats the end of it.

i got u now miko .... t28 it is .... i do appriciate u pointing this out to me like this ... pictures make alot more sense then i was thinking .... i though it had a t25/28 flange on the wrx turbo .... pulsar turbo it is

I also agree that 16ve cams and that small turbo will probably not work. I've had my issues with reversion before with a GT30 turbo on a log manifold on 20ve cams. 16ve cams would be so much worse!

Having a nice tubular manifold will help tons, but small turbos will need to run low boost to be effective. Raising boost pressure above 10psi will probably not show very large gains, if any.

Get a GT2871R and a used Pulsar GTIR manifold with GTIR J Pipe.

You run that at 10 PSI you will be happy with 320 WHP and 250 LB Ft Torque.

I dont recomend the GTIR turbo but it is alot better than the WRX turbo thing you were going to do.

For what you are doing you want to run as much volume of air possible at 10-12 PSI.

Gt2871r is how much ?

Around 700USD is the cheapest you can find it on sale.

Prob realistically around 1000.

I have never seen a GT2871R sell for less than $1,000. Wholsale price on a GT2871R is about $850. So $700 is way to low. Average price is $1050-$1150.

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