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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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THIS is a turbo!!

Today I came across what I think this is the biggest turbo I have ever seen. I used a phone to demonstrate the monstrosity.



Any guess what size that is?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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gt56R lol
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 01:42 PM
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Holy crap, that things massive.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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GT45's, GT47's, GT55's, gt60 all have 6" intake diameter options

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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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I'm running two of those on my car.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by str8dum1
GT45's, GT47's, GT55's, gt60 all have 6" intake diameter options
Ding Ding Ding

Any guess on what it was going on and the diameter of the single exhaust?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by djamps
Ding Ding Ding

Any guess on what it was going on and the diameter of the single exhaust?
4.5 or 5 inch.
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5".
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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what engine did they install on that turbo?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by warmmilk
what engine did they install on that turbo?
+1 Rx7?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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cough, cough

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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 03threefiftyz
5".
Ding Ding Ding
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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I know of a few people on supraforums running gt55's with open (some full) 5 inch exhaust.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 04:55 PM
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ya, thats a pretty standard size drag turbo. they run 107+mm on 3.6l grand nationals with like 4500 rpm stalls. chop those 1.3s 60's
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z
cough, cough

Oh god! That turbo must be for a diesel truck.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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Oh god! That turbo must be for a diesel truck.
Whatttt?!? Damn.......I just ordered one for my car too.
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 05:47 PM
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Nice...
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Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z
cough, cough


We put one of these on a 3.0L Supra.Needed a 200 shot to get it to spool. Ha ha!
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Originally Posted by TurboTim
We put one of these on a 3.0L Supra.Needed a 200 shot to get it to spool. Ha ha!
WTF?! Lol how many pounds of boost was it putting out?
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