20G or BS?

[TYTILIDIE]

So I go to the local speed shop today to price a 20G turbo. The guy there asks me what its going on and I tell him a TY. He says "Oh you dont want a 20G". So Im like oh I dont? He says no you need to totally re-do your entire exhaust. So Im like WTF. He takes me outside and shows me my stock exh man. He proceeds to tell me that our turbos are only using 3 cylinders to spool up the turbo. Is this true? Kinda sounded like crap to me but whatever I guess. So I ask him what he would do and he shows me an S10 they have with the rear mounted turbo. I told him I just want a 20G to go in the stock location and he kept telling me I dont and this was a much better way. What do you guys think?

Mike

 

[JSM]

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Run the other direction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Laugh in his face, call him a stupid idiot, syty's were 3cylinders from factory.

Tell him you want a 20g up front and a 30g for the rear mounted turbo.

Ask if the rear mount kit comes with new muffler bearings, and piston return springs?

 

[dgoodhue]

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. He proceeds to tell me that our turbos are only using 3 cylinders to spool up the turbo. Is this true?

Run away! The exhuast crossover connects the drivers exhaust manifold to the turbo. A turbo mounted traditionally pretty much always has more potential than a rear mounted turbo.

 

[TYTILIDIE]

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Yeah I shouldnt have even gone in there, they are more of a ricer shop. After all, these are the guys that told me you gain 10 HP for every 1lb of boost youincrease. I have seen this truck in action though and it is pretty scary. it s running in the low12' s and has some hefty traction issues.

Mike

 

[Loeryder]

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I'd run away from that moron's shop.
Its not his fault he has no idea how a SyTy is setup, but to make such a claim is ignorant at best.

You should have pointed out the exhaust CROSSOVER that joins the drivers side exhaust manifold to the passenger side.
I guess he assumed hte other 3 cylinders are just blocked off... :dunno:

Talk to Waller about a bolt on 20G or get ahold of Reed at www.turbospecialties.com
They can rebuild your stock turbo into a 20G and not tell you your only spooling with 3 cylinders.

 

[TYTILIDIE]

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Thats what I kept tellin the guy, I could see if the driver side exhaust just went straight out the back but holy crap this guy was bent on giving me a rear mounted turbo.

Mike

 

[DanenGraham]

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Yeah, that is major BS. (you should know why you have a crossover pipe, shame on you). Then for him even bringing up the idea of a rear mount turbo on a Sy/Ty. I mean WTF.

 

[TYTILIDIE]

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I'd run away from that moron's shop.
Its not his fault he has no idea how a SyTy is setup, but to make such a claim is ignorant at best.

You should have pointed out the exhaust CROSSOVER that joins the drivers side exhaust manifold to the passenger side.
I guess he assumed hte other 3 cylinders are just blocked off... :dunno:

Talk to Waller about a bolt on 20G or get ahold of Reed at www.turbospecialties.com
They can rebuild your stock turbo into a 20G and not tell you your only spooling with 3 cylinders.

Dude, I showed him the XOVER pipe five times from five angles and he just kept on with the same story. I think ill go tell them to stick to imports.

Mike

 

[dgoodhue]

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holy crap this guy was bent on giving me a rear mounted turbo.

You should have asked him if it would work with factory Turbo and electric S/C :rotf:

 

[TYTILIDIE]

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Yeah, that is major BS. (you should know why you have a crossover pipe, shame on you). Then for him even bringing up the idea of a rear mount turbo on a Sy/Ty. I mean WTF.

Thats why I was getting so pissed, the only thing this guy could say is that it only uses 3 cylinders. I kept saying but the XOVER pipe goes into the turbo side. He says I know but its not using the exhaust from it. :roll: Oh well. Its hard to find any turbo people around here thats why I went there. The other place I went to told me that it will be gutless afgter a 20g cause they tried it. Maybe Ill shoot up to Denver this weekend.

Mike

 

[Syclone#1992]

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Dude, I showed him the XOVER pipe five times from five angles and he just kept on with the same story. I think ill go tell them to stick to imports.

Mike

Hey, go in there and have some fun....have your buddy bring a video camera and get it all on tape. It would be a pretty good laugh for all of us.

 

[TYTILIDIE]

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How do I get the video oh here. Thats a killer idea. My cam has RCA's adn some other wierd looking port. If you can tell me how to get it on here ill do it for sure.

Mike

 

[TYTILIDIE]

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Ok, just talked to my boy and were going to go down there in the next day or 2 with his digital cam and film this clown. Soon as I get it on my computer Ill post it up for everyone.

Mike

 

[JustBeachin]

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Waiting for the video, this should be funny....

 

[Nasariobv]

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Yeah i got the same bs when i went looking for a turbo shop in my area, first i went to the local rice shop he tells me at first we dont work on motorcycles???/ then the other guy tells him we dont work on domestics, but after a few days some kids from pep boys gave me the contact info for a turbo shop close to me, i gave him my shot stock turbo and 250 for a new 20g.

 

[critical]

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I spoke w/that idiot in colo. spgs. too. He said I`d need to run 50 psi fuel pressure at idle, so when boost hit it would drop to 30 psi! Oh yeah, and to stay out of the back of his shop. He didnt want me ''stealing his ideas''.

 

[SY2932]

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WTF? That is OFF the stoopid scale, hands down that is the most retarted thing I have ever heard surrounding these trucks... If you are still running a water to air IC, I'm surprised that he didn't take the cap off and inform you that someone put antifreeze where your boost fluid goes. What a dolt :roll: .

 

[TYTILIDIE]

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I spoke w/that idiot in colo. spgs. too. He said I`d need to run 50 psi fuel pressure at idle, so when boost hit it would drop to 30 psi! Oh yeah, and to stay out of the back of his shop. He didnt want me ''stealing his ideas''.

Who was it you talked to? Are you from here? Im hoping we get this video by tomorrow. I dont know if I should leave the cam in the truck or tell him Im documenting the build and take it with me. I was thinking that we got in an argum,ent that he might not be so "cool" in front of the camera.

Mike

 

[CAMSTY]

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WTF? That is OFF the stoopid scale, hands down that is the most retarted thing I have ever heard surrounding these trucks...

:stupid:
:rotf: This is so awesome, I can't wait for the video opcorn2:

 

[critical]

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Ok, Im new here, so bear w/me. Im actually 2 hours from colo. spgs. but I did live there for 2 years in `03 and `04. Anyway, I talked to two guys at this place (speedemons). The guy that told me this, (the mechanic), had dreads, or cornrows and looked at me like I was an idiot. The other dude owned the shop, and couldnt answer any of my tech questions. I bought sy#2462 in Colo.Spgs a year and a half ago and am scraping pennies to build this machine................HOOKED! MIKE.