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Old May 28, 2003 | 12:33 AM
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I been searching for a long time on this and couldnt find any one talking about how it is to drive a t78 car on the street? So please any feed back would be great, alls i want to know is it sucky to drive and a pooch around town plus whats the gas mileage like, or any thing else yuo could think to throw in there......... thanks
Old May 28, 2003 | 12:37 AM
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I met a guy who drove his T78 around town without power steering. He was only 19 too so I guess it isn't that hard to do.
Old May 28, 2003 | 07:14 AM
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Vosko's T78 is awesome on the street. Very responsive. I always thought big turbos like that had alot of lag but after riding in his car I'm going even bigger then what he has.
Old May 28, 2003 | 11:17 AM
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i drove onboost's t51 fd and i was surprised, it feels good. it doesnt have full boost right away but it makes good power all the time



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Old May 28, 2003 | 03:36 PM
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but what about a t-78 or t51 on a stock ported motor??
Old May 28, 2003 | 04:15 PM
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NO.



iTS A WASTE of a good turbo
Old May 28, 2003 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by rfreeman27' date='May 28 2003, 12:36 PM
but what about a t-78 or t51 on a stock ported motor??
the trick is to size the turbo to the engine. a matched turbo/engine combo will be better than a bunch of specs



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Old May 29, 2003 | 01:16 AM
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yeah,



better turbos for stock ports would be like a 35/40 (or something that size)
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