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Old 14-10-2012, 07:19 PM
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as above guys ,who makes the best one ,im looking about 360/380 i have headwork done small turbo inlet etc

any help appreciated
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Had mine done by C&R and its been spot on 355.7bhp at the moment and upgrading soon
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cheers simon ,what kind of money are they ?
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Phone the Moan for the best turbo's and prices

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try turbo technics stg 2 t3 will do the job nicely for about 700 notes
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Originally Posted by mark r
try turbo technics stg 2 t3 will do the job nicely for about 700 notes
a stage 2 t3 will not make the power he is after and 700 notes is t34 money!
Old 14-10-2012, 10:09 PM
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Cr turbo's made mine.... And it's producing 407bhp..
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We use cr turbos for all ours and they're top guys, give vince a call he will sort you out
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Originally Posted by cossie4i+
Phone the Moan for the best turbo's and prices

Steve
thanks steve

Originally Posted by mark r
try turbo technics stg 2 t3 will do the job nicely for about 700 notes
i deally want to go t34 mate

Originally Posted by botters
a stage 2 t3 will not make the power he is after and 700 notes is t34 money!
is that roughly the price of a t34

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Cr turbo's made mine.... And it's producing 407bhp..
cheers matt,i hear yours doesnt spool up very often mate

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We use cr turbos for all ours and they're top guys, give vince a call he will sort you out
thanks jimbo ,

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CR Turbos is where id go too James if i was in the market for a new blower.
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Well you heard wrong as its done 1400 mile this year mostly flat out.
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Originally Posted by R5COS
CR Turbos is where id go too James if i was in the market for a new blower.
i will have a look pat

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Well you heard wrong as its done 1400 mile this year mostly flat out.
only joking matt,i know you have yours glowing lol
Old 15-10-2012, 08:18 PM
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Turbo technics were spot on for me, couldn't fault the transaction at all.

First class service and done everything I asked for and delivered exactly when they said they would.

They arranged couriers as well

Old 15-10-2012, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by james kiely
i will have a look pat



only joking matt,i know you have yours glowing lol


I know you are mate... I'm on my phone and can't upload smileys mate ... So pardon me if it came across all wrong mate.
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heres a few for you mate lol
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Originally Posted by james kiely
cheers simon ,what kind of money are they ?
Mine was Ł625 used my .48 housing thy had it back to me in two days top service
Old 17-10-2012, 08:00 PM
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stay away from turbo technics,the after care service is shit.ill not be using them again
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Originally Posted by siscossie
Mine was Ł625 used my .48 housing thy had it back to me in two days top service
thats not a bad price simon
what are you upgrading to mate?

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stay away from turbo technics,the after care service is shit.ill not be using them again

thats not good mark ,good to know who to avoid
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I will have a t34.55 forsale soon but it's to run with an external wastegate
Old 18-10-2012, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by siscossie
Mine was Ł625 used my .48 housing thy had it back to me in two days top service
Was that on an exchange basis or for an outright new unit ?
I want to upgrade from T3 in the new year .
Old 18-10-2012, 03:37 PM
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Why bother with a T34 when theirs a GT3071 out there for cheap money
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Originally Posted by QplateRST!
I will have a t34.55 forsale soon but it's to run with an external wastegate
i will bare that in mind mate ,cheers
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Originally Posted by BRAMMER
Why bother with a T34 when theirs a GT3071 out there for cheap money

i didnt think a 205 block and gt30 would be compatible chris ,and i didnt know their was a cheap option tbh
Old 18-10-2012, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by james kiely
thats not a bad price simon
what are you upgrading to mate?




thats not good mark ,good to know who to avoid
Thinking about a set of Siemens injectors and maybe an L8 ECU might need to change exhaust housing to a .63
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Originally Posted by opposite lock
Was that on an exchange basis or for an outright new unit ?
I want to upgrade from T3 in the new year .
They used my .48 housing and all the rest was new
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Originally Posted by james kiely
i didnt think a 205 block and gt30 would be compatible chris ,and i didnt know their was a cheap option tbh
My 205 was doing over 500bhp.

If you order a turbo through Tony @ Turbosystems you will get the best price and great after sales if you have any issues

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Originally Posted by james kiely
i didnt think a 205 block and gt30 would be compatible chris ,and i didnt know their was a cheap option tbh
Depends how long you want it to last! My advice, t34 as Ive seen a greens conversion split a 0.5mm over bore 205!
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Originally Posted by botters
a stage 2 t3 will not make the power he is after and 700 notes is t34 money!

basiclly yes but he asked for 380 ish and thats whats its quoted to make
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Originally Posted by james kiely
i didnt think a 205 block and gt30 would be compatible chris ,and i didnt know their was a cheap option tbh
James,

You need to grow a pair..

The block in that car ran over 400 for yes with Jim and 440 with me..


I'd go for a T34.55 midway's nice, a 3071 would be good too as you'd only need to run it at 1.8-1.9bar and hopefully it'll last.
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i think you and jim got lucky mate lol

a nice 380 will do for me mate ,i would be gutted to crack the original block and would rather sacrafice some power for ultimate reliability
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Originally Posted by james kiely
i think you and jim got lucky mate lol

a nice 380 will do for me mate ,i would be gutted to crack the original block and would rather sacrafice some power for ultimate reliability
Yes 380's a nice place to be, well tbh a genuine 360/360 makes a nice fast punchy Cossie James as you know...


All the best with it mate and i'm sure it'll be a hoot when all done..
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Really don't see why people knock the T34... When it's probably the most usable turbo out there for a fast road car.
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Originally Posted by Mark RS
stay away from turbo technics,the after care service is shit.ill not be using them again
I'd say exactly the same about cr turbos.

I had a t4 rebuilt by them less than 300 miles the nut holding the compressor wheel came loose and surprise surprise it was my fault!

Funny I've not had it happen to any other turbo I have owned in 14years then they tried to blag me with cheap bitsa turbo using my frame that was would have been a mismatch but they wanted to keep the gen t4 comp housing and I would have to pay again for the build and parts.

No mention of a warrantee so I asked and got told it must be my car misfiring or my dumpvalve not being a re circ one so I would have to pay again.

In the end I bought a comp wheel from another turbo seller and had cr fit it as they had the turbo.

Funny thing is Vince was quite happy to talk to me until I had the problem then he was not available to discuss the issue.

Lets not go into the 3 working turbos and 2 blown I gave in as a part exchange for the work turning out to be scrap and worth nothing so he done me a favour binning them

So go to a proper company like TT at least it will be company policy rather than how to dodge the problem, fob you off and extract more money of you because if you dont pay they will give you back a box of bits.
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Originally Posted by james kiely

a nice 380 will do for me mate ,i would be gutted to crack the original block and would rather sacrafice some power for ultimate reliability


Ditto James, Relibility plus keeping the original engine numbers matching

Mine is a good 370 and always puts a smile on my face and for me is the perfect road car

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Originally Posted by Staffi
Yes 380's a nice place to be, well tbh a genuine 360/360 makes a nice fast punchy Cossie James as you know...


All the best with it mate and i'm sure it'll be a hoot when all done..
as you say pete 360/360 is a great road car mate

Originally Posted by RS_matt
Really don't see why people knock the T34... When it's probably the most usable turbo out there for a fast road car.
i always liked them in my cossies matt

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Ditto James, Relibility plus keeping the original engine numbers matching

Mine is a good 370 and always puts a smile on my face and for me is the perfect road car

Tarren
like yourself mate original engine numbers mean a lot to me and 370 bhp aint no slouch on the road
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Totally agree.....makes a Cossie more than fast enough for the roads and twisties.
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as they say, if it aint broke, dont fix it.

ford probably spent hundreds of thousands developing the cossie lump with the T34 for the escos. probably far more than any aftermarket tuner has when deciding on a turbo spec.
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Honestly, I would love to go bigger spec one day but atm I just want some fun with realiability.

Im on a TT T35.55 with siemens 55's live mapped off Tony. Does go like fuck.
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Recently gone stage 3 on mine after 17 years. Greens, T34.48 (I picked up used) etc running 22 psi and 347 BHP and it's way more than enough for road use.

To be honest I find it fucking ridiculous after 10 years of stage 1.
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got a nice new build t38 for sale if thats any good to you would make a easy 400 with out pushing it and would out last a t34 by far also some siemans 55s to go with it ?

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