bcjjones
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Is the 68hat still arguably the best street turbo for pretty decent power with not too much lag? Or has someone come out with a better "version"?
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I'm sure others will just tell you to get a 20g or an hx35 but IMO you won't find a better comparable turbo. Yes you will pay a bit more but it is definitely not a waste. Support the vendors that support our platform. You can never go wrong with Forced Performance. I'm currently running their 76HTA (Green XL) and couldn't be happier in regards to not only the turbo itself but also the experience I had dealing with them.
Define "better".Is the 68hat still arguably the best street turbo for pretty decent power with not too much lag? Or has someone come out with a better "version"?
Only if the existing available housings prove to be a huge restriction.Hahn Racecraft's S16G uses a 10cm2 T3 turbine housing - wouldn't the 68HTA make a bit more power maxed out with that and a T3 manifold, as opposed to the 7 or 8cm2 housing that it comes with?
Doing some testing with my setup just these last few days.
Stock 7-bolt bottom end - SMIM - Evo III TB - VRSF FMIC kit - FP exhaust manifold - BEP 8cm housing - HTA68 - FP2 cams
19psi @ 3.8k // 30psi @ 4.3k // 37psi @ 4.7k
I was logging 48lbs/min on the 7cm housing and stock 2g exhaust manifold running 28psi and I'm hopeful to get to 50lbs/min on the 8cm and FP manifold, still getting AFR's and timing where I want it.
Doing some testing with my setup just these last few days.
Stock 7-bolt bottom end - SMIM - Evo III TB - VRSF FMIC kit - FP exhaust manifold - BEP 8cm housing - HTA68 - FP2 cams
19psi @ 3.8k // 30psi @ 4.3k // 37psi @ 4.7k
I was logging 48lbs/min on the 7cm housing and stock 2g exhaust manifold running 28psi and I'm hopeful to get to 50lbs/min on the 8cm and FP manifold, still getting AFR's and timing where I want it.
Read my signature. Yes, I'm running E85.
Since I've been running the HTA68 on E85 (March '08) the DSMer's I've known running 20g's, 50 trims, or HX35's in a bolt-on housing have ran similar times/trap speeds. With that being said, I can't comment on the HTA71 because I have yet to see a dyno sheet, time slip, or log from a DSMer running one. I guess it's because it's a fairly new turbo from FP?
I had a 16g on my car before I installed the HTA68 so even if the HTA71 was an option back in 2008, I still would have gotten the HTA68 because it was direct bolt-on for me. Now, if I was running a t-25 and didn't have all the IC piping setup, I'd probably consider the HTA71.
It's personal preference, really. I like the fact that when someone's looking under the hood of my car it looks like a basic 16g turbo setup with a bunch of unnecessary bolt-on's to support it. If you've got an HTA71 that wouldn't be the case...