What kind of turbo is in your car?

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TomsGT4

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ct26 @ 15psi

ct20b waiting to be installed.

Phil-GT4RC":34ks1qiq said:
Standard CT26 at 14.5psi
Conan":34ks1qiq said:
Insanity-74":34ks1qiq said:
CT26 Hybrid
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On an ST205?? :shrug:
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The CT26 core is stronger than the CT20b and a better base for hydrids
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Sure as long as you don't run more than 17psi on it.
Ceramic turbine wheel. Your're right.

But the ct20b has a better spool up & can hold boost to redline much bettern than the ct26.
 
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Denver_whiteST185

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TomsGT4":1u63idtn said:
Phil-GT4RC":1u63idtn said:
Standard CT26 at 14.5psi
Conan":1u63idtn said:
Insanity-74":1u63idtn said:
CT26 Hybrid
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On an ST205?? :shrug:
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The CT26 core is stronger than the CT20b and a better base for hydrids
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Sure as long as you don't run more than 17psi on it.
Ceramic turbine wheel. Your're right.

But the ct20b has a better spool up & can hold boost to redline much bettern than the ct26.
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If you rebuild it with the right internals, a CT26 can provide just as much power, if not more, than a CT20b. I think the general consensus is that the ATS CT27 makes a little more power than a CT20b, but spools slightly slower.
 
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OlyST185

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ceramic turbine really sux, always cracks.
some friend of mine breaked many of those.

for my turbo i got twin entry CT26 with T04E 54trim compressor.
 
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daveryan

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Ceramic CT26 here, stock boost.

As I see it, the problem with ceramics is that if it's old, develops enough play, and makes contact, it's gone. Then you just clean out the exhaust and upgrade!
 
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tw2

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Yes all JDM's have ceramic turbos. Mine has been going strong at 10psi for 90k miles since new. Poor maintenance is a good reason to go through quite a lot of them. Poor quaility oil, never chaning oil, crap going through intake and through turbo, checking for play every 10-20k miles should pick up a large proportion of disasters before they happen. And replacing them with used turbo's of similar milage without a rebuild, it wouldn't be surprising to keep going through them. But definitely runnning more than stock boost is a sure way to put pieces of wheels everywhere. I plan to run a td05 or t3/t4 or something like that for when i eventually have the necessary mods to turn the boost up.

Ceramic turbo's are fine if you want to stick to stock power levels +/- 3-4psi. I wouldn't hunt one out though, if you found one for a decent price then why not otherwise go for something better or the reassurance of getting your ct26 rebuilt with better wheels in a slightly larger trim even, or just the ct27 and call it a day.
 
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TomsGT4

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I really wouldn't say they're bad at all.
You can put down a LOT of power with one of those. Just know where to draw the line.

It's just that you'd be tempting the wrong kind of fate to pull 20psi+ on it.
First imagine the compressor wheel blowing apart in the housing.
Then imagine all of that flying into your intake at 20+ pounds of pressure per square inch.
 
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