price for Garrett GT42R

[prasac]

what would be a reasonable price for a brand new GT42R ball bearing 1000hp turbo, with no turbine housing?

[JayTHEFordman]

+1 on this question. Am looking for one too soon

[2rismo]

GTX or not?

[JayTHEFordman]

no need to go that way I don't think, unless there are clear advantages that someone can point out to me. I would be happy with plain bearing, but BB nice

[2rismo]

There are clear advantages GTX over GT (earlier spool, more power).

[JayTHEFordman]

There are clear advantages GTX over GT (earlier spool, more power).

LOL, whats not to want then tell me more, price?

[2rismo]

Go here and play with the slider on the top right. You can compare turbos for both compressor and turbine maps.

http://turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/turbochargers

Here's a comparison of the GT42R and GTX42R. If these pics don't mean much to you then wait for Dale to weigh in on some real world examples.

[dougmo]

$2600-2700

[JayTHEFordman]

Go here and play with the slider on the top right. You can compare turbos for both compressor and turbine maps.

http://turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/turbochargers

Here's a comparison of the GT42R and GTX42R. If these pics don't mean much to you then wait for Dale to weigh in on some real world examples.

Yeah, I guess Dale could educate me as I'm not fully up to speed with these graphs.

Just eyeballing it I guess the GTX would have a greater flow/boost regime, certainly over a better range.

[10sec rx7]

$1500 for a GT42 plain bearing vs $3000 for a GTX..

is the price difference worth it?? not in 95% of cases...

plain bearing 42s are proven tough performers..

[JayTHEFordman]

$1500 for a GT42 plain bearing vs $3000 for a GTX..

is the price difference worth it?? not in 95% of cases...

plain bearing 42s are proven tough performers..

Thanks, i think a normal old GT42 would provide enough giggles for me at the end of the day, not aiming for records just lurid black strips down the road

[prasac]

it's just a GT series 42R, ball bearing. no exhaust housing, but will try and source one for cheap depending on what A/R the person wants to run. what are they going for brand new in stores with exhaust etc, around $2300?

[10sec rx7]

yeh about 2300 with a housing

[prasac]

yeh about 2300 with a housing

$1500 without housing reasonable or too much? what's a housing worth these days $350-$400?

[Uncle Arthur]

GTX spools up quicker and has a more efficient compressor wheel so it depends on the application if the extra is worth it. One thing with a BB turbo is if you are doing circuit laps and you say spin and stall the engine then there is a real risk that a bush turbo will suffer a fatal loss of oil pressure while it is still rotating at high revs.

[10sec rx7]

I keep hearing all this gtx is better etc but still haven't seen one case of proven fact that in large frame turbos the gtx is better..

[10sec rx7]

as for the turbo failure from high rpm shut down.. well the boat has had 2 goes at this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwDf2...0&feature=plcp

glowing red hot and spinnning 1000+hp and zero turbo problems after 2 full seasons on the cheap and nasty GT42's..

maybe after 20 or 30 hot shut downs you might have a problem but the a few here and there is not going to stuff your turbo..

when i say glow i mean glow like this for 45min...

[JayTHEFordman]

Liking the edo spec pic

Hundreds of satisfied bush bearing turbo owners can't all be wrong. I can't justify the extra coin for GTX, esp for my use.