Has anyone here had any dealings with mikes turbo, he sells an upgraded ct26 with a garrett 60-1 center cartridge . I just ordered one and looking for any feedback. Thanks
Mikes Turbo INC.
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my buddy just ordered one.
i think he was getting it today, i find out monday if he has had time to install it or not. if he has installed it ill let you know what he thinks.
i think he was getting it today, i find out monday if he has had time to install it or not. if he has installed it ill let you know what he thinks.
For anyone thinking about getting one of these I can now say its worth it. Nicely made with a polished housing. Boost comes on smooth and steady.
Doward;923790 said:
If he is so good with turbo's, why is he putting too big of a wheel on the CT26? You said the flow is just too much for the housing.
Nick M;964217 said:
The turbo that is done by Mike is a true garrett center and he machines the two ct26 housings to fit the garrett center. You now have a new garrett oil cooled turbo that bolts up to a stock manifold. And I will have to say it works very good at least with the setup i'm running. Hope this cleared up anything you had questions on.
I also got mikes turbo garret 60-1...im happy running it at 13.7psi, i never really went past that yet...Good job also to mike.
Doward;975474 said:
The 60-1 CT26 fails from surge, not the shaft. According to the turbo people here. So this seems like he went backwords. I can pull the threads if needed.
Nick M;964217 said:
Doward;975474 said:
Nick M;995582 said:
Actually Nick, i know exactly what thread you're talking about. Doward never said anything about this, actually MDC did, and made it very clear surge was the issue leading to failure of the 60-1 size trims.
I can't comment on surge issues with the 60-1 in a CT26 housing.
What I can say, is that you will see practically no extra flow, as the 57 trim has pretty much maxed out flow through the compressor housing.
MY primary concern with the 60-1 vs the 57 trim, is that you are greatly increasing the load on the shaft, without a real ROI as far as airflow goes. If Jon (MDC) has seen surging issues with the 60-1 in the CT26, I have zero reason to doubt that.
Hell, in that case, make it TWO good reasons to not run a 60-1 wheel in the CT26
Why do people make them? Because they sell, obviously.
What I can say, is that you will see practically no extra flow, as the 57 trim has pretty much maxed out flow through the compressor housing.
MY primary concern with the 60-1 vs the 57 trim, is that you are greatly increasing the load on the shaft, without a real ROI as far as airflow goes. If Jon (MDC) has seen surging issues with the 60-1 in the CT26, I have zero reason to doubt that.
Hell, in that case, make it TWO good reasons to not run a 60-1 wheel in the CT26
Why do people make them? Because they sell, obviously.
IwantMKIII;995642 said:
That is why I said turbo people.
So that goes back to what I was saying. If he is so good, why does he sell a product that could be a lot better? Ebay rubbing off on him?
As I said before this is not a big wheel ct26, this is a true garret center with ct 26 housings machined to fit it. Im running 15psi and it is very strong. I have not had a chance to put mine on the dyno yet as my clutch will not hold the power. I have had a 60 trim ct26 and i was very pleased with it. It did well at 15psi also, but yes it did get shaft play after 2 years. Also it was used when I got it. But performance for the money I'd buy another mike,s turbo anyday.
Mike sells the turbo because people want it. At the very least, he's alleviating the problem with the small shaft/large diameter (relatively speaking) compressor wheel.
I will stand by the statement that the CT26 housings are too small to properly utilize the flow potential of a true T4 60-1 wheel.
Logan, incorrect my man.
I will stand by the statement that the CT26 housings are too small to properly utilize the flow potential of a true T4 60-1 wheel.
Logan, incorrect my man.