01-11-2021, 08:06 PM | #1 |
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Vargas GC Turbos Reliability
Genuinely curious about the reliability of the "game changer" (GC) turbos from VTT. With the price point they're advertised at and the power levels that can be achieved through them, it begs the question of how reliable are they?
If you're running VTT GC Turbos, how many miles have you put on them and how much are you pushing them? I'm curious as it seems hard to find any information on these turbos. Can't really find the same amount of videos as you would with Pure turbos on youtube. I can't lie, the price is really good but at the same time, I don't want anything to blow up lol |
01-12-2021, 07:20 AM | #4 |
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Vargas Turbo kits have been reliable for us
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01-12-2021, 10:35 AM | #5 |
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You can break anything if you push it hard enough, but we have tons of sets in the field -very few issues. S55 GC's have had excellent reliability.
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I pushed mine (GC+) further and at altitude and they broke. The encouraging part for me was that CHRA's are available at reasonable pricing! On this basis, I would not hesitate to purchase again from VTT. |
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01-12-2021, 07:07 PM | #8 |
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Ah, yes, altitude is not the friend of compressor maps -more shaft speed, less power. At least you guys get less wind resistance for 1/2 mile events, all in all I'd rather have sea level air density though!
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01-12-2021, 09:23 PM | #11 |
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Gents, I have a question in regards to GC turbos. If you upgrade, can you run OEM tune with these turbos as CA has started to detect tunes? Of course no craziness, just to get inspection done.
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You can see these aren't oem , intakes inlets , manifolds , are different . The untrained eye can't tell but anyone that knows the s55 could. It would be a shame to run a Vargas gc with an oem tune .
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E85 fuel with additional fuel demand being met with methanol injection One of the turbo's broke on the dyno @ 32 psi - The logs at the time of the incident showed a sharp throttle closure... From an examination of the affected turbo, you could see the compressor wheel had broken off the shaft. No further assessment was carried out. If I was closer to sea level, there would be no need for me to push the turbos hard - Holding 28 psi and at 6500 ft, I was able to comfortably run a 10.5 sec quarter mile (full weight and road legal tyres). |
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Also, you think if I just edit my stock tune, those numbers will show stock figures? I just mainly want GTS roar and cold start delete. |
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As to your second question, I actually have the same question and am not sure. Someone told me that it would probably show modified figures since you're using BM3 to modify the stock tune but I haven't seen anybody actually test this theory yet |
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