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Old Sep 6, 2017 | 03:26 PM
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turbo recommendations 02 LQ9 6.0

what turbo would you guys recommend for a 02 6.0 LQ9 motor? the compression is high so i would think low boost...
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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 06:52 PM
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Re: turbo recommendations 02 LQ9 6.0

China 78/75 is the best bang for buck.

Otherwise pt76/75
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Old Sep 18, 2017 | 09:16 PM
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Re: turbo recommendations 02 LQ9 6.0

Please post a build thread when you do it. I wanna put a 6.0 with a turbo in the wife's avalanche, so I'm always looking for actual results
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Old Sep 19, 2017 | 10:31 PM
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Re: turbo recommendations 02 LQ9 6.0

The 78/75 sounds good. Anything close to a Garrett GT4202 spec.
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Old Oct 5, 2017 | 06:58 AM
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Re: turbo recommendations 02 LQ9 6.0

S400 is also good. Depends on power goals but the 7875 and 7675 type stuff make good power. 600-700 whp
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