Cheap turbos have been around for a long time, but never this cheap and never with this many options! It’s amazing how many cheap turbos there are out there right now on eBay, Amazon, through online performance parts outlets, and more. But are they good enough to use? And will they make real power? The Boost Man himself, Richard Holdener is a fan of testing all the boost, whether high dollar or cheap, and he’s put these dirt cheap GT3582s through their paces on a couple different combos. Check them out and see what you think in the video below. I think a $125 turbo and a $125 intercooler, plus some E85 could make for a fun day. Watch.
Here is the info from Richards Video Description:
TWIN, LOW BUCK, MAX SPEEDING GT3582 TURBOS, DO THEY WORK? CAN A $125 TURBO REALLY WORK? DO THEY EVEN MAKE BOOST? WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU COMBINE TWO OF THEM-CAN YOU REALLY BOOST YOUR JUNKYARD LS WITH $250 WORTH OF TURBOS? CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE ADDED A PAIR OF $125 GT3582 TURBOS FROM MAX SPEEDING RODS https://www.maxpeedingrods.com/ TO OUR MILD 4.8L LS MOTOR. WE RAN THE BOOST UP TO OVER 14 PSI, BUT THE LITTLE TURBOS WORKED VERY WELL. CHECK OUT HOW MUCH POWER WE MADE AND IF THERE WAS MORE LEFT. IT’S ALL HERE.
Somehow the thought of having a “cheap ass” turbo pushing air into an expensive engine might be a good case for “the law of diminishing returns”.
if we wait until everything is perfect, nothing will get done. Or put it another way, complaining about someone else’s success doesn’t reflect well on you.
The Sloppy lifestyle is being forced onto us and we have no choice but to accept it.
I bet they had square exhaust…
They blowed up real good.