6870 vs 6875

[Lithium]

G40-1150 (7170) seems like it's sitting it a pretty sweet middle ground, has twin scroll, has a good turbine and will make good power, and we're all curious

 

[MoMnDadGTR]

Late post but im putting together another rb for the drag season and have came across these pulsar turbos you guys maybe interested in, I have buddies that are beating the piss out of them on there jz's, they seem to hold up just fine and are 1/3 of a price of precisions. im currently on a 6466 but looking to make 900whp. im going to try the pulsar 7170 not even a 1000 quid!! good bang for buck

[MoMnDadGTR]

PSR 7170G Dual Ball Bearing Turbocharger HP Rating 1150 (pulsarturbo.com)

 

[GTSBoy]

I think the consensus is that the Pulsar turbos are good examples of cheap Chinese turbos, but that they are still cheap Chinese turbos, in that the tolerances/clearances etc are not....great.

[Lithium]

On 05/01/2023 at 1:54 AM, GTSBoy said:

I think the consensus is that the Pulsar turbos are good examples of cheap Chinese turbos, but that they are still cheap Chinese turbos, in that the tolerances/clearances etc are not....great.

Are there any good examples of this in terms of media we can see? 

I've seen a couple of "just happen to be Garrett dealers/sponsored by Garrett dealer" people make these claims but so far have been involved in a pretty solid amount of Pulsar turbo based builds without seeing this issue.  The only issues I have seen have been regarding needing to make sure things are done up properly, ie - not assuming vbands are done up, or turbo speed sensor plug screwed in properly etc.   Have heard of 3rd party folks who are doing mix-and-match sells of Pulsars selling them with the wrong housing, ie GT35 turbine housing with GT30 turbine but that's not a build quality thing and could just as easily happen with the same people selling legit Garrett bits.

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Lithium

[GTSBoy]

1 hour ago, Lithium said:

Are there any good examples of this in terms of media we can see? 

Have heard of 3rd party folks who are doing mix-and-match sells of Pulsars selling them with the wrong housing, ie GT35 turbine housing with GT30 turbine but that's not a build quality thing and could just as easily happen with the same people selling legit Garrett bits.

And, to be fair, that could be the sole source of any noise I have heard.

[Lithium]

4 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

And, to be fair, that could be the sole source of any noise I have heard.

So far I've not seen any reports from people I'd call "neutral" buuuuut I'm obviously open to finding out if they are something I should be more apprehensive about sticking up for.  I have nothing to gain personally, not a dealer or anything - like yourself just like trying to give people "what I know" to try and help them be best equipped to make the right calls... the whole "are you ok with buying a copycat" is a different ethical decision best made by the buyer.