anybody got any input on this kit?

has anybody purchased it yet?

please help trying to decide to either get this kit or their50 trim


mahalo..

Evo Street Brawler Turbo Kit


This is a kit perfect for the Evo owner on a budget-but still wants to make BIG power! Featuring the same industry leading T3 manifold with a lifetime warranty, and the quality you have come to expect from ShearerFab, you have the option of 50 trim, 61mm, and 67mm, the venerable 60-1 and our 50trimHP but in 360 thrust bearing form.

-ShearerFab Evo T3 Manifold
-Precision 360 race thrust bearing turbo
-50 trim
-50 trim HP
-60-1
-T61
-T67
-Tial 38 wastegate
-SF O2 housing (will come with additional v-band for your downpipe modification)
-38mm Dump tube
-Oil feed lines
-Oil Drain lines

Price: $3200


EVO 50r Turbo Kit (500whp)


Shearer Fabrications is proud to bring you our lineup of Mitsubishi Evolution turbo kits. This bolt-on kit is delivered 90% assembled, making installation a quick and uneventful task. All components are constructed entirely of
stainless and aluminum materials to deliver an industry leading product that is proven to be unmatched in today's EVO aftermarket. The exhaust manifold carries a limited lifetime warranty, as do all of our manifolds. ( prove 500 whp on pump with stock ecu)

This turbo kit includes the following components...

-Shearer Fab EVO T3 Tubular manifold.
-Precision Ball Bearing 50 Trim turbocharger.
-Oil Feed & Return Lines.
-A/N Coolant Lines.
-TiAL 38mm Wastegate.
-True 3" o2 housing & Dumptube.
-3" mandrel Bent Downpipe.
-Intake pipe & K&N air filter.
-2.5" Lower I/C pipe & Couplers.
-Spal 12" slim line fan.
-All required gaskets & fasteners.


Item Number: SF05-2-001
Fits: EVO

Price: $4200
i cureently have:
greddy licp
hks dp
hks filter
hks hi power exhaust

so idk if i should spend the extra $1000 to to ditch the hks setup

 

if you want to do it right, do a search you'll find plenty of your answer there.

 

yea i did that nothing came up just the thread introducing the street brawler

and a few 50 trim threads just looking for opinons

 

The difference between the kits is that the street brawler kit uses the standard bushing turbos, with a 360 degree thrust (which is a better quality upgrade over a standard bushing turbo), while the "50 trim" kit, has a ball bearing center section. The turbos use the same turbine and compressor wheels, but the center sections are different. The conventional wisdom is that the ball bearing turbos respond more quickly, but there are large numbers of people who are using standard bushing turbos in Evo and other applications and doing just fine, so the choice is pretty much do you want to spend the extra $ for a ball bearing, or can you be happy with saving the difference in $ and still getting a super high quality manifold from Shearer? Either way, you win.

 

+1 havent ever heard bad things about Shearer. Its up to you, I thnk that either way you go its a good decision, with solid products. I would go street brawler and spend the extra thousand on a nice meth kit so you can turn up the boost.

 

Shearer has been making top quality, hand made, detail oriented components for the diamond star and EVo community for a decade now. His craftsmanship and quality are top notch.

Ive ran (or helped build a car with) 50 trims, 60-1, gt35r's, gt37r, gt2871r, and a slew of other snails. IMHO ball bearing is a cut above standard thrust but it isnt night and day. Where ball bearing shines is inbetween shifts. It helps keep boost onset throughout the gears but initially expect only a few hundred rpm difference in peak boost attainment.

I see guys with BB 50trims and think how funny it is cause it has such a small mass (relatively) the BB aspect is barely noticable compared to something the size of a gt35r. The larger the turbo, the more significant the gains are from going BB.

So Id say, youre best bet if youre on a budget, go standard bearing 50 trim or 60-1 for the time being. Remember, you can always buy a BB turbo down the road, once you have the mani, O2 housing and associated lines, for usually under 1000buckeroos. Both the 50 and 60-1 are great setups for a street car but the 60-1 will give you that extra umph on track days when you wanna crank the boost. Good luck!

 

thanks for all your feedback appretiate it. might do the street brawler with meth ill fill you guys in on my choice later

other then that anybody else got some input?

 

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