The AMS Stroker is nice I've had mine for awhile, no problems and beat the crap out it. no reving past 8500 though.

 

Noticed I mentioned Eagles being a fine rod for his build and the title of this thread is budget. I for one would only put Crower of Manley's in my car.

 

i no ur doing a budget build, but just remember u get what u pay for.

 

It looks like the APC kit is definatly bang for your buck. It also is known to work. it is selling for AU$2,990.

Im also looking at getting a set of 1mm oversize valves, valve springs, Ti retainers & Head studs..

Im only really looking to rev 7,500rpm..

 

^ How do you guys think a GT3082R with a 0.63 exhaust housing would go on a 2.3L with 272 degree cams?

 

Not a good setup. The reason is you have a better breathing set of cams paired up with a decent sized compressor, and thats matched with a small turbine whee/housing. A 3076 or 3582 would work better.

As far as the budget parts go, you are better off spending the $350 more for a good set of Manley I beams rather than going with the cheap Eagles. You are probably going to sink $6k+ with what you want to do, so why skimp on something that could make or break your setup?

 

I heve to agree, it's better to save and get the better parts! Buying the cheaper parts and then having to buy the quality parts, costs more!.

I did the same thing when buying my gauges, I've spent an additional $600?, buying quality ones, in addition to the cheaper ones.

 

get a hta35r for real man power

 

So what about the GT3076R with a 0.82 Rear housing? Will that be laggy?

I would like to try and get 22~25psi at 3800RPM.

 

Too much $$, too much lagg, and Im also not really interested in the big *** power figure..

 

If your on a budget and are not looking for much more than 450HP why not go for a built 2L:
- Arrow Rods
- CP Pistons

and the new Tomei ARMS Turbo or the RED

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272 Kelfords and some headwork + springs and retainers

Will be much better bang for the buck at the end of the day

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That would be a fine choice. You could even go .63 for better spool if you really wanted. I would stick with .82, but I like more top end grunt.

 

See, Im looking for full boost at 3800 ~ 4000rpm, without it falling over at the top. Im afraid the 0.63 will fall over..

Why is it that you think the 0.63 would be fine on a 3076R but not on a GT3082R?

 

The 3082 has a larger compressor that would be choked out and not be in the efficiency range with that small turbine side. Compressor is basically too big for the turbine.

 

If I went to the GT3082R but threw a 0.82 housing on it, how laggy would it be?

As I said, im looking for quick spool, but I dont want it falling over up top...