I might have one but fabbing one would be and yeah you could do what Brettus said. I don't do either.

 

Oh, and have the turbo professionally inspected, rebuilt (if possible), and balanced. Don't use a rebuild kit.

 

Definitely get the turbo balanced professionally.

A few other comments on rebuilding the turbo. I'd recommend swapping out the stock 12 blade turbine to an 11 blade as it'll improve high rpm performance without impacting spool. Note that there's also a 9 blade wheel available for this turbo. It's the ducks nuts as it spools and flows way better than the 11 and 12 blades (think EFR). However, they're prone to blowing apart because of all the material they removed from it to get the weight down. I personally wouldn't go with the 9 blade for this reason.

During the rebuild, you may choose to swap out the stock 57(ish) trim compressor wheel for a 60-1 or Garrett GTX 76mm wheel (very similary to 60-1, but slightly better) if available. This loses some spool up at low rpm, but gains a bit of top end. Personally I think the 57 trim is best for drivability, particularly when paired with the 11 blade turbine wheel, but choose whatever suits you best. Either way, make sure the compressor wheel is billet.

 

I have all port open. Free flow intake. Perfect curve.

 

what is your point gamaliel?

 

[QUOTE=Brettus;4803339]what is your point gamaliel

My car has all the air intake open. Modify the intake to avoid drastic air changes. Better curve On dyno.

 

[QUOTE=gamaliel31;4807672]Better in that it's a smooth curve ........... but worse in that you have less (low end and mid range) power .