Bigger blower on the cheap

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The merc turbo that con67 and mal fitted is probably the cheapest you could fit with so little f*cking about trying to get it fitted.
The way conor did it was to ream out (on a lathe - £30/40???) the hotside of a k14 to accommodate the bigger turbine wheel.
Then the k14-2 just bolted up. No messing with the exhaust or adaptor plates. Its a really simple cost effective way of doing it.
Turbo £50-80.... lathe work £20-40....Exhaust work £0.... Max £120.

However, i always thought it was a shame to fit the big turbo and not create a bigger better flowing downpipe, but that is just my opinion.
There isnt much difference between fitting a t25 or a td04. Both need adaptor plates for exhaust and manifold.

I cant comment on the gt turbos or vnts other than to say they probably command a bigger price due to their newer tech.

When I reemed my elbow and hotside it went much better and I was a sad I didnt just use the merc one and a massive down pipe, so your right!

Alrite stranger hows the form?

I still think it is one of the neatest ways to fit a big turbo on an xud.
Even just fitting a bigger downpipe to the k14 hotside would work well, i just always hated the standard 306 elbow.