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Hi im Joey and i drive a 1979 mustang. It is the 4 cylinder turbo mustang and i have been driving it for about a week nom. Does anyone know how to make a normal turbo into a free spool?
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Does anyone know how to make a normal turbo into a free spool?
Just convert the CHRA to a ball bearing one. Contact Evergreen Turbos
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Thanks a lot for the information. Is it a hard process? If you know please share.
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this topic has sparked some interest in me. wondering what the difference is in what your talking about and what gain would be from doing the swap?
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THe gain is less turbo lag because at low rpms i can still get power and horsepower at an earlier RPM and i dont half to have a long spool up time.
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also how much would it be?
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also how much would it be?
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