clouddomino

What is the major difference between the hybrid K26/27 and the hybrid T series turbos? Is one better than the other? Also Lindsey Rracing has some K turbos what are their comparessions to these hybrid turbos? Anybody know?

ross255

You are better off asking this in the 944 turbo section.

But the major difference is that K26/27 are made by KKK(borg warner) and the T seties (To4e etc) are made by garret. From what i gather garrets stuff is much better due to more modern compressor designs.
Does that help, if not I am sure someone on the 944 turbo section will have much more technical explantions, with real world examples.

emwporsche

well I had both a 27/26 hybrid, and a t04e/26 hybrid.

it depends a lot on the type of trim you have, what type of to4 are you looking at? (B or E or whatever)
I'm not sure the t03 will bolt up unless you get a conversion bracket (I think such a thing exists!)

the t04e is pretty big and spools late (mine would spool at 3400 i think) but when it kicked in woah man!
the t04b is a smaller and spools quicker probably better for street use

the 27/6 I had was somewhat of a freak and put out a magnificent mount of power for what it was, and only spooled up at about 3100 i think. I was quite pleased with this turbo for street applications.

BTW are you looking to to have a larger hotside (which is 26/27 = more lag) or did you mean 27/26 (larger coldside = more hp with same spool up time)?

I would also agree that the garret turbos are just more advanced and have really got it down to a science. but the 27/6 is cheaper!

I don't know what hp you are trying to go for, how much lag you will accept etc.
you have to elaborate.

I personally am not a fan of the lindsey turbo's, Kolken aren't they?
but that's just me, it seems as though their hp rating are always over inflated and I don't recall one actually backing the numbers up, from a customer anyway.

kennycoulter

i had a dude on a mustang forum tellign me he is a genious about 951s and said there was no 27 designation, only the k26/8 or something.

clouddomino

I guess that's why he's on a Mustang forum and not a 944/951 forum, then huh? Actually the car I'm looking at buying has a K 26/27 hybrid turbo, I was just wondering if that was the best option or if I could get more horsepower out of swapping it for something else.

ross255

Oh hell yes you can get more power than with a k27, its all about how much money.
But not that much. $900 get you a nice To4e with a chioce of trims to suit you. And at least with that its all brand new, so the exhaust side turbine is also more modern.

Legoland951

First of all, the k26/6 is the smaller cold side (the k26 part) meaning smaller CFM into the intake and smaller hot side at the exhaust (/6 part) meaning it spools up faster. The k26/8 has the smaller cold side and the larger #8 for the hotside so it spools up slower but packs more of a punch. The k27/6 uses larger cold side and the #6 hot side and the k27/8 is a bigger turbo overall.

theedge

For stock cars yes hes correct. Otherwise hes a numpty. Probably why hes on the Junkstang forum...

clouddomino

So what I'm getting from this is that a garrett hybrid turbo will give me more power than any type of KKK turbo? And to switch to a garrett turbo, what else would have to be changed?