Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Hey guys - thought I would put out another good review of the HTB2 turbo from HTT. I had settled on a set of 200hp Mach 5 injectors from Don M and was debating on what larger single to run with them.
I decided to give HTT a call and told them what I was doing with my truck, which is daily driving with an occasional tow, and their tech strongly recommended that I went with the 62mm wheel and 12cm2 housing! I was pretty skeptical of the smaller housing but I've got to say, I definitely made the right choice!
This turbo spools great with the Mach 5s - so great that I really can't tell any difference between my current setup and when I was running the 1. 6s with the stock charger! It's pretty much like I've added 110hp or more with no ill effects.
With the HTB2, I can still drive the Mach 5s with no smoke, and at WOT, it flows enough air that it nearly cleans up every bit of the smoke. I think with a little tweaking of the wastegate, I'll probably be able to be nearly smoke-free on a long run.
For the best part, I've yet to see my temps go over 1275*! This is on a long run on the interstate until I had to let out of it because of traffic. The temps will rise fairly quickly but it's like they hit a brick wall when they get close to 1300*. I'm really anxious to tow with it and see how it performs then. I would expect that it would do even better than unloaded.
I couldn't be happier with this turbo and I'm glad I went with HTT. They also have great customer service as an added bonus.
I'll keep posting results after I do something different with the truck. In the meantime, you can see what they have to offer on their website:
http://www.htturbo.com
They also do upgrades to the HX35 as well. I think I may send my stock turbo to them for a little "freshen-up" and then decide what to do with it later.
I decided to give HTT a call and told them what I was doing with my truck, which is daily driving with an occasional tow, and their tech strongly recommended that I went with the 62mm wheel and 12cm2 housing! I was pretty skeptical of the smaller housing but I've got to say, I definitely made the right choice!
This turbo spools great with the Mach 5s - so great that I really can't tell any difference between my current setup and when I was running the 1. 6s with the stock charger! It's pretty much like I've added 110hp or more with no ill effects.
With the HTB2, I can still drive the Mach 5s with no smoke, and at WOT, it flows enough air that it nearly cleans up every bit of the smoke. I think with a little tweaking of the wastegate, I'll probably be able to be nearly smoke-free on a long run.
For the best part, I've yet to see my temps go over 1275*! This is on a long run on the interstate until I had to let out of it because of traffic. The temps will rise fairly quickly but it's like they hit a brick wall when they get close to 1300*. I'm really anxious to tow with it and see how it performs then. I would expect that it would do even better than unloaded.
I couldn't be happier with this turbo and I'm glad I went with HTT. They also have great customer service as an added bonus.
I'll keep posting results after I do something different with the truck. In the meantime, you can see what they have to offer on their website:http://www.htturbo.com
They also do upgrades to the HX35 as well. I think I may send my stock turbo to them for a little "freshen-up" and then decide what to do with it later.
