SR20 Turbo upgrade questions. Which turbo to go with?

[mackdaddy240]

I've searched the threads but havent found what I'm looking for yet so. I have a Redtop with a t25 that is starting to tick at idle. Doesnt burn oil or have trouble boosting, but the noise is freakin me out. So I'm going to buy a new turbo soon. I want a turbo that I wont want to upgrade later. Something capable of boosting up to 20lbs that wont have a lot of lag. I want a turbo that will be fully boosting before 4000rpms for good daily driving/drift/drag. Everyone upgrades to a T28 because they spool fast, but wouldnt a t3/t4 setup be better and cheaper? I'm unfamiliar with how quickly the t3/4 spools but I know a lot of honda guys use them and they have even smaller motors so It cant be that slow with larger displacement. I'm pretty new to turbo I just recently got out of NA. So any input of the specifications of the different turbos would be great.

[Going Sidewayz]

sence you want it for drifting drag and daily driver you dont want that big of a turbo. so a t28 or a t3t4. both of those will do pretty good

[S14Life]

gt2871r with the 63 ar. spool before 4k and capable of like 360 rwhp

[mackdaddy240]

gt2871r with the 63 ar. spool before 4k and capable of like 360 rwhp

I noticed those go for quite a bit of money, how does it compare to the T3/T4 I found t3s on ebay for less then $400 from ssautocrome I think, Sounds like a good deal, but wasnt totally sure how reputable they were.

[virus77]

stay away from ebay turbos, lots of people had bad luck with them. Some parts need to be quality pieces and a turbo is one of them. I suggest a 2871 if you are looking for ~350whp or a GT28R for around ~300whp which will run you around $750 for a new one.

[teddy]

The top mount setups usually come out to cost about as much as a bottom mount setup if not more. If using a t3/t04e, you'd have to get a top mount manifold, the oil lines still, have a downpipe fabbed up(if you arent using a full race manifold, or some kit that comes iwht a dp), if its not internally gated you'll need an external wastegate, and so on.

[hazw8st]

GT2871rs...