Dude I know the difference between journal and ball bearing, I've been slapping boost to everything I've owned since I was young! I'm still not buying the fact that cutlers are ball bearing, I have a stage 2 on my sled and it spools just as fast as my buddies Silber pro. And if cutler was using ball bearing don't you think they would advertise the fact? All they list on the site is "Garret 2860 or 2871" not "Garret GT2860RS" which is the ball bearing version of the 2860 also known as the disco-potatoe. I could be wrong but until I see proof I can't believe it
Garrett doesn't make a 2860 journal bearing turbo....they are all ball bearing. the 2860 turbos used in all the sled kits that use that turbo are all 2860rs's the 2860-1-2-3's are all flangeded connections the 2860rs is the round connection. nothing wrong with the cpc kit though, always hear way more good than bad about them