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Turbo Upgrade for Silber and other kits

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We are now stocking KpA Ceramic Ball Bearing Turbos. They offer exceptional features at an affordable price. We have the 2860 ($750), 2863($850), 2871($800) and 2873($875) models available. These are a great value and you can replace the entire turbo cheaper than the center section of a garrett. We are also offering Stainless v-band housings for those looking for ultimate flow. Below is some information about the turbos:

kPa Turbos is introducing an advanced direct replacement Dual Hybrid Ceramic Ball Bearing Turbocharger line up. These Turbochargers offer some of the worlds most advanced Aerospace angular contact ceramic ball bearings. The Ceramic ball bearings allow the turbocharger to spool up to 30% faster than conventional journal bearing turbo. Ceramic ball bearings also run a lot cooler and quiet compared to standard steel ball bearings. These turbo chargers require less oil flow and oil pressure which reduces the drag inside the ball bearing and allows faster spool and better transit response time. Reduce oil flow prevents excess oil from escaping the center section of the turbocharger and contaminating the turbine and compressor housings. The Aerospace angular contact ball bearings are rated and tested at speeds that exceed 200000 RPM. Ceramic ball bearings weight close to 50 times lighter than a steel ball bearing, the balls are truer shape which prevents harmful vibration in the bearing races which eventually can lead to turbocharger failure. Ceramic bearings are a life expectancy of over 2 times than a standard steel ball bearing. These turbochargers paired with our new Billet 7075 Aluminum compressor wheels allow hp ratings to exceed standard cast compressor wheel turbochargers. kPa’s new billet wheels come standard with extended tip exducer and reduce hub technology, allowing for a greater flowing wheel in a smaller light weight size. The larger blades have over 35% more surface area compared to a standard cast wheel in its size, the billet wheels also weights nearly 10% lighter than a standard cast wheel. This allows kPa’s billet 63mm compressor wheel to efficiently flow more air than a larger 71mm cast wheel. The angle of the compressor blades increases the charge air velocity as it exits the compressor wheel in the compressor outlet. kPa Turbos also come standard with there Inconel turbine wheels, the wheels are designed with thin blades that remain reduced to the hub of the wheel, allowing a lighter more efficient turbine wheel without sacrificing reliability. All of these technologies put into one turbocharger makes kPa Turbos the most innovative turbocharger on the market today.

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So what kind of modifications would be nesessary to install one of these on a 2012 kit like mine . What size ?
 
Can you get these with a divided exaghst housing? What different a/r ratios are avalaible
 
Where is KpA out of? how long have they been making turbos? Do they just make performence turbos? I have never heard of them...

The Inconel exhaust wheel is the same thing the BW EFR turbos use right??
 
The housings are available in .64 and .86 and divided housings are not available at the moment.

Iconel wheels are used on several high end turbos. The company is based out of Minnesota and have been doing OEM and farm turbos. They just recently got into the performance turbo market.

all turbos are assembled in Minnesota and then balanced on a VSR balancer before shipping ensuring the highest quality control.
 
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Why is it so much cheaper than say a comp turbo? I was going to send my 2871 to get this done but for the same price I might as well just buy one of these and have two turbos. Im new to owning a turbo sled but ive been around the silber kits on the pros since 2011. Id really like to know more info. My 2871 is very laggy but I dont know if it is the tune or the turbo. Maybe a ceramic bearing 2863 is the way to go.
 
The COMP Turbos are oiless. The non oiless versions run $600 dollars less and have other features like a billet center section that are fully rebuildable.

We are going to offer the COMP Oiless turbos for those that want them but will steer most people towards the KpA Ceramic Ball Bearing oiled Turbos for cost sake. If you wreck a center section of the KpA you're replacement cost will be a bargain compared to other turbos.

Send me a PM and we can chat.
 
I will try to get some datalog comparisons of spool time. Seat of the pants the KpA turbo builds boost faster.
 
I read somewhere you can get a comp oiless with tial housing and a billit wheel, would you guys be able to provide something like that as a bolt on for a silber kit and how much?
 
I read somewhere you can get a comp oiless with tial housing and a billit wheel, would you guys be able to provide something like that as a bolt on for a silber kit and how much?

That would be a sweet turbo... I always wondered if you could do a tial housing on a comp turbo
 
tial housing comp

I have one laying in the shed from my old xp. Sweet turbo spendy as hell. Going to pit it on my buddy's pro this summer. Then we will worry about my silber kit later. Got impatient this fall so i bought a whole kit.
 
tial housing comp

I have one laying in the shed from my old xp. Sweet turbo spendy as hell. Going to pit it on my buddy's pro this summer. Then we will worry about my silber kit later. Got impatient this fall so i bought a whole kit.
 
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