# what happens when your turbo is too small

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-happens-when-your-turbo-is-too-small/11455
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [April 30, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-happens-when-your-turbo-is-too-small/11455 "2006-04-30T07:22:28Z")
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### Author: ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-happens-when-your-turbo-is-too-small/11455/1 "2006-04-30T07:22:28Z")

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t3 on a SHO, he did this project for $100 with spare pars he had laying around, he added a turbo and a FMU. thats it.

[http://www.sonikempire.com/somedude/35608531771.wmv](http://www.sonikempire.com/somedude/35608531771.wmv)

if i rember correctly his dyno graph was amazing untill about 5500rpm then it fell on its face. but :tup: to instant spool from 2K

it is obvoius in this video that the engine is outflowing the turbo bigtime. still moves good for a $100 setup

[http://www.sonikempire.com/somedude/35309185972.wmv](http://www.sonikempire.com/somedude/35309185972.wmv)

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### Author: ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2006, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-happens-when-your-turbo-is-too-small/11455/2 "2006-05-02T09:30:08Z")

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nice

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### Author: ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-happens-when-your-turbo-is-too-small/11455/3 "2006-05-02T10:36:05Z")

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sounds like my van with it’s t-too small