Warpspeed was your VNT turbo an AVNT electro-hydraulically actuated turbo or an old style VNT?
also what size of turbo did you have? what kind of engine was it mounted on?
Robert I think that you are thinking of an old-style vacuum actuated non-AVNT garrett turbo like the Shelby-Chrysler VNT turbo.
Here's a picture of the AVNT Garrett I have:
http://vgturbos.50megs.com/photo.html
Mine is the same as the 88mm Garrett in the pictures.
thanks for the replies guys, very helpful. I am completely out of my league on this project, lol. I am behind the 8 ball and have lots of reading/learning to catch up on.
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