lol... I dunno why you don't wanna listen to me, Mike. I've gone through most turbos listed in this thread and own the setup that you ideally want. A standard 67mm will make the power you're looking for easily (and more) on pump + meth... and a lot more on race. It'll surely spool slightly slower than a GT35R but this is a 2JZ... the lag is very minimal on a 67mm and practically non-existant. I also know you're strapped for cash so take into consideration that a 67mm can be found for quite a bit cheaper than a GT35R.

If, for some reason, you wanna stick with a 61mm-sized turbo, at least go with the S362 from Borg Warner... spools faster and makes more power than a GT35R without the DBB unreliability.

SP71GTQ w/ the billet wheel is the ideal turbo that I'm looking for. o_o-b