I agree with you, I just changed my stock turbo to a TA49 about 2 months now, I'm running the Ta49 with the Pte exhaust housing with the stock converter, like everybody said above a little bit more lag down low but pulls alot stronger in the top end. If you want the garrett housing give Kirban a call and see if he has any stock cores which he sends out and has that version of the TA49 made. 
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1987 GN 3" ATR downpipe, PTE TA-49 turbo & ,adj. wastegate,adj. fpr.Art-Carr shift kit 2 1/2"hooker ex. 3" Hi-flow cat,gutted, aero chamber muffs.9" k&n filter, 60/65 lb.mototron injectors, heads pocket-ported 3 angle valve job, LT1 valve springs, 340 walbro fp. hot- wired, plenum spacer, ATR drivers side header, 160 therm. cross-drilled, slotted rotors,vacuum brake conv.Kirban GNX style rims,49k. on car. 93 turbotweak chip, 2.1 scanmaster, knock guage, 3" LT1 Maf w/translator, VDO guages,manual boost controller.
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