Two questions from a new owner - thank you all in advance

[CruiseTopDown]

I have a 2013 LT Turbo and I started adding after-market parts. I have two questions:

1) For anyone who has rims from Drag (mine are DR69), did you have to purchase new lug nuts, or did the stock ones work?

2) Like many owners from the countless threads I read, I get the periodic P0299 and loss of power. Hence, I am replacing the turbo. Does anyone have recommendations for turbo upgrades that can accommodate stock setup?

Thank you all in advance.

 

[SoCalRs]

I have a 2013 LT Turbo and I started adding after-market parts. I have two questions:

1) For anyone who has rims from Drag (mine are DR69), did you have to purchase new lug nuts, or did the stock ones work?

2) Like many owners from the countless threads I read, I get the periodic P0299 and loss of power. Hence, I am replacing the turbo. Does anyone have recommendations for turbo upgrades that can accommodate stock setup?

Thank you all in advance.

How many miles on your LT? I have a 2013 Sonic RS with 49,000 mi on it I have not had any problems with my turbo but being that it's about $600 to replace I would probably go with the zzp big turbo kit and tune to go with it when mine takes a dump.,

 

[CruiseTopDown]

Thanks SoCalRs. Mine has 125K on it. My 18 inches went in - worked out fine, but I'd still prefer 17s. TBH, I stumbled on this car as a temporary, but ended up really liking it so I started putting parts in and plan to keep it.

On your big turbo plan - I assume the entire exhaust piping will need to be replace, correct?

 

[SoCalRs]

Bigger piping after big turbo ....not necessarily I know it would be really quick and full of pep there are alot of videos on the install and performance pulls on you tube.
It would get so much better performance with a turbo back exhaust but I know the biggest restrictions in the exhaust is the down pipe from the turbo with that big coffee can cat on it you would see 20 hp gain with a tune just buy adding a catless downpipe and keeping the same exaust on it ZZP did it on a Dyno .
The dealer used to sell the big turbo kits on Chevy performance and they would tune it change the mapping for it at the dealer some states were restricted but they kept the same exaust ....