Uh oh. Do I need a new turbo?

mica.msp

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Today while accelerating onto the highway I noticed some, what seemed to be white?, smoke coming out of my exhaust pipe. I was in boost, at what seemed like peak psi (all stock), at around 5,000-5,500 rpm. I only noticed it when in boost. I haven't looked into it at all other than just noticing it. From what I've found this could mean a head gasket because white usually means burning coolant. However why would that only appear while in boost. Could this mean my turbo seals are bad? I'm learning alot with this car, and have been researching alot as well. I've noticed that alot of guys upgrade their turbo to the gt28rs disco potato. I have heard that there are a couple different versions of this turbo, is this true? And which one do I want? Thanks for any and all help guys!
 
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