Help with selecting new turbo
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Help with selecting new turbo
I received my new manifold today. It is for a Honda D-series and has a T-3 flange. Originally I was planning to swap out the T-3 flange for a TD05 flange, in order to continue to use my DSM TD05, but from looking at the manifold this will be difficult. If I weld on the TD05 flange I will have no room for my bolts and I will be in the same boat I am now, with constant exhaust leaks due to a poorly engineered collector. (Recall that I hand made my current manifold) I am also swapping the Honda flange for my Kia Mi-Tech flange, but this is a non-issue because the ports are identical to within a millimeter.
So I am seriously considering losing the TD05 and installing a T-3. But I know nothing about the T-3 and need help deciding what I need.
My current setup:
DSM TD05
hand-made manifold, inverted configuration
hand-made downpipe, IC pipes, etc.
For the T-3, I will want the following characteristics:
-Oil lubricated and water cooled
-Internal or external wastegate: Don't care, but internal will save me money.
-Small compressor housing so I can use it in the same inverted configuration, with a smaller inlet. I have seen some T-3's with huge inlets, and I have to use a full intake system because I have a MAF sensor, and this system must clear my upper radiator hose.
-A universal turbine housing so I can source the flanges easily and modify my existing downpipe.
-My target horsepower is unchanged: 145 - 160 hp at the flywheel. I will be using 24# injectors, an S-AFCII, and I cannot increase fuel pressure in my car.
-Target redline is 7000.
-Of course, I would like something that will spool quickly and won't have issues with boost spiking.
Right now, I am thinking the smaller .42 A/R compressor T-3's might be my best bet, but I want expert opinions.
Modified by beepy at 12:34 AM 8/1/2004
So I am seriously considering losing the TD05 and installing a T-3. But I know nothing about the T-3 and need help deciding what I need.
My current setup:
DSM TD05
hand-made manifold, inverted configuration
hand-made downpipe, IC pipes, etc.
For the T-3, I will want the following characteristics:
-Oil lubricated and water cooled
-Internal or external wastegate: Don't care, but internal will save me money.
-Small compressor housing so I can use it in the same inverted configuration, with a smaller inlet. I have seen some T-3's with huge inlets, and I have to use a full intake system because I have a MAF sensor, and this system must clear my upper radiator hose.
-A universal turbine housing so I can source the flanges easily and modify my existing downpipe.
-My target horsepower is unchanged: 145 - 160 hp at the flywheel. I will be using 24# injectors, an S-AFCII, and I cannot increase fuel pressure in my car.
-Target redline is 7000.
-Of course, I would like something that will spool quickly and won't have issues with boost spiking.
Right now, I am thinking the smaller .42 A/R compressor T-3's might be my best bet, but I want expert opinions.
Modified by beepy at 12:34 AM 8/1/2004
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Re: Help with selecting new turbo (beepy)
i'm not sure of the displacment of the motor but i'd say a T3 Super 60 would be the best bet for your target HP, it's a .63 hot and .60 cold, or you could find someone to make you a T3 with a .48 hot side and the Super 60's wheel and .60 housing if you want a little faster spool
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Re: Help with selecting new turbo (beepy)
MMk. I don't know anything about this turbo:
But I like the look of it. Water cooled, small compressor, and a V-band downtube is nice. I have no idea what trim it is and neither does the owner.
Anyone seen one before and know if it would be as good or better than my TD05?
But I like the look of it. Water cooled, small compressor, and a V-band downtube is nice. I have no idea what trim it is and neither does the owner.
Anyone seen one before and know if it would be as good or better than my TD05?
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Re: Help with selecting new turbo (B18C1CYA)
you can support those power goals with the smaller OEM t25/28 turbos from DET's.....very little lag, internally gated, but will not make a lot of power though. it wont fit on a t3 turbine flange though.
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Re: Help with selecting new turbo (Full-Race Javier)
Yeah, that is the problem. My turbo works just fine, but my manifold sucks. Got a new manifold thinking I could swap the flanges but the collector is too big for the TD05 flange. So I am looking for a T-3 that will be comparable to my TD05. (Maybe even flow a little better in case I some day want to turn it up)
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Re: Help with selecting new turbo (beepy)
No one?
Let me narrow it down then. Does anyone know the specs of the Saab 9000's turbocharger? It appears to be a T-3, and is very compact. The engine it came off of was 2.2 liters.
A pic:
Or, there are these Ford units that come in .48 and .63 compressor:
Which also appear to be water cooled, compact, etc., but which have compressor flanges that may need to be custom-made?
I also like the look of this one:
Because I know it would fit, and it meets all my other specifications. It's a .48.
But I still don't know which compressor size will be best?
Let me narrow it down then. Does anyone know the specs of the Saab 9000's turbocharger? It appears to be a T-3, and is very compact. The engine it came off of was 2.2 liters.
A pic:
Or, there are these Ford units that come in .48 and .63 compressor:
Which also appear to be water cooled, compact, etc., but which have compressor flanges that may need to be custom-made?
I also like the look of this one:
Because I know it would fit, and it meets all my other specifications. It's a .48.
But I still don't know which compressor size will be best?
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Re: Help with selecting new turbo (beepy)
Well, I decided. I picked up the last one. I hope .48 is better than .63 for my small engine and hp goals.
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