Does anybody know if the turbo from the 88 saab9000 could be used for a homemade turbo kit? and if so what kind of turbo is it?????

 

i beleive it is a garret t3

 

yepper...i think mines off an '88, if not...it's from around that year. Just about done with my project.

 

it is a t3 it has a .42 cold side and i belive a .48 exhaust... i used a cracked ssautocrap header, 2.25" downpipe and exhaust, pvc pipe for routed to and from my talon intercooler on a FMU on my stock b18b1 I ran 13.2 @108.2 mph with that turbo

I loved it, spooled fast!

 

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I loved it, spooled fast!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, .42 compressor, .48 turbine:

The 88-90 900 and 87-89 9000 turbos have this watercooled T3. Exception: 1990 SPG 900 models don't have this turbo and early 88 900s may be oil-cooled only due to mid-year changes.

 

do you think $150 is to much for it???

 

naa i paid 200 for mine polished and rebuilt....TURBO is nice i ran 20 psi on it...car was fast as hell......... get it....

 

you ran 20 psi on that turbo? It didn't lose effeciency?

Also, N20civicB18, what kind of numbers and psi were you putting down to run that time of 13.2?

I think $150 is fine for that turbo, make sure it's in working condition. I got mine for a good deal, $100 off a fresh rebuilt from some old guy on ebay.

 

the turbo seemed to be pulling hard at that psi .....i didnt notice any power lose

 

I was running around 10psi depending what it spiked too. I never dynoed it, never even checked it on a wideband. I think I was at 11psi when I ran 13.2 and 9 psi or so I was running about 13.6 This was on 205/50-14 BFG DR's on stock LS tranny. I was doing shitty 2.2-2.3's 60' running those times

Kyle