first off, i searched. a lot. i have an 88 crx si with healthy d16a6. i want to know what turbo from a saab you guys would recomend for decent power and reliable daily driving. what trim and stuff, planning to run 6 to 8 lbs boost, and hoping for like 150 at the wheels if you think that is reasonable. (i like to set low goals so i dont get dissapointed) when searching i read the saabs have either a t3 or a t25? I was thinking like the T3 .42/.48. The reason i ask this is i know a saab fanatic who has loads of these sitting around for a great price and some with low mileage. all have zero shaft play. what are ur recomendations? i am sorry if i didnt give enough info, but please dont tell me to search. a link is cool, but i have spent hours across ht looking for this info. thanks guys, and if u know a make model of what saab to get ur recomended turbo from, that would be great too!!

 

it's a normal t3 stule and will work perfectly for what you want. jsut make sure you get good tuning...

 

thanks, really appreciate it
any other insite?

 

Are you set in stone on a Saab turbo? Why not a TD05 from the 1st gen Eclipse. You can find those in almost any junkyard and they are pretty cheap too. I had one on my 91 CRX SI and that car was fun. Just my .02 though.

 

no i am not, but i am 17 and have way too many hobbies so i am not flowing in cash. i want a funner dd that is reliable so i am doing a junkyard setup. this guy has better turbo prices than anywhere around me, and he just has saabs. These are turbos from rearended cars with like 4 thousand miles on one. he wants like 15-50 dollars for them. it sounds too good to be true, but this it really isnt. now not all are super low mileage, but all are at a good price and i dont have to pay shipping. thats why i am kinda set on a saab turbo

 

hell, for that price I'd buy one or two, especially if they're water cooled versions w/wastegates. (serious, send me pictures , I need a .48 exhaust housing)

That would be a perfect turbo for 150whp. The motor can take it easily, and the turbo can make mid-200's with a fair exhaust manifold, an intercooler, and good tuning. To make 150whp, all you'd really need is the turbo, some cheap manifold (HF mani + adapter if you removed AC), downpipe, no intercooler, piping, and a turbo edit for your ecu. That'd be all of $500 for the parts & welding, then maybe $200 from most people to do a street tune w/turbo edit.

AFAIK, its something like a Saab 900 16v from the late 80's/early 90's that is the most 'standard' garrett turbo.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem

The mid-90's saabs are the same T3, except with the exhaust housing and wastegate cast as one piece. Even newer models came with the GT17, which is very tiny. This is a gt17, which has the same wastegate/housing mix as the mid-90's T3. They are too small for anything besides some EDM 1.3L honda.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem


Modified by HiProfile at 3:21 PM 12/8/2006

 

i will seriously see what all he has. it is gonna be until atleast monday. I will try and hook you up if i can, but unfortunately i cant be supplying all of HT. THanks hiprofile, and ill see what he has in the .48 exhaust housing.