I recently picked up a small T3 turbo for cheap from a friend. I just noticed that on the exhaust housing, the flange is not just a rectangle. It's a rectangle that has a circle in the middle. I can also get ahold of a revhard manifold. What will I have to do to make the turbo fit on to the revhard manifold. I've never seen a flange with a circle in the middle of it before. What are my options?

 

pics would help. do you knwo what car the t3 is off of??? that could help also


Modified by Acura_I-RS at 12:17 AM 4/13/2003

 

That's what it looks like. So what can I do to make it fit a revhard manifold? I've never seen this before.

 

looks like a saab/volvo turbo. you can get someone to weld in some metal there, so it will seal, thats what i am doing.

 

I have one like that. If I use it, I'm going to machine it down to the rectangular inlet.

 

Yeah, i found out the turbo is off a Volvo. So you are just going to weld right where there is that little lip around the circle, and bolt it to the manifold? How much would it be to get it machined to the right shape? Those are some good options for me. Whichever is the cheapest route, I guess i'll go that way.

 

This is a Volvo turbo.

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You can buy this type of flange at your turbo shot and weld it to the max-rev manifold!!



Modified by Antho303T at 3:31 AM 4/15/2003

 

They sell flanges like this? Do you know if any place online sells them, like a cheapturbo.com kinda site?

 

For the record, only the Volvo turbo looks like that. The Saabs have a normal T3 flange.

My boy Wes has a Volvo T3, he said he had a gasket for it to help it seal? He'll be here about noon, I can ask for more info, maybe get pics.

 

you can make a flange that fit's it you have to use longer bulits and gust to the size and shape of the turbo and manifold. I seen them do on a crx in honda tuneing. that would be the best thing to do.

 

I had a t3 like that and welded it..Then milled it..worked great...heres a pic