what do you think about this turbo?

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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 09:14 AM
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Default what do you think about this turbo?

going onto signle cam D16z6.. looks prtty good for a brand new one. I want Quick spool and probably up to 20 lbs of boost... yes or no?


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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 09:18 AM
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Hmmmm...do many T3 turbines have tangential housings?
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 09:20 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HXMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hmmmm...do many T3 turbines have tangential housings?</TD></TR></TABLE>

no idea what tangential means... but i would like to know if its a good spooling turbo and good for my SOHC application, im not so good when it comes to turbo stuff on a single cam.
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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 09:33 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Simple &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

no idea what tangential means... but i would like to know if its a good spooling turbo and good for my SOHC application, im not so good when it comes to turbo stuff on a single cam.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Tangenal means that the turbine housing is split. Generally those are more efficent. But if the manifold isn't split for it, you would probably be better off with a normal housing.
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