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| ottox914 |
 Oct 28 2005, 09:34 PM
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The glory that once was.  Group: Members Posts: 1,302 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Mahtomedi, MN Member No.: 1,438 Region Association: Upper MidWest   |
Alot of turbo talk lately. Just curious, for those who have been there/done that, what turbo did you pick, why, and if your project is on the road, how do you like it?
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| Sammy |
Oct 29 2005, 09:44 AM
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I used a garrett airesearch T3 hybrid turbo from a chrysler lebaron 2.2 liter. The same turbo is available in the chrysler mini-vans and just about anything else chrysler turbocharged.
Why? it has real mechanical seals instead of less efficient ring seals, parts are very cheap and easy to find, I found a good one in a pick-a-part for $70 (I picked it from the 8 identical turbos in the yard that day), There are a zillion of them available used, it doesn't have a screwy flange design, it has a built in waste gate, it was the right size for a 2 liter and had almost exactly the right A/R (just a little bigger than I needed). In my mind the real question is, why use anything else? On the turbo kit topic, good luck to whoever tries it. Lots O'tire kickers, but more frustration and hassle than anyone wants to get into. I'd be surprised if anyone could sell more than two or three kits. |
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ottox914 type 4 turbo guys- Oct 28 2005, 09:34 PM
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My teener is just up the road from you ge... Oct 29 2005, 03:57 PM bug man nrg turbo on a type4 works well if you know how much p... Oct 29 2005, 04:47 PM Jake Raby Trust me, it won't be a dyno queen... The dyno... Oct 29 2005, 04:54 PM BIGKAT_83 Damn!!!!!!!!!... Oct 29 2005, 04:54 PM Hammy Jake the mad scientist htt... Oct 29 2005, 07:37 PM Jake Raby Yep....
BUT I just realized that I Hi Jacked this... Oct 29 2005, 08:30 PM r_towle First off, great to hear Jake.
Second, please kee... Oct 29 2005, 09:17 PM ottox914 Yea Jake, nice HiJack- I was going to mention that... Oct 29 2005, 09:40 PM Mueller ... Oct 29 2005, 11:05 PM Mark Henry This is the slippery slope that I'm on...
I h... Oct 30 2005, 07:17 AM Jake Raby Mark,
Lets talk.. You and I work well together and... Oct 30 2005, 08:23 AM ottox914 Mr Mueller, the ?'s you pose have already been... Oct 30 2005, 08:50 AM Mueller 
