Ebay Turbo for TD42.

[MyGQ]

Ok fellas if you can help me out here much appreciated.

Its time for the TD42 of mine to go from the N/A slug it is to a bit more power by stucking a hair dryer on her (turbo )

I have a friend from the forum here ( you know who u r) who is going to do me a manifold for me (weld on a flange plate to a custom manifold) but i have to choose the turbo and the flange pattern,

What i want to know is i ain't going for a garett turbo simply because of the cash they want for them, have seen some turbo's on Ebay for less, and for what i do (weekend warrior 4WDing) i can't really see the point in speding into the $1800's just for the turbo itself.

I want to know if anyone can send me some links or tell me what to look for in regards to what would give good power and torque for the TD42 without having to rev it up real hard to get it onto boost or have it spool up well too early, would like to to be on boost at around 110K's on the freeway with still a bit more to go rather than run it out, want to go up hills in 4th or 5th rather than 3rd.

Any help or links to a turbo that would suit would be great as i am new to the turbo scene, Gas is no problem, can tune a gas setup without problems, but finding the right turbo for my thing, i am so not there yet

Thanks

[dirtyGQ]

i have been told that a skyline turbo fits straight on and works well,can someone dismiss or verify this ?

[PGS 4WD]

In my breif stint with a turbo repairer I saw lots of e-bay crap turbos, they look the part and most appear to be a T3/T4 hybrid, they have large comp wheels and housings and small exhaust housings, this is great if the turbo has 360 degree thrust or is a roller, otherwise it will fail. I saw one last a weekend of racing in a Silvia, another on a 1HZ last 3 social drives. The cost to repair exceeded the turbo cost. If you insist on buying an ebay turbo, get it pulled down and fitted with 360 degree thrusts and fully checked and ballanced, it will probably cost $300 or so but is better that $1200 to fully rebuild a rooted core.

Joel

[outback_pootrol]

Ok fellas if you can help me out here much appreciated.

Its time for the TD42 of mine to go from the N/A slug it is to a bit more power by stucking a hair dryer on her (turbo )

I have a friend from the forum here ( you know who u r) who is going to do me a manifold for me (weld on a flange plate to a custom manifold) but i have to choose the turbo and the flange pattern,

What i want to know is i ain't going for a garett turbo simply because of the cash they want for them, have seen some turbo's on Ebay for less, and for what i do (weekend warrior 4WDing) i can't really see the point in speding into the $1800's just for the turbo itself.

I want to know if anyone can send me some links or tell me what to look for in regards to what would give good power and torque for the TD42 without having to rev it up real hard to get it onto boost or have it spool up well too early, would like to to be on boost at around 110K's on the freeway with still a bit more to go rather than run it out, want to go up hills in 4th or 5th rather than 3rd.

Any help or links to a turbo that would suit would be great as i am new to the turbo scene, Gas is no problem, can tune a gas setup without problems, but finding the right turbo for my thing, i am so not there yet

Thanks

Cam
if you want to do that , that would just kill a cheap turbo i reckon to have it constantly on boost on the highway, i dont know thats just my decision, get the full specs printed out on a few ebay turbos and take it to RCA and see if he can tell you wich one would be suited for the application of driving you want, and then take the printouts of the one he said to a turbo joint and ask the dude there if he can install the 360degree thrust as PGS 4WD said and get a quote and work out if its going to work,
me personally have moved off the turbo idea as i have found the new love of my life????? a 6.5l chev v8 diesel for $5k ready to run

[MyGQ]

I am still on the turbo route myself, so will have a look and see what i can do.

Who knows might end up buying a garret turbo.

[mattstar]

Skyline's are T3/T4 I thought? And if that's the case you could get a second hand turbo from a Jap wreckers, go and pull it off yourself and save some $$, then get the new bearings etc. This way you get Quality turbo cheap, with the new bearings, just my 2c

[PGS 4WD]

You need to watch, a lot of Nissan import turbos have ceramic exhaust wheels, they are crap and brake and cost more to repair than is worth.

Joel

[mattstar]

I didn't know that, cheers.

[MyGQ]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/T04B-GENUINE-GAR ... dZViewItem

would that turbo be ok?

[PGS 4WD]

It would be very laggy with a 1.00 A/R exhaust housing, on a turbo that size you'd need a .62 on a TD42 to get any boost at low rpm.

Joel

[MyGQ]

ok thanks for that, looking at getting a full on garrett now, GT28 i think, the roller bearing one?

i think i can justify the cash for one, if they are that good

[PGS 4WD]

Its the way to go 2876RS.

Joel

[MyGQ]

hwo much would one of those set me back?

[MyGQ]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/T3-T4-T04E-TURBO ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-T3-T4- ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HUGE-T70-T3-TURB ... dZViewItem

those caught my eye. would they be any good? just trying to get a feel for the sizes and stuff, its kinda like buying something u know sweet FA about , rather know how to match them up rather than just buying something

[bj on roids]

the kit will be worth your while

[PGS 4WD]

Rb30 manifold wont fit so I wouldnt get that, the other turbos are typical ebay style plain bearing turbos, you just dont know what youre getting quality wise.

Joel

[MyGQ]

wasn't gunna get it for the manifold, just the turbo, just wanted to know if those specs of a turbo would be what i would want for my TD42.

I think i might just bite hte bullet and get one of those turbos u sudgested PGS 4WD for around the grand mark, sounds actually good, was hoping to get one for $1000 or less.

but thats always the dream, Next the manifold

[wrangler35]

GU turbos fit nicely and give great power when tuned well

[MyGQ]

Ok. i can get a Garrett GT28 Turbo from a friend of a Skyline GTR. Just wondering if that would be ok to use?