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Topic subjectthis turbo, worth it or not?
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79013, this turbo, worth it or not?
Posted by BumpinTalon, Nov-07-04 11:16 AM
T3 turbo, .48/.42 off of a 84-87 turbocharge Dodge. The guy said it'll go for anywhere from 250-300 horsepower and it's only $50 in good condition so I am thinkin "why the hell not?" but if this is a crap turbo, let me know :). I want to get a temporary system together before I go nuts and get the checkbook racing red haze.
btw, searching for "T3" turned up hardly anything.
79014, RE: this turbo, worth it or not?
Posted by grain, Nov-07-04 11:30 AM
i guess it isnt bad, but like. check the shaft and shit.
79019, RE: this turbo, worth it or not?
Posted by 97whitESi, Nov-07-04 01:36 PM
Originally posted by BumpinTalon
T3 turbo, .48/.42 off of a 84-87 turbocharge Dodge. The guy said it'll go for anywhere from 250-300 horsepower and it's only $50 in good condition so I am thinkin "why the hell not?" but if this is a crap turbo, let me know :). I want to get a temporary system together before I go nuts and get the checkbook racing red haze. btw, searching for "T3" turned up hardly anything.


not a bad turbo, infact, when i get serious about building my custom turbo setup, thats the turbo im gonna use.
and does he mean 250-300 horsepower for a turbododge? cuz im thinkin no.....
79030, RE: this turbo, worth it or not?
Posted by BumpinTalon, Nov-07-04 03:32 PM
they said it'll flow up to 250, 300 horsepower efficiently depending on other factors (there are so many with turbos I don't even know really). I need a Ford or Volvo exhaust section though because the Dodge T3 flange is unique to this turbine and not the same as a standard T3 flange, and then I have to get around the internal gate somehow.
79031, RE: this turbo, worth it or not?
Posted by 97whitESi, Nov-07-04 03:57 PM
???? why get around the internal gate? is that one of those mopar bitched up turbos? w/ the weak spring that leaks at over 14 psi?
btw, ideally, you want a turbo from an 89-up turbo II, the exducer went from 2.25" to 2.5" in 89
79032, RE: this turbo, worth it or not?
Posted by 97whitESi, Nov-07-04 03:58 PM
oh wait....
lol....
is that a drawthrough turbo I turbo? I think it is. seen pics? does it HAVE a compressor side intake tube?
79033, RE: this turbo, worth it or not?
Posted by BumpinTalon, Nov-07-04 04:03 PM



thar she is. yeah is a turbo 1 turbo. not good?
79078, RE: this turbo, worth it or not?
Posted by 97whitESi, Nov-08-04 04:18 PM
note the lack of a place to put an intake hose on?
thats because its bolted to a metal tube that comes right off the TB, then it goes straight up into the intake manifold on a turbo I
you would have to fab an adapter plate and rotate the wastegate can, theres an article on how to do it here:
http://thedodgegarage.com/turbo_con.html