Junk-Yard Turbo hunt

[mattG]

What turbos from what cars are worth getting to build hybrids?

[e30_Turbo]

What turbos from what cars are worth getting to build hybrids?

Anything off a 2 ltr and above really, plenty of rice have fair sized blowers. Cossie T3's are a resonable size too.

Or you could always try a HOLSET

[mattG]

what is the t3 t4 hybrid

[gcorky]

usually t3 turbine with t4 compressor.

[mattG]

what cars have the t4

[jamesc]

Is a cosworth turbo big enough for a 2.5?

[Dan318-is]

what one of you boys wants to do is this. get a tiny turbo of a van, for instance Oguz3301 (Oz) astra van, and use that to spool up a holset. bye bye lag!

OT Mattg you have PM

[Ant]

Cossie turbo is fine up to around 320 bhp on the 325, Its what I have although mines slightly modded with a bigger A/R turbine housing and a back cut on the turbine blades

zero lag, lots of midrange, perfect imho, unless you want a 4K onwards monster, ideal for the 1st FI experience

[mattG]

could always fit your holset if you' to scared to.lol

[Ant]

Soon , but not quite yet Matt

[jamesc]

Cossie turbo is fine up to around 320 bhp on the 325, Its what I have although mines slightly modded with a bigger A/R turbine housing and a back cut on the turbine blades

zero lag, lots of midrange, perfect imho, unless you want a 4K onwards monster, ideal for the 1st FI experience

Cool that sounds good for me... what kind of flange do they have - would one fit onto a TD manifold?

James

[Ant]

T3 inlet, no use on the TD manifold M8

[jamesc]

I thought the TD manifold was T3 (sure I read that on e30tech??)

[Kos]

What turbos from what cars are worth getting to build hybrids?

i can put you in contact with my turbo guy, he's 5 minuted down the road and he can build you a custom one for sensible money

i've used him for years, for my RTS and GGT he's made the one on a 325i turbo touring dips had, the monster on his cossie

and he'll be making one for my M3

[e30_Turbo]

I thought the TD manifold was T3 (sure I read that on e30tech??)

I think it's more to do with the space available when using the TD manifold, Jon_bmw had a good time playing with his so I'm sure he can more specific in the why's.

HTH, Mark.

[Jon_Bmw]

Well the americans use the 324td manifold, which has exactly the same ports onto the cylinder head, but has the t3 flange instead of the 3 bolt one seen on UK 325td/525td manifolds. If you can your hands on a 2.4 manifold then that one is probably easier to fit a larger turbo on.

Problems: spark plug access is zero
A large turbo with a big compressor housing "may" foul the rocker cover (you can lift the turbo up with a flange piece to help this though.

Trying to source one for reasonable money is nigh on impossible. You need to find one in the netherlands or germany that isn't on ebay because i'm sure the americans scower ebay.de for the exact same thing.

Having seen Ant's BBR(?) manifold in real life, it shows what a nice bit of kit it is. It makes everything tidier, spark plug access is better than factory i think and it just bolts on

Hth

Jon

[jamesc]

My Td manifold has a 4 bolt flange?



James

[JAMZ]

Does that Mani look thin or is it just me..looks alot thinner than the one i got anyhow

[Jon_Bmw]

James that is a t3 one, must have come off a 324td, you are a lucky man. You can enlarge that EGR flange too and make it suitable for an external wastegate.