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Title: Quick turbo question
Post by: airstuff on April 16, 2009, 07:38:27 am

Can this tubocharger be used on VW aircooled engines

It is a Garrett T3 0.63A/R trim 60

(http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7311/garrett1st4.jpg)

(http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2484/garrett3fq3.jpg)

(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2738/garrett4gt6.jpg)

It can be water or oil cooled as I am told,I just need to block one of the options

Title: Re: Quick turbo question
Post by: richie on April 16, 2009, 09:28:50 am

Quote from: cal-look on April 16, 2009, 07:38:27 am

It has to have oil to it whatever else you do,you just leave the water ports blank,I see no reason why it cant be used :) I ran a turbonetics t04 for 3 years with a watercooled center section without connecting anything to it

cheers richie

Title: Re: Quick turbo question
Post by: JamieL on April 16, 2009, 22:25:46 pm

Ditto what Richie said - I ran an oil+water cooled Mitsubishi TE05-12B (originally fitted to a Saab 900 Turbo) with oil only and it was fine...
Just remember not to switch the motor off immediately after sustained hot / high load running - let it idle for a minute or so to allow the oil and turbo bearings to cool a bit...

Title: Re: Quick turbo question
Post by: airstuff on April 17, 2009, 13:56:35 pm

Quote from: JamieL on April 16, 2009, 22:25:46 pm

Is this turbo good for draw throug turbo system,or does it need any special bearings?

Title: Re: Quick turbo question
Post by: JamieL on April 17, 2009, 19:23:58 pm

Hi,

AFAIK it doesn't have a carbon seal, therefore no good for draw-thru, but happily corrected

I didn't take the chance as I ran a hybrid scrap-yard-special mechanical fuel injection system using various VW + Saab K-jet bits...

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Cal-look/High Performance => Pure racing => Topic started by: airstuff on April 16, 2009, 07:38:27 am