BB K26 turbo
 

I just picked up a KKK K26 oil and water cooled turbo off ebay. Ive been looking up on them it appears to be able to flow enough for 250 with a z6, at least thats what i am hoping for. Rumors have it some of the water cooled audi 5 cyclinder k26 turbos are ball bearing and this one was advertised as being so, well see whe n i get it :S Anyone else out here run one of the K26's?

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looks like an 85-88 944 unit. Could tell more if you could get a good pic or post the numbers on the tag.
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Im sure Blaast will find this thread...

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Actually i have one of these K26 sitting in my garage that i was planning on installing on my z6. I picked up a log mani with a t3 flange on it and there is no way they are going to bolt up!!! I'm thinking of a way to let's say " clamp" the turbo onto the manifold using some metal pieces and bolts. As for it being ball bearing, personally i don't know but i have read about it aswell.

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I will be soon ;D
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T-25 flange...I had an audi turbo that was the same way, looked very close to the one pictured but it was only oil cooled and had a built in adjustable wastegate.

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^^^^In that bottom pick, that's the same way i thought of bolting up the turbo to the mani! I'm assuming you're using washers on those bolts to hold that turbo in place?

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This is what the tag says
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KUND - 035 145 703 L
GROSSE - K26
ATL-NR 85 809 1373
AUSF-NR 5326 970 6411
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Re: BB K26 turbo
 

Yes stainless steel washers. ;D and i port mach the turbo to the T3 Flange to.

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"port mach the turbo to the T3 Flange" There's not much to do but NICE work! When do you expect it to be running?

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some time in april.

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I don't know if THAT is the same blower but my buddy runs the 944 turbo on is EW8 block with a d16a1 head, and that thing has some balls..

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Its an Audi part # for sure, but not coming up on my happy little program, so its more than likely from a 5000. I think I remember something about the exhaust housings being diff from year to year, but it probably wont make much difference. And no I do not think they are ball bearing, Ive heard about ppl modifying the center cartrige to accept a ball bearing THRUST bearing, but I dont think they came like that from the factory.

Re: BB K26 turbo
 

yeah the k26's dont come bb AFIK.


the exhuast houseing is great, but the compression houseing doesnt flow enough cfm for anything over 300hp, but you can get a k27 compressor to fit on there, kinda like a t3/to4 turbo. thats what i read, but you hear alot of speculation on this kind of thing


anyways on my dohc d16a1 im putting down 190 whp on factory internals @ 10psi (9.5 to 1 compression). full boost by around 3500 rpms.....


mines the porsch 944 turbo, the guy i got it from pulled it @ a junkyard and i got it from here

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hey man, I seen on your profile that you're from GA...wouldn't be Tifton by any chance would it??

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fubar i just got your pm the oil line i got from herehttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EARLS...QQcmdZViewItem and yes i have to tap the stock turbo fitting 1/4 but its easy to do.

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travis right? whats up man O0


its sean, im on my friends computer

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lol...yeah man, I thought that was you...u got ur license back yet?? come by the house sometime...peace

Re: BB K26 turbo
 

I just rebuilt two k26 like that this week.
THey are journal bearing turbos.