help identifying turbo
 

hey guys, well i got a turbo from my friend but he doesn't know what it is.

i don't have pictures right now but i'll try to give you the best description.

made by GARRETT
.48 trim
bolts on the the "14b" hf adapter plate.

i thought it was a td05h but there are no markings saying that

i would love to get more info on this turbo and how much boost can my a6 handle..

Better get those pictures up because your saying made by Garrett but you thought it was TDO5H which is Mitsubishi terminology bud. If it needs an adapter plate for a 14B turbo to go on an HF, that really makes me think that it is a Mitsu... Let us know so we can help!

do post what pics you have though.

okay i'll try to get pictures up by tonight.
but i took it to a performance shop around SF to buy some fittings and a guy told me that it was a t25 turbo for sure. one of the "rare" .48 trim garretts. i didn't believe him one bit lol

http://www.gpopshop.com/NewT25.JPG

Like that? That's a T2small offa 2nd gen DSM. They may do ok on a honda, but you can do better in the junkyard. The good news is, a 14b, 16g, or any other bolt on DSM turbo is just a few bolts away.

whoa, thank you tkelly.
thats the exact turbo i have.
so you're saying the cold side from a 14b and 16g will fit the t25?

No, between the T25 and 14b the turbine inlets and O2 housings have the same bolt pattern, and I think the oil and coolant lines are the same style. You can also directly drop in a T28 made for a DSM.

P.S. if you don't need the O2 housing, you should send it to me :D

lol i would in an instant but i'm all the way in San Francisco CA =[

The oil feed line on a T25 take a male NPT fitting. (1/8" NPT, checked with an old pal)

The oil feed line on a 14B/16G/18G/20G use a banjo bolt with crush washers. (12mm x 1.25mm : Fits all 14b, 16g and 20G TDO5 Turbo's, same old pal)

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The water lines for the T25 and the 14B use the same size banjo bolts *I THINK* but you have to tweak the lines a bit from one or the other to get them to work. They are 14mm banjo's, but I don't know the rest of the dimensions anymore. If your using the Mitsu line's, your going to tweak regardless so biggie.

(Talked to an old friend - 14mm x 1.5mm : Fits all Mitsubishi Turbo Coolant Lines)

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The oil drain flanges are different slightly, the T25 is wide and uses what most other garrett turbo's take, while "mitsu" guys call the 14B oil discharge flange the "standard" if you get what I am saying. You can file out a T25 oil drain tube to fit a 14B, it just takes some work. You probably won't be using the Mitsu oil drain tube's so this might not concern you.

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Just so it's openly stated, the 14B and the T25's have different compressor outlets. The T25 has the donkey dick elbow on it while the 14B actually outlets toward the hood and uses a J pipe that bolts to the compressor discharge.

wow, very good info. thank you =)