i plan to turbocharge my 93 ex civic. but i have a tc05_12a turbo and i need to know if the turbo is water cooled or oiled cooled. i need all the INFO on this turbo and its setup. daigram pictures will really help. thanks alot.

 

^^what he said.

All turbos are oil cooled. Some are also water cooled also.

Edited. Thank you CSaddict \/\/

 

 

You mean some are water cooled.

Water cooled isnt neccessary. But it prolongs the life of the turbo. Cooling the turbo down keeps the turbo more efficent.

 

W-what? A n00b "how does turbos work" post that didn't get flamed?! Since you guys seem to be in a good mood, let me try this here instead of starting a new thread...

How does a .60/.63 behave on a stock cam Z6, and will it make ~300WHP? Generally where does the boost come in? What about a "LOL SSAUTOSHIT" (yeah I know, save it please, I can deal with the problems it might have) .50/.70 hybrid? No boost until 3500rpm wouldn't bother me. I'd like it to be a normal car until, well, until it's time to not be normal anymore.

At 300WHP with good rods, pistons, & head studs, what's the Z6's weak spot? Where do they usually fail? Are they fixable (headgasket) or toast (crank stuck in the asphalt) when they go? Oiling problems?

I already bought a Turbonetics cast manifold, just getting a little confused on what direction to go next.

 

believe the 12a's were both water and oil

 

12a is a really ------- small turbo you wont make ---- for power and it will probally fall off at 5000rpms so dont waist your time, it is like a .42/.38 dont quote me but trust me it is small