turbo fitment issues...hitting radiator?
 

88 crx hf. the radiator is the stock unit i believe and it ------s across the whole front of the bay. my quesdtion is that if i use the hf manifold and utilize an adapter plate, will the turbo hit? or should i just go ahead and get a radiator that goes across half the bay?

Re:turbo fitment issues...hitting radiator?
 

it dependson the size of your compression wheel, but it SHOULDN'T (not saying it won't). it will be pretty close, so your going to get a lot of heat transfer fromt he turboto the rad, and the hot air throught he rad isn't cooling th turbo any, hence why a lot of people got o the 1/2 rads.

Re:turbo fitment issues...hitting radiator?
 

You should be fine, I was only close with one project using the HF manifold setup in a 4g engine bay, and that was with the T3 Nissan turbo, But it really depends on how the adapter plate is designed.

Jeff

Re:turbo fitment issues...hitting radiator?
 

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Re:turbo fitment issues...hitting radiator?
 

The Nissan T3 Jeff mentions is a .60 trim compressor wheel with a .52 AR compressor housing, .63 AR turbine. It's about as big as a T3 gets... my semi expert guesstimate is you're fine with any T25/T28/T3 or 14b/15G Mitsu.

Re:turbo fitment issues...hitting radiator?
 

Ya, that turbo I used I dont think was the big T3 from the 300zx, I got it from a JDM wrecker, and it was just labled VG30DET, but the wheels were very very small, and the imprint was .48/.42 for the A/R's. So it wasnt the big 300z one.

The fact my adapter plate sucked didnt help, it pushed it out to far towards the radiator.

Jeff