here is what i have so far on my turbo project. i have limited funds and will up grade parts some day. who would of thought kids, house,two car payments on a military paychech would be so hard!
here is my tiny as turbo. no shaft play spins freely and i paid $100 its a ar42/48 t3 should spool fast!

mainfold and gasket

warlboro255
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ls/tyej004.jpg
oil return fitting for pan

ic piping 2.5

ic 24x12x3 goes all the way up into the bumper


completed may 21
i still have a few bugs to work out but here she is.

 

too small turbo. You would need at least a 60 trim 0.60 a/r compressor on this 0.48 turbine..

 

it pulls pretty good for the size. it was just rebuilt by garrett and all i paid was $100. it will work for now.

 

its pretty small for an ls. but i guess you cant argue with 100 bucks.
those manifolds tend to cause boost creep.
everything looks good so far. keep up the good work , and keep us posted.

 

im putting my 255 fuel pump this weekend. i have a 2.5 downpipe going to a stock cat and pipes with a aftermarket muffler. i know tons of restriction. i cant afford another exhaust right now but after i replace it ill dyno her. im running 9psiright now i have a friend thats going to give me a manual boost controller for free so ill turn it down to 7 or 8 to be on the safe side.

i have some lag in first but it pulls pretty good in 2-5. even in the top end still pulling. im inpressed with that t3

its off an saab 9000. i saw the motor in the local junk yard. it was pretty dirty and the turbo looked new and i found a garrett rebuild tag. no shaft play or wobble. and yes all i paid is $100 damn i was lucky!

 

looks good did u get it dynoed yet

 

no not yet. i still need to put in my fuel pump and exhaust first.

 

did you buy that turbo from stealthmode?

matt

 

nope junkyard

 

looks like a pretty clean setup to me.....if it runs good and is pulling fine then the 100 dollar turbo is the SH@t!


Zack