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05-22-2006, 09:31 AM

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stillnoturbo

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Re: Cheap big snails

---- yeah. Move onto some bigger toys and be better rewarded.

05-22-2006, 11:37 AM

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rudebwoy

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Re: Cheap big snails

that turbo on the second link is from a m113 army personnel carrier, big *** v6 detroit diesel that turbo is like 12" big and weighs about 60lbs I had a brand new one that I could have taken home, but I did not see the point, so I turned it in

05-22-2006, 12:08 PM

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Tom-Guy

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Re: Cheap big snails

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Originally Posted by NCHATCH

bro, old diesel turbos like that arent such a great idea for our honda 4 bangers i mean look at the size of that exhaust housing, its got to be close to a 1.0 or 1.15 A/R housing, which would do a whole lot of nothing on our cars

A 1.00 would work pretty well on an H22.

Most of the 4-8 liter diesels make a good match to our 4 cyls, though.

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Originally Posted by NCHATCH

also look at the weight.............100lbs for 2 turbos

? my 35R weighs 24.4 pounds in its package from Garret,

My HX35 weighs in at 38 lbs. Depending on the turbo, 50 lbs per is fair.

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Originally Posted by NCHATCH

why spend 250 on a used diesel turbo that may not work when you could spend about 350-450 and get a decent turbo that will work well and last a good while.

Ignoring n00bs who will buy complete piles of ---- because they are ignorant, I have $250 in a 12K mile HX35 whose big shaft and beefy bearings means it has more life in it than a new T3/T04E hybrid, and is capable of more power.

Like anything, getting a good used turbo has to do with exactly how much you know.

05-22-2006, 12:22 PM

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Tatakai

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Re: Cheap big snails

me and a couple buddies participating in a county event of deisel engine diagnosis for metro buses, and we got a tour of the facilities.. I was VERY surprised.

the buses have a 7L inline 6, and the turbo's on those things are sooo much smaller than I would've thought. the majority of them were holsets, and looked about the size of built honda motors like hotrex's and beau's. my friend and I were practically in tears when we saw 2 motors heading for hte junkyard with 2 perfectly good turbo still attached.. something like .63 exhaust / .70 compressor. we were constantly on the lookout for where they stored their new and used turbo's

i've got a pic of one of them on my phone that I can't post up right now, a brand new holset bolted onto a freshly rebuilt motor. it seriously looks like a bigger T4

oh, and at low idle (700rpm) they run 0psi (no vacuum)