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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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hey guys i have a mani thats has a flage for a rhb5 turbo someone had said they came off thunderbirds so i went to the junkyard and they had a motor sittin there it was a 2.3L ford motor so i think it came out of a thunderbird anyways what turbo is this cause it didnt bolt up to my rhb5 turbo mani and is this a good turbo or not it looked tiny
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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post pics.

Most likely it's a T3.
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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i dont have any pics of it i havnt got it yet i was just wondering what turbo it was... i said ihi on it
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 09:38 PM
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if it said ihi on it it a ihi-rhb5, latter thunderbird came with these tiny thing, the older thunderbirds have the t3.60/.63 or .48/.60. They are tiny turbos
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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does it look like this?


if so its a RHB52w
Old Jul 11, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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the ihi's off the thunderbirds is a .48/.52

.60/.48 and .60/.63's are the gerrets
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Speedz
does it look like this?


if so its a RHB52w
i see your posting here more and more, guess you finally seen the FI light huh? j/p
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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LOL Jeff, i love performance.. so whether its all motor or FI.. i like it.. since i decided to turbo my Teg, i'm here learning
my Hatch will always be All Motor
Old Jul 12, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Speedz
my Hatch will always be All Motor
WUS!!, Just Kidding Man, I couldn't resist!!!!



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