turbos from other cars work on third gens
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turbos from other cars work on third gens
dont know much about turbos wondering if turbo from like a volvo 18 wheeler (lol yes pretty heavy)would work on a fire bird
go ahead and call me stupid have no idea
go ahead and call me stupid have no idea
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However, Turbochargers must be sized to the application and intended usage. There are compressor maps available for this.
Too big of a turbo will spool slowly, go bigger than "too big" and you may not be able to build boost at all.
Too small and it'll spool fast, but it will also run hot which increases wear and tear as well as introducing extra heat into the intake charge, reducing power.
Sizing a turbo is just like building an engine. An engine is a symphony and each part has a piece to play, mis-match them and you end up with a sour note.
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In short the answer is yes, in long you need to know what the turbo is and what engine you're running it on. For instance your 3.1L would be pretty hard up to spool a TV8101 but if you had a 400 or 383 with some aftermarket heads it would be a great unit to use.
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It depends on the engine. I have an HX52 off of one that I intend to use on my project, it's got a fairly large compressor and a tiny turbine side, a pretty good combination for a smaller engine (mine is going on a 305), but be aware that it kind of locks you in, the flange is used on nothing else, it's bigger then a standard T4 and smaller than a T6.
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Re: turbos from other cars work on third gens
well the next step is to learn about the turbo it has a bunch of numbers on the bottom between the two parts (kno nothing about turbos ) so any way i can find out about it like a website??
cause if all is well that meana im puttin her on my motor build
cause if all is well that meana im puttin her on my motor build
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Re: turbos from other cars work on third gens
here is a pic looks a lil big first time ever seeing oone my friend owns it
sayson one side m33 then air-66 foloweed by garret then volvo get pic of number s on bottom soon
sayson one side m33 then air-66 foloweed by garret then volvo get pic of number s on bottom soon
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Car: 89 RS 89 iroc 87 firebird
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Re: turbos from other cars work on third gens
looks like a gt42
ill check the numbers latert and se eif i can get u mor einfo
ill check the numbers latert and se eif i can get u mor einfo
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wat about a 350 if not no big deal j/w
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