T3 or not to T3........

T-man · Post by **T-man** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:00 am

Hi all I've been offered a turbo. It's a Garrett T3 stage2 hybrid with the 360 degree bearing and a larger compresser housing, the turbo it self has had limited running time on it. My question is this an upgrade to my normal turbo or is it not worth my time to use it? Will it be a straight forward swap out or will some modification be required? Remember Im using the evo 3 turbo with the evo 3 head. I know some people might be wary about using a second hand turbo but I've dealt with this fella before and as they say here in the uk he's "sound as a pound"!!!

Thanks in advance,
T-man

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:09 am

Can you get the specs of the comp & turbine wheels?

vr4gone · Post by **vr4gone** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:21 pm

I run a nissan VG30 roller (alloy comp wheel) on mine which uses
an adaptor plate on the standard manifold. I think you have a greater
range of turbo's when you go T3. The R33 GTst turbo's are almost identical
and they are cheap and plentiful. Sounds like shopping for vege's. :P
It's pretty straight forward swap accept you need a custom dump cause they use the turbo on the other side on the nissans. Two words mate

Disco Potato

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:31 pm

Disco Potato is a specific turbo though mate, not a VG or R33 turbo...

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:07 am

what's the diff between a T28 and a T3? I thought disco potatoes were GT28s?

vr4gone · Post by **vr4gone** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:17 pm

redzone wrote:Disco Potato is a specific turbo though mate, not a VG or R33 turbo...

I'm well aware that my turbo is not a disco potato. I stated my turbo in reference to using a T3 flanged turbo. T-man was asking if Garrett T3 stage2 hybrid he has been offered is an upgrade and worth his time. A disco potato doesn't only come in T28 flange!

http://www.dsrturbo.com/turbo/turbos/ga ... otato.html

vr4gone · Post by **vr4gone** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:36 pm

thrash wrote:what's the diff between a T28 and a T3? I thought disco potatoes were GT28s?

see above link /\ /\ /\ /\ /\

The T28 has slightly smaller cross sectional inlet area than a T3
T28 center of the bolts 73mm wide, 40mm long (38mm x 49.3mm)
T3 center of the bolts 86mm wide, 44.5 long (44.7mm x 57.2mm)

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:10 pm

ahh so the t28 and t3 terminology has nothing to do with gt28 vs gt30 turbos..

learn somethin new every day! :)

Vulpes · Post by **Vulpes** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:12 am

Alas poor Yorick, I knew him well.

rodney007 · Post by **rodney007** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:24 pm

Im running a T3 turbonetics.... makes good spool / high rpm pull. however I got mine made with a wheel combo to suit.

Good turbo :-)

Austarion

T3 or not to T3........

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