16g to 20g upgrade ?'s

[rc90gsx]

anyone had this upgrade performed? im curious as who i should choose to do the work. its a hahn racecraft "super" 16g. im not sure if i want them to do it or possibly someone else. any reccomendations? any downsides to upgrading it?

 

[GRNDSM]

Here is what you can do:

Sell your "super" 16G to some other sucker (make sure that he does not live near you ). The make some sense to use on 2G's. But definitley NOT on 1g's...

Use that money to buy a used/new "real" 20G.

Leon
RR

 

[rc90gsx]

well the turbo was originally purchased for my 2g. the 2g has been diasassembled and gotten rid of. i say if you've got it use it. i also have the manifold for the turbo as well so selling it would create a problem there. anyway im not gonna defend it but personally i think its just as good as any other 16g and it included an o2 housing. with a new compressor housing and wheel i don't see where i'll be at any disadvantage versus any other 20g. also the shop i used to work at is a dealer for hrc so i got it on the dealer buy in so i really couldn't go wrong in my opinion.

 

[GRNDSM]

>well the turbo was originally purchased for my 2g.

Oh, well that makes some sense and explains it .

You should still get rid if though

Leon
RR

 

[candela]

What about me? I have a big16g and want to upgrade. I beleive the only thing salvagable is the turbin housing right? Theres no downfall is there. Its 7cm just like most 20g's, so all Id need is the center section and compressor/housing right? Thanks in advance

 

[marshall]

from what i have gathered, to go from 16g to 20g you just need the 20g compressor wheel and a TD06 compressor housing, it supposedly bolts on the the stock center section. HRC sell these for $299. of course then you have to get it balanced and figure out what to do about the wastegate actuator...

marshall

 

[GRNDSM]

>What about me? I have a big16g and want to upgrade.

Well, you can take it and convert it to the 20G (re-using center section, exhaust wheel/shaft and exhaust housing). But I would not do it to a good 16G. Do it only if your 16G is in need of rebuild.

Leon
RR

 

[GRNDSM]

>to go from 16g to 20g you just need the 20g compressor wheel and a
>TD06 compressor housing, it supposedly bolts on the the stock center
>section.

That is not true, you also need to machine the 16G center housing to accept a 20G wheel. It is not a major machining operation, but still, it need to be done.

>HRC sell these for $299.

What I said is true about regular 16G and 20G. I have no idea how "super" turbos work.

>of course then you have to get it balanced and figure out what to do
>about the wastegate actuator...

Right .

Leon
RR

 

[candela]

Thanks guys... I guess id be better off jus tselling mine then and buying a new one. Its only 2k miles old though...~sigh~

 

[marshall]

he said he had a big 16g, big 16g's have the same major diameter as 20g wheels, so no machining should be necessary.

marshall

 

[herostar]

Extreme sells a 16g to 20g conversion... it's around $450, but they do all of the installation and everything so you can just bolt it back up when you get it back

 

[TalonTsiAWD94]

Hey is neone sellin their 16G i would love to buy one.....i have a A/T talon