Amazing work, Paul, and congrats, the results are just as awesome! Can't wait to see what this beast does on the dyno, and more play videos.

95burgandyesi - something definitely isn't right, *especially* if you're using a bolt-on turbine housing.ezz-e - any diesel performance shops should be able to rebuild for you, htturbo.com, citydiesel.net, I'm lucky to have a local Holset specialist shop I guess, tepturbos.com - you may give...

Good info and nice setups everyone, hope to have my T3 HX35 setup back up and running this summer :(

I don't have pictures either so sorry, but I also ran OEM fans with my HX-35 setup, it was a very tight fit though, considering my T3 manifold put the turbo closer to the fans and away from the water pipe/block, but everything fit pretty much perfectly. OBX old style T3 manifold was used.

I ran mine from the head without issue, this was on a rebuilt 6-bolt without balance shafts and without a ported oil relief.

That is a massive turbine housing on that 1st one, I'd stick with the HX35W.

No because the ECU assumes you're at 5 degrees base timing regardless of what it actually is.

You shouldn't have to remove the hub, I never have and I don't think a 1g is all THAT different. Just tap it out with a hammer and rotate the hub around until it falls out.

I had a v-band flange from ATP that matched the downpipe welded right to the Holset v-band flange. I'm going to make what I have work for the time being, I'd really like to hit the dyno and track soon to see what it'll do aside from spinning 3rd gear, I threw in an ACT unsprung 6-puck like a...

Very nice!

I posted up some pics here, the downpipe is a universal 3" shorty from ATP Turbo. Everything clears for me, with this manifold, but thats only because I'm running only the downpipe right now, it'd take some fabrication to get it to clear my IC piping as well as the oil filter. I'm planning on...

I am :)

Even coatings turn to shit after a while from what I've seen, personally I'd rather just shine it back up with some sandpaper every so often.

Hit it with some sandpaper Flash ;) I think if you do this every once in a while, it will keep it from turning into ass like a lot of tubular manifolds I've seen. Only time will tell, I plan on trying with mine.

Very clean car, good luck with the swap!