is this turbo a good choice ????

[speedy_talon28]

I was looking to purchase a t3 turbo but, before I do I was wondering how good are they????

 

[somdturbo]

We need more information on what kind of t3 turbo it is. Who makes it, exhaust housing specs, internal/external wastegate?

Post that then go from there. There are many many good t3's. Which is the one you are looking at?

 

[speedy_talon28]

it's on ebay and all it says is it's a: garrett t3 "60AR" turbo

 

[Spooling99]

If its on ebay, then im guessing that its not the best quality. Do you have the page for reference.
-Adam

 

[speedy_talon28]

Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...item=140001754973&sspagename=ADME:B:BCA:US:11 and I went ahead and bought it, yes,it's in pieces and I am going to rebuild it (of course) but, I don't have a lot of $$$ to get a new one. I know I probaly wasted my money

 

[DGajre777]

Wow... You might as well try to find a rebuild kit and try to put it together.

"THIS IS A T3" 60AR" TURBOCHARGER OFF A SVO MUSTANG,CAN FIT FORD TURBO COUPE,ECT,SOLD AS IS USED NO REFUNDS EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS,I HAVE OTHER TURBO PARTS MITSUBISHI,GARRETT,IHI ECT"

 

[speedy_talon28]

Yeah, I figured for $88.00 for the turbo and then purchase a rebuild kit for it. that it wasn't a bad buy

 

[daren_p]

I was going to say if your low on funds this isn't a turbo you want to buy, you need a custom exhaust manifold, O2 housing, intake, etc. but your N/A so these would all need to be custom anyways. As for the turbo just saying its a T3 with a .60 AR still doen't tell a whole lot, looks to be about a 16g size of a turbo (just guessing from the pic). You have no idea what kind of condition this turbo is in, hopefully all the parts are good, if not you could easily spend several hundred dollars on a rebuild. Either way you must have it rebalanced or it won't last period. It might end up costing the same as a know turbo in the end & you stilll have no idea how this thing will perform.

 

[speedmaster747]

Garbage!
Save up and get areal turbo!

 

[speedy_talon28]

I know, I planned on this for a while so, I bouught everything I would need to do this during the last 2 months

 

[speedy_talon28]

It may be garbage to some people but, I like tinkering with turbos and rebuilding them to make them work like new again

 

[majik2k5]

There's probably a good reason he took that turbo apart. Such as, it blew or took a dump on him and he decided to try to fix it himself, and has no idea what he's doing from that point. But for 88.00 I guess it's not a terrible loss of money.

 

[JayRolla]

I wouldnt get that either. My friend has a SVO and if I remember right his turbo wasnt that great.

 

[Lordpaxin]

you will still have to ship it off to get it balanced.

if your that bent on getting a fixerupper, ebay just sold a ported big16g for 75$ that needed rebuilt.

 

[speedy_talon28]

well, I"ll see when I receive it because I already bought it on the 2nd, if it needs balanced than I'll balance it myself

 

[daren_p]

well, I"ll see when I receive it because I already bought it on the 2nd, if it needs balanced than I'll balance it myself

You can't balance a turbo yourself, you need to take it to a turbo rebuild shop and have it done. If not the turbo defently wont last long even if its in good shape.

 

[speedy_talon28]

it's a little time consuming but I can

 

[daren_p]

it's a little time consuming but I can

You have the ability to spin the wheels at 100000+ rpms and have the equipment to measure where its off balance & remove the proper amount of material

 

[speedy_talon28]

no, what I do is put it on a machine lathe, as it spins around I get eye level with it and where ever it's off balance I grind that partion off and re-spin it and grind where needed until it's balanced.

 

[JayRolla]

Thats crazy man. How many turbos have you balanced like this and how long have they lasted. I was told it had to be precise.

 

[dalatinromeo]

Your not going to balance it correctly. The best thing to do is just SHIP IT OUT TO GET BALANCED!!

 

[boostedinaz]

no, what I do is put it on a machine lathe, as it spins around I get eye level with it and where ever it's off balance I grind that partion off and re-spin it and grind where needed until it's balanced.

Ummmm...... ok.

That won't work right, but if you want to give it a shot then go right ahead.

 

[speedy_talon28]

most of you think I'm probaly crazy but, it works fine, I forget to mention I also use a measuring caliper.

 

[92awddsm]

Well, considering that the outer rim is already machined concentric, how will you know where to grind? From a professional machinist's stand point, it is impossible to balance a rotating assembly from a turbo with just calipers, dial indicator, and a lathe. And for your information, the compressor wheel, turbine wheel, shaft, and nut are balanced as a complete assembly. Just because it is concentric doesnt mean it is balanced. You will have thicker blades than others, thicker casting on one side of the center section, and some are even cast off center. How are you going to calculte the amount of weight you removed from one side of the compressor wheel to compensate for the hole being drill .020" off center?

 

[boostedinaz]

most of you think I'm probaly crazy but, it works fine, I forget to mention I also use a measuring caliper.

No we just no better.

You are not making sure the wheels are perfectly round you are making sure they are weighted correctly, like wheel and tire balacing. Also, the speed the lathe turns at is not even going to come close to what the turbo spins at so I don't see how you plan and doing it correctly.