t3 turbo question.....is it worth it?

[UNDISPUTEDDSM]

whats up guru's......i need ya'll advice once again.....i got myself an oppurtunity to buy a "new t3 turbo and manifold never installed" for 600.... now my question to you guys is....what exactly would i need to put this on my 2g?? and also what gains would i be looking at?? i understand of course that i need the fuel mods and oil lines (which is included) but would it be worth it considering the power gain?? i've done research but mostly on 16g, 20g,...etc... please give me any feed back that you guys might have....thanks

 

[UNDISPUTEDDSM]

whats up guru's......i need ya'll advice once again.....i got myself an oppurtunity to buy a "new t3 turbo and manifold never installed" for 600.... now my question to you guys is....what exactly would i need to put this on my 2g?? and also what gains would i be looking at?? i understand of course that i need the fuel mods and oil lines (which is included) but would it be worth it considering the power gain?? i've done research but mostly on 16g, 20g,...etc... please give me any feed back that you guys might have....thanks

 

[90blacktsiawd]

It's my understanding that your average t3 is about the equivalent of a 16g. Now a t3/t4 is a whole nother story.

 

[90blacktsiawd]

oh ya and im sure youd probably need an o2 housing unless it has a mitsu exhaust housing on it.

 

[UNDISPUTEDDSM]

thats a good thing that you mentioned that, cause i didn't even ask...thanks for the reminder.....any other advice?? so u think i might as well do a big 16 or evo 16

 

[90blacktsiawd]

for the price i dont think you could go wrong. But im sure that there is more you need to look at then what i have mention or you have thought of. I wouldnt be surprised if t3's came in different trims like the other t series do. you might want to look into that as well. no matter what it would be a descent upgrade over stock though.

 

[DSM90AWD]

Warning.. there are several eBay sellers out there pimping out Chinaland clones of Garrett T3s and Mitsubishi turbos / manifolds. The turbos are of questionable reliability and the manifolds are prone to crack :thumbdown

A proper T3/T4 setup will run you $1600-2200.. so if you see something for less than half the price.. well.. it's not worth it

If you see the words OBX or SS Autochrome.. run away

 

[daren_p]

Just wondering do you know the person who is gonna sell you this turbo? The reason I ask is because there are a few guys out there that are selling these "new t3 turbos & Manifolds" thats are knock off's, very cheeply made and would probably not last long at all. Some of them actually have the comp. housing glued on, yes I did say glued on. You will atlest need a new O2 sensor housing unless it has a custom housing already on it, eg bullseye power, that will allow it to be a "direct bolt on" for our cars. You have any pics of the turbo? Is it made by XS power?

 

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