Turbo Swap

[aznchum]

I'm new to this forum, and I just bought a 1995 talon tsi awd. The previous owner swapped the 4g63 engine to a 1g along with the tranny and turbo. Right now the turbo is the stock 1g turbo, which I believe is the td06-b14, has a bent fin and isn't boosting well. I have the stock 2g turbo (garrett t25) that came with the car. Can I directly swap the two, are both 1g and 2g DSM turbo's oil cooled? Is the piping the same between these two turbos? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[babyman0737]

Yes, they can be swapped but it takes some work. The piping is quite different, the 14b outlet is on top, the T-25 is on the bottom. The oil feed line from the 14b goes to the block, the T-25 goes down by the oil filter. The oil return line is pretty close to the same, just file the screws a little bit closer together. The water lines should be fine with some tweaking. This should be right (I'm doing the oposite to my car: 14b on a 2g)

 

[heavyD]

Sell the T25 on ebay and get at least another 14B (you can find them for cheap) or maybe a 16G if you can afford it. It isn't worth the hassle to put a Ttoosmall on that engine. Alot of 2G guys would love to have a 1G engine in their car, don't f@$k it up and put that little POS turbo on.

 

[GetEvryGear]

Originally posted by heavyD
Sell the T25 on ebay and get at least another 14B (you can find them for cheap) or maybe a 16G if you can afford it. It isn't worth the hassle to put a Ttoosmall on that engine. Alot of 2G guys would love to have a 1G engine in their car, don't f@$k it up and put that little POS turbo on.

Agreed get another 14b... should be pretty cheap since you have a T25 to cash in on.