te61

[ecmo92]

You guys have me leaning towards this turbo with my set-up. Any personel experiances ? I would love to know what to expect with this turbo.

 

[Intercooler]

You can expect to drive over the crank The 009's will not cut it with the 61. Now if you had alchy it may be different.

 

[ecmo92]

ARGHHHHHH!!!!

first it was the te44 was to small for my combo, now the te61 is to big?!

 

[ecmo92]

Any other idea's? Besides changing the injectors. I do plan on going with the alchy kit , but not right away. One step at a time, know what I mean?

 

[salvageV6]

That's what I would consider, maybe even bigger say a ball bearing 62 model.

 

[qwknuf6 jr]

Originally posted by ecmo92
Any other idea's? Besides changing the injectors. I do plan on going with the alchy kit , but not right away. One step at a time, know what I mean?

The 61 is my favorite turbo ,I have built several combos for people w/61 and 009's ,It is a combo that flat works ,there are plenty of "chips" for 009's and will get street a car into the low 11's

Bottom line is if your goals are no faster than low 11's you have a great combo for the track and the STREET.

Larger turbos will start to sacrifice street manners .

At least 3 cars in my area have made 100's and 100's of passes in the 11.00 to 11.50 @120mph with 009's and 61 turbo and not one blown head gasket

 

[Intercooler]

Originally posted by qwknuf6 jr
The 61 is my favorite turbo ,I have built several combos for people w/61 and 009's ,It is a combo that flat works ,there are plenty of "chips" for 009's and will get street a car into the low 11's

Bottom line is if your goals are no faster than low 11's you have a great combo for the track and the STREET.

Larger turbos will start to sacrifice street manners .

At least 3 cars in my area have made 100's and 100's of passes in the 11.00 to 11.50 @120mph with 009's and 61 turbo and not one blown head gasket

What boost level?

 

[qwknuf6 jr]

Originally posted by Intercooler
What boost level?

25-30 PSI to run low low 11's never could crack the 10's
11.01 @121 was my best , A buddie went more MPH(123) but only 11.17

110 octain race gas in the tank

 

[pmcgrath]

I managed to run 11.35 @121 with my first trip to the track with the new combination. This was run with 21-22 psi boost (26 deg timing) and C16 on 8 year old slicks. I didn't want to push the car too hard as I had a 2.5 hour drive. EGT was in high 1500s and 0 knock. I'm using a 3000 stall D5 and it's really not too bad on the street. The little bit of lag I do have affords me a little traction ... but once the boost comes on look out. I run about 20psi and 22 degrees timing on street.

Thanks,
Paul.

 

[forcefed3.8's]

Will a 2800 stall red stripe be allright with a 61? I plan on upgrading, but much later.

 

[Intercooler]

Originally posted by forcefed3.8's
Will a 2800 stall red stripe be allright with a 61? I plan on upgrading, but much later.

The turbo chart says 3200. You can use it but don't expect insta-spool.

 

[ecmo92]

JR, whos chip do you think would work the best? You hit it right on the head, mid 11's is killer enough for me!! I dont want to start fixing all the broken parts!! And also, do you have a price range on the 61's? Thanks!!

 

[wh1-Denver]

I bought my car with a TE-61 according to the previous owner but he has not provided me with any documentation nor do I know how to tell what the turbo really is. Does anyone know how to identify what turbo I have? The car has blue top injectors and from the sound of it they may be too small if I do actually have the TE-61.

 

[qwknuf6 jr]

Originally posted by ecmo92
JR, whos chip do you think would work the best? You hit it right on the head, mid 11's is killer enough for me!! I dont want to start fixing all the broken parts!! And also, do you have a price range on the 61's? Thanks!!

I use Red's chips , I get my turbos from John Craig , I can get a te-61 with HP accuator for bout 700.00

 

[Donald McMullin]

The compressor side of the TE61 is a 60-1 compressor. To confirm that you have this compressor measure the inducer and major diameter of the compressor wheel. I have a TA62 which has the same compressor, my measurements are:

Inducer O.D. = 2.334"
Major O.D. = 2.993"
Inlet I.D. = 2.362"

This compressor has 14 blades, you most likely can only see 7 blades when looking at inducer from inlet side, the other 7 blades are behind first 7 blades.

I do not have the exhaust turbine Exducer and Major measurements for the exhust turbine used on a TE61, I do have the measurements for a T3 high flow with a 69 Trim and a P Trim turbine. You can compare with your turbine to at least eliminate what it might not be.

T3HighFlow (69Trim)

Exducer O.D.= (have not measured)
Major O.D. = (have not measured)
Outlet I.D. = 2.461"

P Trim

Exducer O.D. = (have not measured, see Turboneticsinc for details)
Major O.D. = (have not measured, see Turboneticsinc for details)
Outlet I.D. = 2.586"

Hope this helps.

Deep Enough

Donald McMullin