Are there any Carbed Turbo Upgrades?

[dr_frankenstein]

Are there any known upgrades available? Maybe a Hot/Cold side swap?

before i plunk the cash down on a carbon sealed aftermarket turbo.......... Id like to know if there are any options at all!

A.j.

 

[forcefed3.8's]

You can adapt a turbo from a 80 to 81 301 Turbo Trans Am. You can find them on ebay alot. The turbo has a .82 exhaust housing, and the wheels are actually larger than an 86/87 stock turbo.

 

[dr_frankenstein]

You can adapt a turbo from a 80 to 81 301 Turbo Trans Am. You can find them on ebay alot. The turbo has a .82 exhaust housing, and the wheels are actually larger than an 86/87 stock turbo.

Thanks!!!!!! Thats a great mod, and it should help me get closer to my goal. I appreciate it.

I was also wondering about the actual housings, if they would interchange with a later hot air turbo parts, The EFI inlet/outlet of the 84-85 compessor housing is definitly different then the carbed setup but thats OK for me as my setup is modified and the 84-85 housing would simplify the install. Or if any other housing no matter of inlet/outlet configuration would swap with the carbed turbo? The biggest factor is that I keep the carbed turbo bearing housing, with the carbon seal needed for draw-thru use.

Or if you could point me to where I might find this Information?

A.j.

 

[forcefed3.8's]

The hot air housing won't fit on a 301 turbo, I am not sure about the carbed 3.8's though, I would say no. I thought the EFI hot airs had the carbon seal.

 

[dr_frankenstein]

Hmm.... Im going to have to get a hotair turbo to check that.

I heard the early carbed turbos are reffered to as a Garret TB03, which would make the turbo basicly a T3 right?

well theoretically the later 84/85 and the 86/87 should be based off of the T3 bearing center housing as well right? soo with that thought, I should be able to use my current carbon sealed bearing housing with the later 84-87 stock compressor housing, and wheel. As long as the attention is payed to have the assembly balanced after mixing and matching the parts.

I do realize that I could probably buy an aftermarket turbo fitting what i need, but the idea here is to see how far I can go using entirely stock parts, it sounds crazy, but I have a plan!

Thanks for all of your help.

A.j.

 

[GNeric]

A.J., can you PM me your number again? Since the site came back up and is running again, it is gone from my PM section as is my post on here. I don't work this Saturday and another board member and I may be heading to Alamo to pick up a turbo car that is owed to me for a trans overhaul and maybe pick up a couple 4.1 blocks for Nick in Phx.

 

[dr_frankenstein]

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A.j.