see im into the old turbo dodges and know about those turbos fairly well. i dont know how much air the top end flows and such but i do know that the 2.2 has a 8 valve head and the stock t3 that was on my car would basically sit there and spool. a super 60 on a stock head wasnt horrible on a stock head either and that turbos good for 300hp.
no its not going to be that bad. is anything done to the aba to the bottom end to run boost? if not i wouldnt go over 7ish psi. depending on the CR of the engine.
if you plan on building the next one way better i would go with something you could upgrade easily tho and the t3 is great for that. and if you so with a little work that teo4h wastgate can should be able to work on the t3.
the teo4 is good for about 190ish
the t3 good to 225ish.
im running the teo4 on a 1.6 i see no reason to not run bigger seeing as it has bigger displacement and more broad rpm range. if your going to see how much power you can make why have the turbo be your downfall. why not the botttom end.
im not running an ABA in my car now, im running a GX.. its an 8.5:1 compression 8v engine.. perfect for boost.
and when i build up the ABA 16vT, its gonna have ARP studs up top and holding the crank in, metal head gasket, as well as ARP rod bolts if i can find them. most likely going to use the stock ABA pistons. everyone says there good for about 300hp, if you can keep the engine from going lean..
i modified a stock VW manifold for the T2 turbo already.. if i decide to go with a different turbo now, i would need to spend quite a bit more money.. i would have to buy a T3 manifold off ebay, and then pay to get an adapter flange made for it so i can run the dodge T3 pattern..
screw it, the T2 is going on there.. i will decide for myself if i need a different turbo on there.. i want my boost down low anyways, and it sounds like this T2 should darn near be spooled at idle.. like i said, the T2 is bolted to a manifold already. it needs boost tubing and oil lines to run. all the other turbos need considerably more work/$$$ to use them..
when i build the ABA16vT, im going to probably use my K26, or else buy a better T3 turbo.