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• Anyone reclock a T3 on a 1.6TD Rabbit? by fairweather on 27 May, 2013 18:00
• With the intent of making it feasible to install a small barrel style intercooler along the rain tray. It seems like it would fit nicely if you could spin the comp housing approx 60* up and flip the intake connection.
  
  This one: http://www.siliconeintakes.com/product_info.php?cPath=7&products_id=226&osCsid=ea2d3ec1b4f9aa0446a65e004aa06940
  
  So it would have a silicone 2-2.25" 90* bend from the turbo to the IC then a 180* 2.25-1.75" combo back to the intake.
  
  Any thoughts?
• #1 by RabbitJockey on 28 May, 2013 04:27
• you can do it quite easily, ull have to change the wastegate line a little bit but thats no big deal, and if u have the waste gate that also attaches to the turbo inlet u'll have to plug that hole some how.  its just 6 bolts on the back of the compressor and then it comes off and u can clean the old gasket off then reinstall with some silicone/rtv sealer, or u can buy the actual gasket.
• #2 by fairweather on 28 May, 2013 05:15
• Thanks, seemed straight forward to me but always like to check.
• #3 by mystery3 on 28 May, 2013 22:47
• Getting old turbos apart is often the hardest obstacle to overcome, I need to do something similar in the future. Let us know how it goes.
• #4 by R.O.R-2.0 on 29 May, 2013 00:49
• Quote from: mystery3 on 28 May, 2013 22:47

  Getting old turbos apart is often the hardest an impossible obstacle to overcome, I need to do something similar in the future. Let us know how it goes.
  

  
  FTFY! ;-)
• #5 by RabbitJockey on 29 May, 2013 04:44
• the intake sides not bad, the exhaust side is a full time job haha.
• #6 by R.O.R-2.0 on 29 May, 2013 16:30
• Quote from: RabbitJockey on 29 May, 2013 04:44

  the intake sides not bad, the exhaust side is a full time job haha.
  

  
  yea, because most of the time all 4, 5, or 6 bolts holding the hot side to the CHRA break upon trying to extract them..
  
  i think ive had luck maybe 20% of the time, trying to re-clock a crusty old turbo without breaking anything..
• #7 by fairweather on 30 May, 2013 17:21
• Just ordered all the IC stuff off of ebay, managed to save 125$ over Silicone intakes "package" deal.
  
  Hopefully it all fits!
• #8 by akcoalroller on 07 Feb, 2014 16:02
• did this ever get finished? interested what the finished product came out looking like