Anyone reclock a T3 on a 1.6TD Rabbit?

[fairweather]

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?

[RabbitJockey]

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.

[fairweather]

Thanks, seemed straight forward to me but always like to check.

[mystery3]

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.

[R.O.R-2.0]

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! ;-)

[RabbitJockey]

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

[R.O.R-2.0]

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..

[fairweather]

Just ordered all the IC stuff off of ebay, managed to save 125$ over Silicone intakes "package" deal.

Hopefully it all fits!

[akcoalroller]

did this ever get finished? interested what the finished product came out looking like