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Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: Black Smokin' Diesel on December 06, 2006, 08:11:16 pm

There's a guy fairly local to me selling a T4 turbo (cold side a/r.60 exhaust side a/r 1.00), 3" V-band exhaust outlet, oil cooled and brand new for $250 CAD. I have no idea what brand it is unfortunately.

First is it a good price? What would it normaly sell for?

Would it be good for a tuned 1.6TD (Giles pump, big downpipe, straight exhaust, GTD injectors, intercooler...)?

Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: g-spec on December 07, 2006, 07:10:27 am

If you can use it...make sure it's not one of those cheap ebay ones like xspower....i heard they use glue to attach the intake housing on the turbo!!!  :?:

Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: jtanguay on December 07, 2006, 08:48:17 am

thats an insane turbo man... 0.60 compressor and 1.00 exhaust a/r... that seems way too high to be useful in a 1.6TD... even with insane fueling you might only spool it at around 3500... lol and once its spooling it would probably put out around 30-40 psi on a dinky little motor hehehe!

Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: Benjamin on December 07, 2006, 10:41:21 am

i got a kkk K27 from a Volvo truck V10. (i think its similar, not?)
should it ever spool, maybe for a twin turbo set up or something?

Greetz, Benjamin

Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: Black Smokin' Diesel on December 07, 2006, 12:08:58 pm

Quote from: g-spec

If you can use it...make sure it's not one of those cheap ebay ones like xspower....i heard they use glue to attach the intake housing on the turbo!!!  :?:

That's what I'm affraid of. I saw the pics but the brand name was grinded off the housing :?

http://www.vwquebec.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42636

Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: RabbitJockey on December 07, 2006, 01:04:29 pm

it's hard to say but there is a very good chance that it's an ebay turbo, as alot of them have no branding on them.  either way i wouldn't feel bad running one for that price if it blows who cares haha.

Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: sethyboy85 on December 07, 2006, 02:47:27 pm

you are NEVER going to spool that thing in a usable manner unless you can somehow get ur diesel to rev to 7k....

maybe MAYBE  .82ar but that is even out of the question

IF you have a stock head I wouldn't run much larger than a .63ar

Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: Black Smokin' Diesel on December 07, 2006, 02:53:00 pm

Quote from: sethyboy85

you are NEVER going to spool that thing in a usable manner unless you can somehow get ur diesel to rev to 7k....

maybe MAYBE  .82ar but that is even out of the question

IF you have a stock head I wouldn't run much larger than a .63ar

Now that's the kind of info I need! Thanks. I think I'll keep my 250$ then and rebuild my K24. Anyone got a good compressor wheel for sale :wink: :P

Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: 935racer on December 07, 2006, 04:58:18 pm

Don't go over a .48 T3 on a stock 1.6head, a .63 will need tubular manifolds, lots of porting and a crap load of fuel. A t4 has a giant wheel and an AR of 1.00 is much too huge to be used for a single stage or twin stage turbine on a 1.6td.  Money better spent on your k24.

Title: T4 turbo any good on a 1.6TD?
Post by: foxracer1 on February 10, 2007, 08:15:03 am

What about a T3/T4 hybrid?