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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: the4ork on March 08, 2010, 05:08:38 pm

Title: other T3's drop into the factory tubine housing?
Post by: the4ork on March 08, 2010, 05:08:38 pm

just curious if any other t3's would be a drop in to the factory turbine housing and wastegate setup.

or if you can still get any larger t3's with the trapezoid shaped inlet turbine housings

just curious.

Title: Re: other T3's drop into the factory tubine housing?
Post by: foxracer1 on March 08, 2010, 09:01:32 pm

Any standard T3 would fit into the VW T3 trap. housing. You do need to whatch out for compressor housing clearence with the intake mani. I'd recomend finding a .36 t3 housing with a standard flange and an 8v gasser turbo manifold and running a 50 trim compressor on a modded 1.6 for a stock style spool and plenty of air up top. They have wastgated housings but i'd recomend an external gate for higher flow and better control.

MODEL PART NO. TRIM     EXDUCER DIA. MAJOR DIA.
T3______20279__STANDARD_1.898"_____ 2.319"
T3______30361___STAGE II_2.122"______ 2.559"
T3_______30310__STAGE III_2.229"______2.559"

Title: Re: other T3's drop into the factory tubine housing?
Post by: the4ork on March 09, 2010, 12:42:17 pm

cool i have .60 t3 of a ford 2.3L and was hoping to swap it into the vw turbine...

but the vw turbo is so god dang rusted and beat to hell i cant get it apart :(

Title: Re: other T3's drop into the factory tubine housing?
Post by: foxracer1 on March 09, 2010, 03:31:19 pm

I just bought a mercedes T3 and the turbine inducer(major) is larger 2.559 than the STD or VW turbine. The exducer(minor) is the same i believe so its like a stg 1.5. the ford may have an odd turbine but your vw turbine shaft will work really you could just bolt the comp wheel and housing on to your VW hotside if theres room against the intake.