As we all know there are many different turbos out there that people have added to their 3B's with varying results.
I wanted a turbo that would do the job effectively right off the bat that I could put on, get maximum results and pretty much forget about.
After much research on here, and with the help of Keith (aka Diesel42), I decided on the Garrett 2052 turbo.
Luckily the PO had put a CT26 turbo on my truck, which despite it being pretty a bad choice of turbo, it meant a 13BT manifold, boost gauge and oil drain plug was already on the truck saving me a considerable amount of time and money.
I decided to wait and do this at my father in-laws house, as his workshop is bigger than his actual house with every tool imaginable at hand!
And let me just say, it felt like we used EVERY tool in there during this 2 day expedition!
Keith was kind enough to have machined an adaptor plate for me so I could mount the turbo to the manifold aswell as the oil supply and drain lines made up which saved me countless hours of research and messing around.
The biggest challenge to all this was getting the exhaust to mount up to the back of the turbo and getting the turbo itself clocked to the correct position.
We needed to make sure the oil drain was as straight down as possible to allow maximum ease of drainage and the oil supply line was no more than 15 degrees off center. This required the turbo to go on and come off and go on and come off and ... well you get the idea! I lost count how many times we had to adjust that thing, but couldnt have done it if it had not been fully clockable - another advantage to the 2052.
The only reason the exhaust took so long, is my brother in law who is a great motorcycle fabricator refuses to buy something when he could make it!
So he made a 3 bolt flange adaptor to mount to the back of the turbo and welded it to the exhaust - thanks Rob!
After that it was just a case of wiring in the pyrometer, bolting everything up, running it and adjusting the fuel.
So let me just say, for those of you thinking about running this turbo, or even those of you who are undecided about which one you think is right for you, this thing rocks.
There is little lag in spooling and im building 10lbs of boost right away in every gear. I may increase this as ive only had it on for a day!
Those hills that required downshifting before, dont require it now and I can pull out in traffic without the worry of creating a pile up behind me ;o)
Pyros are running about 1000 degrees under a heavy load so I have a little breathing room still.
Contact Keith if your wanting to do this, hes very knowledgeable and super helpful guy, He spent many months researching this engine and what turbo would ideally suit it, and he may start putting a kit together for those of you thinking about doing this without paying the crazy OZ prices!
Anyway, enough writing, here are some pics of the build with a short video of it at the end.
Before
CT26 off
I wanted a turbo that would do the job effectively right off the bat that I could put on, get maximum results and pretty much forget about.
After much research on here, and with the help of Keith (aka Diesel42), I decided on the Garrett 2052 turbo.
Luckily the PO had put a CT26 turbo on my truck, which despite it being pretty a bad choice of turbo, it meant a 13BT manifold, boost gauge and oil drain plug was already on the truck saving me a considerable amount of time and money.
I decided to wait and do this at my father in-laws house, as his workshop is bigger than his actual house with every tool imaginable at hand!
And let me just say, it felt like we used EVERY tool in there during this 2 day expedition!
Keith was kind enough to have machined an adaptor plate for me so I could mount the turbo to the manifold aswell as the oil supply and drain lines made up which saved me countless hours of research and messing around.
The biggest challenge to all this was getting the exhaust to mount up to the back of the turbo and getting the turbo itself clocked to the correct position.
We needed to make sure the oil drain was as straight down as possible to allow maximum ease of drainage and the oil supply line was no more than 15 degrees off center. This required the turbo to go on and come off and go on and come off and ... well you get the idea! I lost count how many times we had to adjust that thing, but couldnt have done it if it had not been fully clockable - another advantage to the 2052.
The only reason the exhaust took so long, is my brother in law who is a great motorcycle fabricator refuses to buy something when he could make it!
So he made a 3 bolt flange adaptor to mount to the back of the turbo and welded it to the exhaust - thanks Rob!
After that it was just a case of wiring in the pyrometer, bolting everything up, running it and adjusting the fuel.
So let me just say, for those of you thinking about running this turbo, or even those of you who are undecided about which one you think is right for you, this thing rocks.
There is little lag in spooling and im building 10lbs of boost right away in every gear. I may increase this as ive only had it on for a day!
Those hills that required downshifting before, dont require it now and I can pull out in traffic without the worry of creating a pile up behind me ;o)
Pyros are running about 1000 degrees under a heavy load so I have a little breathing room still.
Contact Keith if your wanting to do this, hes very knowledgeable and super helpful guy, He spent many months researching this engine and what turbo would ideally suit it, and he may start putting a kit together for those of you thinking about doing this without paying the crazy OZ prices!
Anyway, enough writing, here are some pics of the build with a short video of it at the end.
Before
CT26 off
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