Garret T25 for Hiace

[Pard o' Hiace]

Hi all,

I noticed that Turboglide has kits for the 2.8 litre Hiace, which use a garrett t25. Does anyone have any ideas as to which T25? there are four different kinds on Garret's site. From what I read in a thread about garrett turbos and see on e-bay, there are lots that are available nearly new in NA for way cheaper than they would be out of OZ - $2-400 instead of $9-1100. The engine bay is very tight on the Hiace. There is a picture on his site of the kit installed,

http://www.turboglide.com.au/images/products/med-toyota-hiace28-van-turbo.jpg

but I find it hard to tell which one he has installed. Any ideas?

-Pard

 

[Dougal]

Any T25 with a 0.48 A/R exhaust housing will do.
That same setup is standard on the Nissan TD27. If you're going to buy new then a ball bearing turbo would be worth the extra.

However, I'd try to buy a factory turbo manifold and CT12B turbo. Packaging wise it'll be very hard to make anything aftermarket fit against the block so well.

 

[Tapage]

it's a 3L engine right .?

GT25 looks bigger fot this engine .. I thought you can also go for T3 option ( see some cheaper in e-bay )

 

[Dougal]

it's a 3L engine right .?

GT25 looks bigger fot this engine .. I thought you can also go for T3 option ( see some cheaper in e-bay )

Yes it is on the big side of what you'd like. The CT12B is quite a lot smaller.

 

[Pard o' Hiace]

However, I'd try to buy a factory turbo manifold and CT12B turbo. Packaging wise it'll be very hard to make anything aftermarket fit against the block so well.

Thanks for the replies, all!
Any ideas on good sources for the factory manifold and CT12B?

I thought going with the Garrett might be better just as it seems to my uneducated eyes to be a more modern and therefore perhaps cooler running/more efficient turbo. But I do not know much about Turbos. Any idea on the power gain of running a CT12B?

Cheers,
-Pard

 

[Dougal]

Thanks for the replies, all!
Any ideas on good sources for the factory manifold and CT12B?

I thought going with the Garrett might be better just as it seems to my uneducated eyes to be a more modern and therefore perhaps cooler running/more efficient turbo. But I do not know much about Turbos. Any idea on the power gain of running a CT12B?

Cheers,
-Pard

I believe the 1KZ TE's with the CT12B are rated at up to 100kw. The engines did come with several different power ratings, some intercooled, some not.

The garrett is definitely a more tweaker friendly turbo, (more housing and wheel options, cheaper rebuilds etc) but the toyota parts are by far the easiest solution.

I can't help you with sourcing parts in your part of the world. But try toyota first and see how expensive they are.

 

[Tapage]

The garrett is definitely a more tweaker friendly turbo, (more housing and wheel options, cheaper rebuilds etc)

I never realize it .. tha't true .. ?

I'm a garret believer and if I don't found my K26 pretty cheap and new .. I will be going with a garret turbo .. something from Turbonetics ..