Glad to see you are getting close, looking forward to seeing how/where this turbo spools. Still think the turbine is large, more in our thinking as a primary with a GM-X secondary in a compound set-up....
S300 Install
I’ve been working toward a turbo swap for quite a while now and I think I’m finally getting close to the install so I thought I would start a thread to share some info and throw some photos out there for you guys.
My current setup is in my signature, but since I update my signature as I go, here is the engine/fuel related stuff:
The turbo I’ll be trying is an S300 with a 1.10 A/R, T4 turbine housing. The compressor wheel measures about 64.5/91.4mm.The turbine measures about 76.2/67.6mm.In its original application it supported 285 HP with 30 psi of boost.I’ve smoothed out both the compressor and the turbine housing to make them look nice and I’m planning to ceramic coat the turbine housing and duracoat the compressor housing.
Progress on this thread will be a little slow since I have quite a few projects going on right now.
Pics:
1. Test fit from a couple years ago
2. Turbine housing on spare manifold with adapter plate
3. Shiny turbine housing
4. Shiny compressor housing
5. Blasted turbine, shiny compressor
My current setup is in my signature, but since I update my signature as I go, here is the engine/fuel related stuff:
- 4” Custom stainless exhaust with large magnaflow muffler.
- 2.5” Custom stainless crossover with external wastegate bypassing passenger side manifold – controlled by factory boost control system.
- K47 air box/filter
- #9 resistor
- Quadstar87 tune – I’ll leave it up to Quadstar87 if he wants to comment/share details on the current tune
- GM8
- Fuel prefilter, DRP02 fuel pump, modified FFM (FTB mods), modified fuel inlet fitting in injection pump, and a fuel pressure sensor verifying about 18 psi into the injection pump
- FACTORY DOWNPIPE – I never updated this since I have been planning this turbo upgrade with a custom 3.5” stainless downpipe.
The turbo I’ll be trying is an S300 with a 1.10 A/R, T4 turbine housing. The compressor wheel measures about 64.5/91.4mm.The turbine measures about 76.2/67.6mm.In its original application it supported 285 HP with 30 psi of boost.I’ve smoothed out both the compressor and the turbine housing to make them look nice and I’m planning to ceramic coat the turbine housing and duracoat the compressor housing.
Progress on this thread will be a little slow since I have quite a few projects going on right now.
Pics:
1. Test fit from a couple years ago
2. Turbine housing on spare manifold with adapter plate
3. Shiny turbine housing
4. Shiny compressor housing
5. Blasted turbine, shiny compressor
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you might find this an interesting quote, and will be the ultimate deciding factor with the OP's testing...............
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Adapter Plate
Here are a couple photos of the adapter plate. I didn't take a lot of time with this. If this turbo works out ok, then I will likely be building an exhaust manifold/header with the correct flange for the turbo. Time will tell.
Here are a couple photos of the adapter plate. I didn't take a lot of time with this. If this turbo works out ok, then I will likely be building an exhaust manifold/header with the correct flange for the turbo. Time will tell.
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I started out by making a stand for the housing so that I could spin it around for the best angle to spray it. Just grabbed some scrap from around the shop and tacked it together.
I test fit the turbine with stand in the oven before getting started. You would think that a turbine housing would fit easily in an oven, but it gets kind of tight. I did think to check this while I was building the stand so, I made the stand only as tall as it had to be.
I then cleaned it repeatedly with acetone, masked off the areas I didn't want coated, and put on a coating of the turbo-X. I sprayed it through an Iwata air brush with 40 psi. The control had to be pulled almost all of the way back to get any paint to flow and even then it flowed pretty slow. Next time I spray, I think I'll plan to thin it a bit.
Right now the turbine housing is baking in the oven (about 15 minutes left) and I'm preparing to spray some clear duracoat on the compressor.
I test fit the turbine with stand in the oven before getting started. You would think that a turbine housing would fit easily in an oven, but it gets kind of tight. I did think to check this while I was building the stand so, I made the stand only as tall as it had to be.
I then cleaned it repeatedly with acetone, masked off the areas I didn't want coated, and put on a coating of the turbo-X. I sprayed it through an Iwata air brush with 40 psi. The control had to be pulled almost all of the way back to get any paint to flow and even then it flowed pretty slow. Next time I spray, I think I'll plan to thin it a bit.
Right now the turbine housing is baking in the oven (about 15 minutes left) and I'm preparing to spray some clear duracoat on the compressor.
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