Which turbo do u guys prefer for a B18a?

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Ok… which turbo do u guys prefer

a t3 from a volvo or a 14b 1g dsm

i have a turbo manifold with a t3 flange and was thinking about using the t3 but i recently got the 14b and its still very good and i could tell it was recently junked. I cant find an adapter plate to actually mount the sucker to the t3 flanged manifold so i’m debating whether to use the old t3 or to search around a lil more and use the 14b,

so which do u guys prefer, in terms of power and reliability with the fact that age of the turbo plays into this.

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T3

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does the volvo have a standard t3 flange? 5bolt downpipe? you would need to be 100% sure because sometimes it may look the same but be a little off.

14b’s have rebuild kits, flanges, parts, etc. readily available. tested and works well with b18a.

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and the T3 doesn’t? :hmm:

i would go with the T3 although im not to sure how much bigger it is i know that it will be able to provide more HP and still spool very fast. i have a t3 .42/.48 and i was told it will spool insanely fast like ~2500rpm but its still bigger then a 14b.

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T3

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not if its proprietary. its easier to find and locate a 14b than to find a good oem t3 to work with. else, step up to a good t3 yes.

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by proprietary do you mean from a oem car? because i have one from a saab 900. am i going to have problems finding parts? because ive already found a rebuild kit.

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it depends on the specific model ya. the bolt pattern may be off which means you’ll need a custom flange, or the oil/coolant hole may be wierd or need to be threaded, or it may be hard to clock (rotate) and need grinding of tabs or something. if you found a rebuild kit that’s good. i guess the above is more of a custom labor type of thing.

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thks for the feedback guys, :slight_smile:

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The best T3 OEM turbo I have used so far is the Skyline RB20DET or better yet the RB25DET (harder to find) one.

Ball bearing .4 A/R exhaust .5 A/R compressor and the RB25DET one has a .5 A/R exhaust and .6 A/R compressor.

Start spooling at 1000RPM and Full spool at 3000-3500

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pick up a 60 trim with a 48 ar or a 63 ar. spools fast, and still makes good power, fun little turbos…

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fuk the t series turbos.

get a small gt series like a gt28r with t3 housing. FAST spool. spool starts at 2200/2300. people have made 400 hp with these turbos.

also its a 60 trim

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:ban:

the gt28r will not make 400whp a gt2840r will just bearly make 400whp. the thread starter is talking sub $200 turbo’s then you say fuk that buy a $1000 turbo.

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dont get me started. i said gt28r. because just like t3/t4 turbos they come in diffrent specs. Just shorten it.

If i prove you wrong. How about you get banned.
If you dont know i have a b16 motor capable of 500hp.
I had a gt28r tuned by stoopid. shut up :dunno:
i also had a sc61 before the gt28r.
Now i have a gt30r.

Also gt28’s dont cost 1000 they go for 750/850 new

why you calling me out.
talk about the guy saying his turbo started spooling t 1000.lmao it aint a supercharger. all turbos have lag. some have alow some have a little

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are you guys on coke or something, or maybe had one too many frappucinno down at the fashion mall picking up young boys? you need to calm the f down… :-*

head down to the drag and get yoself a 20 of reefer or something mane, shit.

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ok, and you didn’t make more than 400whp. you talk like having a built b16a is anything special… LS/vtec here, darton sleeves 84.5mm bore, one-fab topmount, sc6152e, 125 shot single stage… AEM EMS… etc, etc. has made over 550whp without the spray.

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just get it over with and whip them out guys…sheesh

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If you can spend 500 for a decent cat-back exhaust, why not spend an extra hundred bucks for a t3/t04?

Depending on trim they are good up to 400whp or so. I understand it looks like you wanna do some type of budget set-up, but in the long run you will have spent less because you WILL want to upgrade later. C’mon, just save for an extra couple weeks.