Jon's icelandic Vtr turbo!! Back with project Blaxo!

[ThrushMotorsport]

Td04-15HL is the proper code for them, usually if you can get a reg of a car whack it into "1st car spares" website you'll get tons of emails with companies who have them in off a similar vehical - worth a try ;p

[Sophia_Bush]

viggen turbos cam on the 2.3 engines 235Rs td04s can't find anything under 150 myself

search ebay for saab td04 or saab viggen turbo unsure of how much you want to spend on the actual turbo itself although a t25 in saab fit would be good call to can't search very well on phone but if you do need help let me know

[vtr91]

im not too fussed what turbo i go for in all fairness,
just one that will spool quick and not have to work too hard. and not cause me too many problems fitting it due to manifold design.

i dont mind paying a sensible price for a turbo thats in good condition (within reason)

[Sophia_Bush]

In that case Jon ebay saab turbocharger and post up any ones that you want then we can help from there tbh quick spool the gt17 will go up to 220 easy enough just depends how much you want

[vtr91]

only one i can find is this, others are £200+
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAAB-900-9...item33639904d4

just concerned about the mileage and the fact its sold with no warranty.

I may ring one of our suppliers at work for a price on a recon gt17.

[ThrushMotorsport]

I wouldn't be put off that seller, they say they test em on the car, and bench test them after so effectively you will get a decent turbo, with no warranty that is the downside, you can always check it yourself when it comes I.e signs for seals going, cracks etc and if actuator is working right, especially the turbine to see if there's nominal play in shaft radial and axial

[vtr91]

Would this turbo be a good option do you think?
Dont know much about the t25 off the saab.

[ThrushMotorsport]

At them prices - it's not a really bad invest,ent, even if it lasts 6 month of everyday driving

I'm sure it will fit, the only problem with some of the turbos are the actuator hits the gearbox, so you may need to modify the actuator bracket (don't count me on this though)

And yes t25 will spool well and let you keep more boost than a gt17 at higher revs

[vtr91]

Yeah, thats the problem I had with the other one I had, thats only a minor issue though

Ill give it a few days or so, still waiting to hear back from a guy on here about a gt17 he has for sale.

[vtr91]

Small update, got a message from andy to let me know my ECU will b sent this week

[Sophia_Bush]

ditto that got same the other day

[ThrushMotorsport]

Originally Posted by Sophia_Bush

ditto that got same the other day

But nobody cares about your ITB's its all about BOOOOSSSSSTTTT.


saying that, jelous that you's 2 have preds, i never got that far

jon did u decide on what turbo you are going to be using?

[vtr91]

its between a td04 and gt17,

although the t25 remains an option, ill just keep hunting for one on ebay until one turns up.
if nothing does, ill get a t25.

Slowly getting there

[Sophia_Bush]

how much do you want to spend on the turbo because if thats all that you need help with then let me know

[vtr91]

PM'd you gav

[Sophia_Bush]

just had a thought on this your old turbo how boned was that? if it was just the wastegate cacked you could always get the flap welded shut then you can go for external wastegate will remove the actuator from where it is hitting then would be easy to mod the manifold for it to

[vtr91]

Originally Posted by Sophia_Bush

just had a thought on this your old turbo how boned was that? if it was just the wastegate cacked you could always get the flap welded shut then you can go for external wastegate will remove the actuator from where it is hitting then would be easy to mod the manifold for it to

ive not got that turbo anymore gav. Jonesy kindly refunded me on it.
going to get that GT17 from the link you sent me.

[vtr91]

Recieved my Predator ECU today, didnt recieve the cable to go with it tho haha.
Just looked at my parts list, its 90% done, just need to get feeds made up for the turbo,
slimline fan, wideband and a few other odds and sods

[Sophia_Bush]

sounds good Jon got my slim line fan wired in last week looks simple enough to do if you need to see how I did it let me know, not to far off on mine now either just waiting for new actuator to show up then I can fit it and give it a test again but otherwise a week saturday for mapping

[vtr91]

Thanks gav, sounds pretty straight foward to do, any complications and ill Pm you

Bought a gt17 turbo today, so thats due this week, aswell as some 20mm spacers so i can crack on fitting my brembos and MC

Another small step