Hi

I bought an used T3 turbo from a cossie RWD







I have to get oil and water for the turbo.


Oil:
I was thinking about put a sandwich in the oil filter (or from where is the oil pressure sensor with a T), and get from that location a line to the turbo. And the return line from turbo, direct to the sump. Is this correct?

Water:
The only occurence I had...was getting Water from the tube that goes from the inside car heater matrix to the water pump above the exhaust manifold...What you do think about this?

ECU:
I bought a Megasquirt I v3 and a wide band O2 sensor. It should arrive next week my house.
My plans with this, is to install first in N/A mode, without turbo, and when learned How to use it properly...Install the turbo and remap the Megasquirt..


Injectors:
I don't know which use....can I use injectors from a cossie?, I know that with the standard ECU no, as they have different impedance that stock...But with megasquirt??

Intercooler:
I don't have yet, the guy who sold me the turbo, has an intercooler from a cosworth sapphire, I don't remember if it was 4wd or 2wd...May I will buy it (He wants 50£, is OK this price?)

Pipes for intercooler:
I have plains to go to scrapyards and search for tubes that could fit my car , as new they are very expensive...


I have plains of use it with 7psi of pressure...And in a future, get proper pistons to reduce the compression and then flow more pressure.

which is your opinion about this?

Thanks

 

Oil is easiest got from where you mention, the oil pressure switch, as can use a standard item that ford used on the cossie then, so nice and easy.
Water, not essential to run on these, though I would, many don't, you can tap into a water pump to heater matrix feed, for the in to the T3, then the out simply tap into another return line, or expansion tank etc.
ECU, up to you, but if mapped correctly on rolling road etc you don't need a lambda, or run closed loop.
Injectors, not sure with your choice of ecu.
If he wants £50 for a standard ford 2wd or 4wd intercooler he's dreaming, look on ebay much cheaper.
I would suggest you decide what power you want, then add stuff as needed, reducing cr if necessary, I think it was jasse sapphy on pf who did the same conversion as you so would be worth pm'ing him.
tabetha

 

Ok, thank you for all. I will then take the oil from the oil pressure switch.

About the ECU mapping, here, rolling roads are too expensive, so I prefer using a WB lambda, and I will get more fun in this way


Now I will not reduce the CR...maybe in a future. So I can't flow to much...only about 6-7 psi and get about 160-170bhp I think.


mmm...I've changed the camshafts for a pair with more valve open time....I think this reduce the "effective CR" a bit..am I right?



What about exhaust manifold?, I saw this that seems very easy to do in home:



all other exhaust manifolds I saw had a lot of curves...could this one work well?

 

^^^That looks a quality set up^^^^

 

oil pressure sensor with a T : Yes right

return line from turbo, direct to the sump : yes a place without pressure

water-cooled turbo- not use

 

thanks

 

I have turboed one of these engines, made a manifold, similar to the one above. MS is the best option, but for only a few psi you could retard the ignition a few degrees and use a fifth injector setup, one extra std injector. Wire it live with the rest of them and earth it via a prssure switch (set at 3psi) to one of the other injector earths, and so it will be pulsed on boost with the rest, giving you 25% more fuel on boost, a little rough but it works.