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Old 23-07-2006, 04:08 PM
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hello all

a saab 900/9000 with a t3 i heard that u can use the exhaust housing off one of theses as its a .46 and its makes a good difference ...is this true ??? has anyone done it ?


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Old 23-07-2006, 05:40 PM
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had a saab housing on my t3 had to have 1 hole re drilled to fit it worked a treat though
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did it make much of a difference??
Old 23-07-2006, 07:21 PM
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may be a bit more laggy , but according to the turbo books ive got , a bigger exhaust housing leads to less overall heat?
im running a t3 0.42 hot and t4 0.6 cold , works well enough
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saab turbos are bags of shite particularly when they are bolted to saab engines!!
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yes, that is very true. What is the .42 off? I'd like to try that.
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no frigging clue , seems to be a standard t3 size down here - possibly turbod alfas?
thats where my carbs came from anyway - now fitting xr3i efi inlet manifold and gotech

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intersting whats its like compraed to a 48. Is it 3 bolt or 5 bolt outlet?
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5 bolt?
cant actually recall as i got it with an adaptor plate over it as i am using a rajay external w/gate with a 60mm downpipe

looks like the turbo pics ive seen of the t3 in escy manuals(Haynes)
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