Patto

is there anyway of telling if a turbo is hybrid juat by looking at it.?

this is the turbo in Q anyone have any idea's

grsford

iTrader: (3)

looks like a standard size compressor wheel

Patto

i thought that looks the same as my other T3 maybe it has a 360 bearing, the lad reckons it was £680 and its never been fitted...

matt p

Did he say where he got it from mate?

juffer

If its been built by a reputable company there should be a I.D plate behind the "snail" giving an id number which you can ring the company and they will tell you what spec it is. It is only the internals that get changed so no visable changes so turbo technics told me

Patto

Built by turbo active in hartlepool mate..

Patto

so could have 360 bearing and cut back blades as people say , but ya cant see anyway..lol

vroooom ptssssh

take the turbo elbo off and you can tell if the exhaust blades have been cut back.

G.B. turbosolutions (iirc his username) pointed this out on another thread on GD, might be worth a pm

Patto

thanks mate

SafeChav

Standard T3's don't normally have the AiResearch compressor housing IIRC

Patto

intresting the T3 on my s2 dosent say that it just has garret on it..

SafeChav

As far as im aware, a Standard T3 just says Garrett on it, but hybrid ones can say just Garrett aswell, and some say AiResearch.

Patto

The one on my S2 just says garret, as said the lad selling this one says its hybrid but doesnt know in wot way but was built at turbo active and hasnt been fitted and cost £680, i thought it had to have a cossie housing to be hybrid but wasnt sure.. think ill bag it anyway...

SafeChav

Its common to have a standard housing machined to accept a cossie compressor. Ive got a stage 3 in the garage thats got a cossie compressor with a standard housing.

Patto

dunno then maybe it is maybe it isnt...lol, it was cheap enough anyway..

Barry R

iTrader: (3)

It says AiResearch on my s1 boosted really strong & hard but some one told me that is a standard one. He said if it has AiResearch on any T3 turbo its standard, is this true or is he blagging me cuz he wants it for £50.00

SafeChav

As i say standard ones usually just say Garrett as far as im aware, i could be wrong though.

£50 for a turbo though..........can't really go wrong either way

Barry R

iTrader: (3)

he offered me 50 sheets saying it aint worth no more coz its standard.

Patto

its mine now either way standard or not i think for a brand new T3 never fitted its worth a £100, would be nice to know for sure though

Barry R

iTrader: (3)

so what is a AiResearch t3?
Standard or is it something?

Patto

well the T3 i have fitted on my S2 just says garret and thats standard, the one ive just bought pictured above says air research.???

GAbbER

AirResearch is old series of Garrett turbochargers... Now you have a new series of GT Garrett turbochargers...

And ford escort rst have a T03 turbocharger not just a " T3 " turbo

Chris69

so the ai research ones are non standard, just looked at mine and it has AIresearch on it, got me wondering now as the history and exactly wots on my car is quite sketchy

SafeChav

as i say don't quote me but i'm fairly sure.........