View Full Version : Can i spool this? And an estimate on @ what RPM


ukbyoung
08-27-2005, 01:22 PM
First off i drive a 1995 M3 Now for the turbo i have laying around in my garage. This things a beast. Heres the specs:

Cold Side:

T-62mm, 54 Trim Compressor Wheel -2.430 in. (62mm), Inducer, 3.307 in. (84mm) Major

0.55 A/R Compressor Housing

3.5 in. Inlet and 3 in Outlet

Hot Side:

Big-Shaft 75 Trim TA45 Turbine Wheel- 3.240 in. (82mm) Major, 2.813 in. (71mm) Exducer

1.22 A/R Turbine Housing w/Tangential Divided Scroll, 4 in. Outlet.

Standard Large-Frame (Thumper) inlet, bolt spacing about 4.5 in. x 2.75 in.

Bearing Section

Oil Lubricated and Cooled

Garrett Model TB4501

The TB45-54 trim compressor wheel is a larger trim version of the T58/TS04 wheel (TA45 48 Trim).

Any help on whether ya think i can spool this would be appreciated.
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YellowM3
08-27-2005, 01:34 PM
Based on the size of the exhaust side alone, it's going to be pretty lazy.

You would be better off selling that turbo and getting something like a Garrett GT30 which moves about 500HP worth of air and spools pretty quick.

MrBlonde
08-27-2005, 10:18 PM
The turbine TA45 is the non ball bearing version of the GT42R series. So it's massive and going to lag like buggery on a 3.2 litre six cylinder. Not a good match for a street car, especialy the S52US with it's low redline.

Flip_Side_the_Pint
08-27-2005, 10:40 PM
perhaps you could just buy a smaller turbine housing.

Def
08-28-2005, 03:37 AM
That thing is BIG for a 3L engine. A 1.22 A/R T4 turbine and an 82mm turbine wheel are just huge for an engine of this size driven on the street. Let's just say you could probably flow an easy 800-900rwhp out of something like that(don't think that compressor wheel can quite get there).

Without looking at the maps, I'm going to go out on a limb and say the compressor probably isn't a good match for an S50 given how the big T series tend to favor higher pressure ratios rather than wide differences in massflow(i.e. they were originally designed for things like big diesels running really high 25+psi of boost and low redlines). The turbine wheel looks really freakin' big for an engine of this size, and a smaller turbine housing isn't really going to fix that. A really big wheel in a small housing is still going to be lazy, and the small housing is still going to choke it up top.