T3 turbo still needed

[Martyn]

As title. Needed for my Gordini so must be oil cooled only no water lines.
Same as a series 1 Rs turbo or 900 saab
Message me of what you've got

 

[Adey]

the series 1 rst turbo unit would be an upgrade to the stock item

 

[sparkie]

has your car been converted to a blow thru set up? if not then, you need a turbo with a carbon seal, else it will smoke badly on a gordini turbo. a normal turbo will not do.

 

[Martyn]

Right then thanks for the heads up. So has anyone got a standard replacement as per sparkies comments

 

[sparkie]

that'll be a no i'm currently rebuilding a gordini turbo engine and the owner is weighing up sourcing a turbo from france.... the prices aren't too bad. the rebuild kit for them is cheap enough, maybe you could try and rebuild it?

 

[Martyn]

I'll keep looking for one for the time being.
When you coming over for a nose

 

[Martyn]

Still looking.

 

[DaveL485]

Non-water cooled will be tough to find, but I do know a few people that run Turbo's with water fittings, without hooking it up. @Mart does this and so does @dip21

 

[Adey]

ive ran watercooled turbos non cooled many times

 

[Martyn]

Even on the standard carb setup blowing the fuel through the turbo ?

 

[Adey]

yeah the watercooling is for the turbo core essentially not the air/fuel

 

[Martyn]

I understand that but what I gather is that the seals in a standard turbo are not viton or carbon composite , so therefore the fuel air mix will slowly deteriorate the oil seals. Maybe I'm wrong but that's what sparkie has led me to believe.
I appreciate any knowledge on this
Please keep it coming

 

[Adey]

I understand that but what I gather is that the seals in a standard turbo are not viton or carbon composite , so therefore the fuel air mix will slowly deteriorate the oil seals. Maybe I'm wrong but that's what sparkie has led me to believe.
I appreciate any knowledge on this
Please keep it coming

thats correct, i was responding to just the water line part of it sorry

 

[Martyn]

Ohh lol. Thought you was in to something then. Could if slapped any turbo on it , god dam it !!
Anyways. If you know anyone with a turbo that's knackered I would buy that to have a go rebuilding it. I do hydraulics for a living so any type of seal kit is easy to get hold of. And could balance it with a company opposite me, if this worked I could offer to do other peoples too

 

[Adey]

i was going to say just find a turbo you want and have it rebuilt. i think they can be machined to accept the carbon seal. Other option is convert to blow through and run any turbo you want

 

[Martyn]

How hard is the blow through conversion?

 

[Adey]

nothing to major, a little involved though. new bigger fuel lines and fuel pump, pipe work and adapter plate to bolt the gtt carb to the inlet manifold

 

[r5gordini]

Hi Martyn,

Apologies for not replying earlier and also for not replying to your pm. I am sure I have a used turbo suitable for rebuild. I will try to get to my unit over the weekend. I am very slow at the moment due to a lot going on both at home and at work.

Andrew

 

[Martyn]

More hastle then finding a turbo to be honest. I've found a repair kit from melett so just wanna get a used turbo to play with , do you know anyone with a blown Gordini turbo?

 

[Adey]

andrew might have as above