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Old 04-28-2016 | 01:01 PM
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I have a budget turbo build going on right now. I just bought the mspnp and taco taco cast manifold(t3/t4). I can't seem to find reviews on China turbo brands. Can someone suggest something for around 300$. Jofis racing is doing all the work on this but they said they don't know what turbo I should buy.
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There are currently no good t3 china chargers available. No ETA when a decent one will be back in stock in the US. You need to search a ton more.
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You can get a TD04-15G
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Originally Posted by yossi126
You can get a TD04-15G
Td04 is something I was considering. Would it work with the t3/t4 manifold?
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Yes.
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Yes.
Problem solved. Td04 is the subi turbo? Also, is it similar to the t3 50ar? I'm looking to max stock injectors. Will it scale as the build progresses?
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td04 went on many vehicles.
Read here:
Mega Miata

15G is good for about 250-260 whp
My friend is now building around one with a begi manifold and me221 on a 2005. Should be interesting.

This guy is making 250 whp on a 1.6
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Originally Posted by yossi126
td04 went on many vehicles.
Read here:
Mega Miata

15G is good for about 250-260 whp
My friend is now building around one with a begi manifold and me221 on a 2005. Should be interesting.

This guy is making 250 whp on a 1.6
Full Review: Turbo Miata - The GQM Garage Show - YouTube
I saw that video. It's the whole reason I decided to funnel some cash towards the miata. Last question, should I do a ebay deal or some subie fourms to get the best deal?
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Stay away from ebay.
Craigslist or Volvo forums.
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99% of td04s out there for sale wont work with you manifold.

You need a volvo/saab turbo.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
99% of td04s out there for sale wont work with you manifold.

You need a volvo/saab turbo.
What flange are the old Greddy ones?
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Originally Posted by aidandj
99% of td04s out there for sale wont work with you manifold.

You need a volvo/saab turbo.
If you hunt the JY you can get a volvo garret tbo363 out of a 740 gl. After that you can either machine down the exhaust housing or you can get the volvo to t3 adapter plate.

So far that has been what I have been doing for my budgeting.
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Or he can just get a 15g and the thing will just bolt on. Jeez..
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I'm going to hunt for the td04-15g. This stuff is damn complicated glad I asked before I dropped a bunch of $$$ on something. Is there a difference with the td04h-15t?
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Also, didn't the guy from the car passion channel change his t3 to a t25?
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Taco taco comes in t25. Why not buy a t25 manifold and then you have a million small $200 China turbos to choose from.
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Originally Posted by borka
Taco taco comes in t25. Why not buy a t25 manifold and then you have a million small $200 China turbos to choose from.
I realized my mistake the moment it said shipped! Now all I do is search and read about turbos and I'm not getting very far. Seems like I need to go big or go home at this point. Might just sell the manifold here get a new one and than get one of those s13 turbos. So many td04 turbos online for me to make a decision.
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I've been trying to find what turbo is in that budget group buy. If anyone know shoot me a pm.
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Originally Posted by ads5053
I realized my mistake the moment it said shipped! Now all I do is search and read about turbos and I'm not getting very far. Seems like I need to go big or go home at this point. Might just sell the manifold here get a new one and than get one of those s13 turbos. So many td04 turbos online for me to make a decision.
Return it. It's what I did. Bought t3. Then wanted t25. So I returned t3 and bought t25.
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Found a used isis rs3871 on clist. http://www.enjukuracing.com/products/isis-performance-rs3871-turbo-nissan-sr20det.html

200$ buy it and get the t25 mani?



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