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General Category => Forced Induction => Topic started by: ryan89crx on April 27, 2010, 02:12:43 PM

Title: .63 turbine housing swap
Post by: ryan89crx on April 27, 2010, 02:12:43 PM

I currently have a t3/t4 .48/.60 and want to swap to a .63 hot side. Is it a direct swap? The current wheel will work fine with the .63 housing? Any thing I should know about out of the ordinary?

Also, anyone know if the ching chong .63 housing will swap onto a real Garrett CHRA? I figured there would be an abundance of those housings since you can probably fill a landfill with the amount of fucked up Chinese snails.

Title: Re: .63 turbine housing swap
Post by: turbob16hatch on April 27, 2010, 03:24:44 PM

The only way to truely be certain it will be a bolt on affair. Is to measure the turbine wheel and verify what wheel it is ( chances are stg3) but some times you get a odd wheel in there.

Also theres no telling what the "ebay" turbo's wheel specs are. they could vary per turbo for all we know.

So measure the wheel, varify wheel, call a good turbo rebuilder and order housing to fit what you have. there in the $150 range brand new. But i bet you could call in and get a used one for cheap.

Title: Re: .63 turbine housing swap
Post by: danz on April 27, 2010, 03:57:53 PM

i know with my friends t3/t4 turbo it was a direct swap to a .48 AR hot side.

let me know if u need a .63 i have one off a fucked up t3/t4 60 trim.

Title: Re: .63 turbine housing swap
Post by: Corey on April 28, 2010, 02:29:56 AM

even if the chinacom housing fits on your turbo, the bolt pattern is different from a true ford/garrett 5 bolt. it angles the downpipe downwards (at the back of the pan) about 15-20 degrees. youll for sure have to modify the DP at that point.

Title: Re: .63 turbine housing swap
Post by: ryan89crx on April 28, 2010, 01:38:46 PM

Quote from: Corey on April 28, 2010, 02:29:56 AM

even if the chinacom housing fits on your turbo, the bolt pattern is different from a true ford/garrett 5 bolt. it angles the downpipe downwards (at the back of the pan) about 15-20 degrees. youll for sure have to modify the DP at that point.

Well I currently have the larger 5 bolt t3 outlet, and I'd guess that any .63 housing I get will be the smaller flange so modification will be necessary nonetheless.

Title: Re: .63 turbine housing swap
Post by: turbob16hatch on April 28, 2010, 04:13:18 PM

Quote from: ryan89crx on April 28, 2010, 01:38:46 PM

Quote from: Corey on April 28, 2010, 02:29:56 AM

even if the chinacom housing fits on your turbo, the bolt pattern is different from a true ford/garrett 5 bolt. it angles the downpipe downwards (at the back of the pan) about 15-20 degrees. youll for sure have to modify the DP at that point.

Well I currently have the larger 5 bolt t3 outlet, and I'd guess that any .63 housing I get will be the smaller flange so modification will be necessary nonetheless.

You can get the ford/larger 5 bolt no problem. They came on the thunderbirds. .60/.63 ring a bell.

Title: Re: .63 turbine housing swap
Post by: Minor Threat on April 28, 2010, 05:00:44 PM

Be careful if you're swapping to/from aftermarket housing to something produced for the OEMs.

Title: Re: .63 turbine housing swap
Post by: ifly87 on April 30, 2010, 03:39:07 AM

I tried swapping .63 housings on my garrett, turned out the "ebay" housing I was going to put on was for a stg.3 wheel and my garrett only had a stg.1 wheel on it.

I ended up swapping the turbo with an ebay turbo and the exhaust "5bolt" was angled slightly different, but I still didnt have to modify my downpipe or exhaust at all.