skyline t28 bb turbo upgrade

[RevLimitLaunch]

i can get an awesome deal on a skyline t28 bb turbocharger. just wondering how difficult anyone thinks it may be. the intake and exhaust sides are positioned perfectly, the compressor/ic outlet is positioned well. the exhaust side should bolt up with a custom flange made on the downpipe no problem. only problem i see so far is the inlet to the turbo where it has a flange on it, but that can be remedied very easily. and i know the t28 will bolt up perfect to the t25 flange. any feedback on fitment

 

[txrxs]

build your motor now or cry later.

 

[RevLimitLaunch]

build your motor now or cry later.

uh yeah wow, after carefully reading my post (twice), i see that my question IN NO WAY!! involves whether or not it will blow my motor. thanks

 

[Spoolin4]

Are you asking if running twin turbo's will blow or just one of them? How would that turbo blow your motor? It's just like any other turbo.

 

[pluto316]

So you are replacing your BRAND NEW modern turbo for a turbo dinosaur with CERMAIC FINS that are known to snap off into your engine at totally random RPMs.

Good job, let me know how that works out for you. SKYLINE!! (yawn)

 

[Spoolin4]

So you are replacing your BRAND NEW modern turbo for a turbo dinosaur with CERMAIC FINS that are known to snap off into your engine at totally random RPMs.

Good job, let me know how that works out for you. SKYLINE!! (yawn)

good point. rebuild them if you want them bad enough. Or depending on how good the deal is, buy them and sell them for more to a local SR20 owner.

 

[RevLimitLaunch]

i can get it for $100 so i figured i'd say it was worth a shot. but i never heard anything about the ceramic fins snapping on these. got a link to any discussions on forums? a friend whose actually doing an rb26 drivetrain swap in his 240 is the one selling them, and he hasn't heard of many instances of this happening with these turboes.

 

[blazinrola80]

nither have i and these turbo also came on many of the gti-r swaps ive done on sentras..

 

[RevLimitLaunch]

the fins are forged steel and when is a ball bearing turbo a dinosaur!??? (assuming you mean dinosaur as in old)

 

[Spoolin4]

Are you getting both for a 100? If anything I would sell them. Where i'm from there's alot of stupid asses that if you mention anything about a skyline they are all over it wanting to buy it. So i'd find a dumbass and let them buy them.

 

[RevLimitLaunch]

im not asking whether or not i should sell it because i won't sell it, there'd be no point to it. it's a substantial upgrade to the 'awesome' t25 on the msp. i'm only lookin to see if anyone knows if the lines will fit for coolant and oil, since i know everything else is good to go for it.

 

[Spoolin4]

If the stock lines will not work then go get your braided lines and make it work.

 

[RevLimitLaunch]

ah true true, guess i never really thought of that haha. well then looks like an adventure i'll have to take.

 

[Spoolin4]

ah true true, guess i never really thought of that haha. well then looks like an adventure i'll have to take.

I hope it works out for you. Let me know and if all goes well let me know and i'll by the other one. thats if your getting both.

 

[RevLimitLaunch]

i might buy both just for the hell of it. im ordering dsm afc soon so until i get that im not gonna even think of what ill need to do for the upgrade. cars under a cover too for the time being tho (snowey conditions in nh haha). so hopefully i can get it done within the next couple weeks or so. when i do do it ill get a write up on it. probably fab up a fmic at the same time too.

 

[Spoolin4]

i might buy both just for the hell of it. im ordering dsm afc soon so until i get that im not gonna even think of what ill need to do for the upgrade. cars under a cover too for the time being tho (snowey conditions in nh haha). so hopefully i can get it done within the next couple weeks or so. when i do do it ill get a write up on it. probably fab up a fmic at the same time too.

If you buy both and you want to get rid of one let me know. seriously

 

[RevLimitLaunch]

if i can get both ill let you know. but as of right now he might have the other sold for far more money and i dont wanna compete lol.

 

[Matrix]

... but i never heard anything about the ceramic fins snapping on these. got a link to any discussions on forums? a friend whose actually doing an rb26 drivetrain swap in his 240 is the one selling them, and he hasn't heard of many instances of this happening with these turboes.

Howdy. I can only weigh in to the extent that I've read about this problem occurring in magazines. I've read a few articles where it was mentioned that reputable tuner shops usually replace the Skyline turbo units with ones that do not have ceramic impellers because the ceramic ones tend to explode.

Yeah, I know how it sounds ("I read in such-and-such magazine that..."), but I'm just saying that it's well-documented.

 

[Spoolin4]

if i can get both ill let you know. but as of right now he might have the other sold for far more money and i dont wanna compete lol.

Thats fine. Just hit me up with a PM.

 

[RevLimitLaunch]

Howdy. I can only weigh in to the extent that I've read about this problem occurring in magazines. I've read a few articles where it was mentioned that reputable tuner shops usually replace the Skyline turbo units with ones that do not have ceramic impellers because the ceramic ones tend to explode.

just to clarify i have found out on nicoclub.com (big nissan forum if no one knows) the exhaust wheel is ceramic, intake wheel is steel. the turboes are only good up to 14psi before they will shatter the wheel. ill be running 11 psi at most on this.