what turbo ??

28th September 2008, 18:51

hi everyone , i was looking at a cituning turbo manifold for my conversion im gonna be doin on my mk1 vts i was woundering what size turbo will fit on it as the turbo i got which is off my old r5 gt turbo (k-tec 230 t25) has a square exhaust inlet on it but the manifold has a round one ..so wont fit. anybody had one of these manifolds can give me some info please. cheers

28th September 2008, 18:55

i think youll need something like a gt25-28 like off a nissan 200sx. will give more power than r5turbo aswell being a roller bearing as standard.

28th September 2008, 18:57

yeah i think i might have too i was just gonna try use it as its just sat in the garage doin nothing ..but dont the gt25 and 28 also have a square inlet on them

28th September 2008, 18:58

i just dont fancy buying a dp manifold as it loads of dosh the cituning one is only 250

28th September 2008, 19:04

im not sure mate, try looking at some pictures on ebay, the dp manifold is truly a piece of art... all equal length aswell.

28th September 2008, 19:06

yeah i agree mate the dp blister is well sweet but the price is a bit high , but like they say you get what you pay for.

29th September 2008, 13:17

Does it not still bolt on? The bolt holes should be 2.87 by 1.57. If not simply cut the flange and collector if need be off and weld on a standard T25 setup. If you cant do it your self there will be a local welder who can do it for you. The manifold may have been intended for a ford type turbo if this is so you may have problems on the down pipe side as well if your planning on using a down pipe that came with it.

29th September 2008, 14:46

cituning manifold use the GT17 turbos off saabs, now I know for a fact that they came in varying sizes and I have the t25 equivealnt as a spare, but have a nromal gt17 thats ont he car now

29th September 2008, 15:31

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Originally Posted by degsy

i just dont fancy buying a dp manifold as it loads of dosh the cituning one is only 250

Buy cheap buy twice - thats my motto! I will be buying the DP mani for mine however long it takes me to get the cash together!

29th September 2008, 15:51

or alternatively degsy buy my whole kit intercooler boost pipes turbo downpipe the lot and get yourself a new manifold job done

29th September 2008, 17:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sophia_Bush

cituning manifold use the GT17 turbos

29th September 2008, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sophia_Bush

or alternatively degsy buy my whole kit intercooler boost pipes turbo downpipe the lot and get yourself a new manifold job done

i would buy it but getting hold of a big wedge of cash is a bit difficult right now , i was gonna buy different bits every month when i get paid for my conversion, then once i had all the bits id take the car off the road and fit it all.
how much you after

29th September 2008, 17:34

£550 delivered for the lot as you wont need the 8v manifold

turbo
downpipe
boostpipes
intercooler
hoses
boost gauge
dump valve
mi16 injectors
various clips etc

all you need to sort out is the oil feed line, oil return line, the sump, ower compression and the mapping. But if you cant buy i in no rush as I am sort half arsed finishing it off but prob would sell if someone had the cash

29th September 2008, 17:47

that is alot cheaper than i was expecting..
dont have the cash at the min tho .

when i have some cash ill see if you still have it mate.

29th September 2008, 17:58

would have said 750 with the manifold but you dont need it so no worries lol

29th September 2008, 18:02

i just had a message from cituning about the manifold they said that t25's will fit the manifold is this right as what i was saying in this thread about the inlet being square on a t25 and round on the manifold ?? does this not matter will the gasket still seal it i dont have a clue

29th September 2008, 18:37

t25s etc will fit the flange is the same but it is the physical size of the thing.

I think whatyour saying is the manifold to turbo flange is square which is correct and anything with that pattern will fit but the exhaust flange for the downpipe is round.

Have a look in my project thread mate few pics int here http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...&postcount=401

thats just opne post but gives you idea

29th September 2008, 18:46

im getting confused now ..
what i meant was were the turbo and manifold join the flange on the turbo not the outside shape the inside were the exhaust gas goes in is square but on the manifold it is round
you get what i mean
im sure im making this really confusing for you

29th September 2008, 18:48

oh that dont worry about it mate it will be fine I know what you mean. As said look through my progress thread and look at the pics any probs just post up again / pm me / reply to prog thread

29th September 2008, 18:54

so do you reckon a t25 will fit down in the small gap between the block and the rad with the cituning manifold

29th September 2008, 18:57

im off to have a read of your progress thread looks good mate
thanks for your help buddy

im sure ill need ur help again in the near future
cheers
rep'd

29th September 2008, 18:58

i dont think so but as I said the gt17 is just the start of theat series of turbo there is a bigger gt17 that is more or less same sizr as t25 internally but in the same "shell" as the gt17.

tbh with the gt17 should be enough to see you to 180bhp, i mean Mine when finiashed will be mapped on 1 bar again. No problems give me a shout if stuck seems like I am the only one that is using the cituning kit atm which tbh as much as people slate them they are good bits of kit