Where to find used TD05's/Intercooler?

[Sketch]

I have a '92 Stealth RT N/T and I'd like to put the twin turbos in it. I just need to find some TD05's now.. Where can I find some to rebuild? Anyone?

[SLguy]

as far as td05 turbos are concerned, you can find those at any 3/S or DSM vender, or turbo places such as forced performance. Why have you chosen td05's? Thats overkill for a non-turbo motor, and you would have to find adapter plates and piece together your own adapter plate kit or buy the td05 conversion kit from 3sx, DR, etc. which is 2 grand alone not including the turbos, plus everything else needed for the tt conversion.

Personally, if your running a non-turbo motor, td04 13G's is the most you need.

[green-lantern]

Originally Posted by SLguy

as far as td05 turbos are concerned, you can find those at any 3/S or DSM vender, or turbo places such as forced performance. Why have you chosen td05's? Thats overkill for a non-turbo motor, and you would have to find adapter plates and piece together your own adapter plate kit or buy the td05 conversion kit from 3sx, DR, etc. which is 2 grand alone not including the turbos, plus everything else needed for the tt conversion.

Personally, if your running a non-turbo motor, td04 13G's is the most you need.

I just got back from working on a friends tdo5 car and it is NOT a bolt on project. matter of fact it is a pain in the ass. I would not put them on a FWD 10:1. that is way over kill and you couldn't use them nearly to there full potential. the 13gs would be a much better choice.

[Hannibalzero]

Originally Posted by green-lantern

I just got back from working on a friends tdo5 car and it is NOT a bolt on project.

What TD05 kit did he use?

I only had to do a little modification for my TD05 kit. Off the top of my head, I think the only modification I had to do was the turbo pipes, coolant lines, and the radiator. The coolant lines, which not everyone uses, just required a few AN hose fittings. I got around radiator by buying slim-line fans. (Note: not all TD05 kits require slimmer fans. Also, you can sometimes use a second driver's fan.) The pipes required the sawzzaw.

Originally Posted by green-lantern

matter of fact it is a pain in the ass. I would not put them on a FWD 10:1. that is way over kill and you couldn't use them nearly to there full potential. the 13gs would be a much better choice.

On a stock engine, I agree. You'd be better off getting smaller, quicker spooling turbos. Something along the lines of a 13G or 13T would be good.

[green-lantern]

I was working on coops car. He changed the manifolds, pipes, fans, oil lines, adapter plates, intercooler (I assume stock would heat soak). He clocked the turbos (or one) and fabed wasegate adapters and intercooler piping, power steering cooler had to delete the AC. That’s just some of the stuff I can remember. I don’t know if it was any kind of kit. Are you running TD05 on 10:1?

[Hannibalzero]

Originally Posted by green-lantern

I was working on coops car. He changed the manifolds, pipes, fans, oil lines, adapter plates, intercooler (I assume stock would heat soak). He clocked the turbos (or one) and fabed wasegate adapters and intercooler piping, power steering cooler had to delete the AC. That’s just some of the stuff I can remember. I don’t know if it was any kind of kit. Are you running TD05 on 10:1?

Gotcha. If he bought adapter plates then he basically had to assemble his own kit.

I bought an IPS kit for my 8:1 motor (AWD). The kit included manifolds, 02 housings, oil feed/return lines, gaskets, internal wastegates, and turbos. I also purchased the IPS intercooler adapters - not part of the kit, but available through IPS. Coolant lines (which not everyone runs) were assembled by me for about $75 in -AN parts.

There was definitely a lot less modification required on my end. I was able to retain AC, and I did not need to move the powesteering cooler.

[green-lantern]

Originally Posted by Hannibalzero

Gotcha. If he bought adapter plates then he basically had to assemble his own kit.

I bought an IPS kit for my 8:1 motor (AWD). The kit included manifolds, 02 housings, oil feed/return lines, gaskets, internal wastegates, and turbos. I also purchased the IPS intercooler adapters - not part of the kit, but available through IPS. Coolant lines (which not everyone runs) were assembled by me for about $75 in -AN parts.

There was definitely a lot less modification required on my end. I was able to retain AC, and I did not need to move the powesteering cooler.

I am sure he was trying to save a $ but I bet he wished he would have went that route now. I am thinking about building my old block. There is a friend in the TN area with rods and 8:1 pistons for sale. If I get them for cheap I am going for it. How much did you pay for that kit and what was some of the problems you ran into? BTW I haven’t ever seen any pics of your car or any mod lists. Pics or it didn’t happen! jk or should I say carS

[Hannibalzero]

Originally Posted by green-lantern

I am sure he was trying to save a $ but I bet he wished he would have went that route now. I am thinking about building my old block. There is a friend in the TN area with rods and 8:1 pistons for sale. If I get them for cheap I am going for it. How much did you pay for that kit and what was some of the problems you ran into? BTW I haven’t ever seen any pics of your car or any mod lists. Pics or it didn’t happen! jk or should I say carS

I bought the IPS 16G kit last year during the Holiday PM sale. I want to say I paid $3,150 for the kit, ceramic coating, and intercooler adapters. The normal price is $3,250, +150 for coating, + $150 for adapters. The only major problems I had were:

1) It took a while for IPS to get all of the parts/gaskets shipped to me. I won't hold that against them, as they sold a ton of kits at the same time and were having trouble restocking certain parts.

2) IPS never informed me that I would need to replace the passenger's side radiator fan. It would have been helpful to know that when I placed the order, but now you can learn from my mistake. Slim fans or a second driver's side fan is needed.

3) I punctured the radiator while reinstalling it. Oops. My fault. The front doesn't leave a lot of room for the radiator, so just be careful and you'll be fine.

4) I could not position the rear manifold in place without grinding down part of the rear motor mount bracket. I have seen several people report that this was not a problem. It was for me. I spent about 20 minutes grinding the mount bracket down about 1/4" with a drill attachment. No biggie.

5) A couple of the rear precat/turbo bolts were difficult to tighten correctly. They weren't impossible, but they were hard to get to because of the weird angles. I was able to get them tight enough with an assortment of different wrenches.

I'll post pics of my cars in just a second. As for your engine, I'd definitely recommend going to 8:1 compression before getting 16Gs. These turbos like to scream up top. Trust me, they just beg for you to push your motor.

[Hannibalzero]

This is an old pic of the 3000GT and Stealth:



And this is the most recent pic of my Stealth. It is the first one:


As far as mods go...

3000GT: ATX TT conversion, SAFC, Prosports, Rotors, and otherwise stock.

Stealth: 16Gs, FMIC, 560cc's (with 680's sitting on my desk), EMU, Tein Flex, CFDS, and waaaaaayyyy too many other things to mention.

[3000GT-LA]

Im Doing My Fwdtt Conversion To A 10.1 And Im Puting The Td05 16g .....so I Not Good I Dont Wana Blow My Motor ... But I Have The Turbos Already What Should I Do Then