question. of what makes and models have good turbos from the junkyard? what do i look for? i know i can get a hold of tons of 2.2/2.5 turbos out of Chryslers, but from my experience those are crap. any ideas? thanks, James.
DAN-MAN
10-26-2002, 02:42 PM
Try getting some off of the old turbo 2.3 Fords (if you can find any). They are a good turbo from what I know of.
Daniel.
2FastLX
10-27-2002, 12:09 PM
I have been researching this. You want a turbo for a Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. The manual tranny T-birds had the 60/63 turbo's, while the AOD T-birds had the 60/48. Years you need to look for these on I believe is 83-86. I don't know why the 87 won't work, but this is just what I have been told.
Here's some good links for you:
http://www.toohighpsi.com/ - Tons of killer info.
http://www.turbomustangs.com/ - Site dedicated to turbo Mustangs with a cool message forum.
Junkyard turbo mailing list (http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/shop/5301/info.htm) - More info than you will ever need.
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/Detailed/20.shtml - Explaination on how a turbo works, and a cool little program to pick your turbo based on engine size, rpm, etc.
http://www.chassisshop.com/ - These guys sell "doughnuts" which are doughnut shaped pieces of exhaust tubing varying in diameter and radius so you can build your own exhaust and intake tubing.
Good luck!