North American Turbocoupe Organization



DID I PAY TOO MUCH
vegas_ss Offline
Senior Member
#11
If you can live without the "turbo" on the shift knob, they are pretty cheap if you get one for a mustang. Same size/shape, just no turbo embossed on the knob for ~ $40 off ebay.
1987 TC, 5sp, Boport Stage 3 Head/2.1 Cam
1996 Impala SS, DCM, Borla Cat Back, too much other stuff!!! (SOLD)
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP 6M, 6.2l LS3, Kooks Long Tube, Hi Flo Cats, Mild Cam
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Jeff K Offline
Administrator
#12
^^^^ Thats what I did about 10 years ago. I think I paid $25 for a brand new one back then. It still looks like new.
Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
11 Crown Vic Interceptor
14 Toyota Camry (wifes car)
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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andrewjs18 Offline
Administrator
#13
someone was making replicas for I think less than $100. I'm not sure if he's still making them or not though. I believe BJL has one.
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Entropy1988 Offline
Junior Member
#14
Where can you get a new garret T-3 turbo? Are they water cooled like the IHI ?
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Jeff K Offline
Administrator
#15
T3 turbos can be had either water cooled or not (i.e., just oil cooled). Stay away from the Ebay China turbos. They may look pretty but dont last. Check out Evergreen Turbo, Performance Techniques, or any other well known turbo builder. I got my .48 water cooled T3 with a stage I turbine from Performance Techniques nearly 20 years ago, and it has operated flawlessly at 24 psi max boost for over 100K miles. I seem to remember paying around $650 for it 20 years ago. Remember, as with everything, you get what you pay for.
Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
11 Crown Vic Interceptor
14 Toyota Camry (wifes car)
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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