Turbo

[Smokey]

There is a turbo for sale in the classified section and its a T25 of a rover tom cat it needs the housings rotating and the dump valve blanking off for gtt.

How much work is involved in getting this to fit and at wat cost also where could i get this done, im very interested in this but is it better for me to just get one thats a straight fit to the renault.

Im not very clued up on this so help is very much need.

Thanks

[SCHWARTZ]

rotating the housings is a simple case of undoing nuts and turning the housings round no need for balancing etc... because youre not touching the core. I dont know about the dump valve but assume a simple reasonably thick steel or ally plate would do the job but dont hold me to that

[Smokey]

thanks for your input,
and im assuming theres no difference in power as its from a Rover because its still a T25 right.
So anyone know about the dumpvalve bit.

Thanks

[TrixNFlix]

Regards the dumpvalve bit you would create a blanking plate and seal it with gasket sealer. Just use the original dumpvalve plate as a template. Another thing Mathew, the rover t25's dont seem to last that long on the gtt with the higher boost.

[Smokey]

so ideally get myself one designed specifically for a gtt, im not in any rush im just saw it and thort it was a good price.

How much would i expect to spend on a brand new T25 for a gtt.

Thanks

[TrixNFlix]

Yeah thats ideal but, its all down to ££'s. Adeys looks good for £110, i would say a new one would be £500+. So sometimes its cost effective to take a risk

[Smokey]

thanks, ill save the pennies.

[SCHWARTZ]

the reason these dont last as well as an after market turbo designed for high boost is down to the bearings. If im correct the tomcat has a 270 thrust bearing where as an after market turbo will have a 360 thrust, roller bearing etc...