Andrew hoping you can help me with a turbo i
have that i am trying to find
some info on it is a Nissan with 17V
cast on the compressor the ID tag reads
17V3
QA1405-J
14420-17V01
444321-1
the only no's on the exhaust housing
look like 0.89,it has a 5 bolt dump
pipe flange with a 4 bolt
exhaust tobearing and a circlip for the compressor
housing the inlet
is 50mm with a 38mm outlet with a 3 bolt flange on the
outlet
hoping you can help Mark Pacey
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From: andrew smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, November 03, 2000 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: FJ Turbo
>The turbo in the RS-X Gazelle should be a Nissan/Garrett T3 that
uses a .48
>turbine housing with a .3 compressor housing .The
Skyline RS-X uses a .63
>turbine housing with a .6 compressor
housing. Although I've heard either
turbo
>can be found on
both models but I've never seen this.The cracks in the
turbine
>housing will only get worse and lead to a leaking waste gate
resulting in
no
>boost. This is a common problem but can be
fixed by welding and machining.
>Replacment housings aren't cheap
especially the higher grade steel ones but
>these don't crack.If
the comp wheels been scraping the housing it could be
>damaged
aswell. Sounds like your up for a full rebuild. A lot of guys here
use
>second hand units from RB20DET and RB25DET Skylines as
these will bolt on
>depending what car the motors in. Some of
these turbos are ball bearing and
>feature ceramic turbine wheels
and more advanced compressor design.The T25
From
>the CA18DET
and the T28 Turbo from the SR20DET would both require a
different
>exhaust manifold. The Cossies use T3 turbos so there should be
plenty of
them
>available but i think they use a different
bolt pattern on the waste gate
flange
>but this wouldn't be
to hard to fit.A few turbo workshops in OZ import
rebuilt
>T4 turbos and components from England so you should be
able to get one
over
>there cheap. But using larger turbos
like these require after market engine
>managment, larger
injectors, intercooler etc. Or if you want 500HP fit a
60-1
>turbonetics item and scare cossie owners to death. There's
dozens of
>combinations you can use and someone over there should
be able to help you
out
>but i would go for an aftermarket
computer.
>Andrew Smith
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I decided to get on
with getting my FJ20DET sorted out. It stared making
a
>>
high pitched whine when it was cold so I took a guess at the turbo being
>> buggered. I took it off today and sure enough the bearings
have gone
>> completely , the noise was the intake wheel
rubbing on the housing. I'm
>> gonna see if I can get it
repaired but before I do I thought I run a few
>> question by
you all.
>> 1) what kind of turbo is it? It's a stock Gazelle
RS-X Jap model. Here's
>> some pictures of it....
>>
>> http://www.btinternet.com/~ratdat/TurboIN.jpg
>> http://www.btinternet.com/~ratdat/Turbo.jpg
>> http://www.btinternet.com/~ratdat/TurboEX.jpg
>>
>> 2) should I get this unit repaired or is there
a better choice of turbo
for
>> this engine? I'm planning
to rebuild it completely hopefully with forged
>> pistons and
plan to run about 15psi and an intercooler.It has huge lag as
it
>> is now but this could be down to the turbos condition and
the dodgy ECU.
The
>> 710SSS it's going in will run a 3.9
diff as opposed to the Gazelles 3.7
and
>> will have
smaller diameter wheels so maybe this lower gearing will reduce
>> apparent lag anyway?
>> 3) all our CA18ETs here
have water cooled turbos...is this a good idea or
>> even
necessary ? Just wondered as the FJs isn't.
>> 4) are there
meant to be gaskets of some sort between a) the turbo and
>>
manifold and b) the turbo exhaust housing and the part with the
wastegate
>> mounted in it?
>> 5) there are two very
tiny cracks, one either side of the wastegate
hole..is
>>
this okay?
>>
>> Bear with me on this...I'm entering
uncharted territory!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
Eddie
>> England
>> 510, KP710, B10, KB110,
>> B110, B120, J710, H230,
>> G620, P330, SRL311,
C30,
>> VBF10, E10, S12
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> pics at www.ratdat.com
>>
>
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