I was wondering which of these turbos would work as a good single on our trucks and what mods might take place in hooking it up?



Garrett turbo

Small-Frame Turbo

MODELS-T04B/T04E

Garrett turbo

Medium- Frame Turbo

MODELS-T45/T51/TV61/TV71
EXCHANGE

Garrett turbo

Medium- Frame Turbo

MODELS-GT30/GT32/GT35/

GT37/GT40/GT42/GT45

Garrett turbo

Large - Frame Turbo

MODELS-T18A/TV81/TV91
EXCHANGE

Caterpillar turbo

Medium - Frame Turbo

MODELS-TM51/TM54/

TV61/TV71

Caterpillar turbo

Large - Frame Turbo

MODELS-T18/TV81/TV91/TV94
EXCHANGE

Cummins/Holset turbo

Small - Frame Turbo

MODELS-H1A/H1B/H1C/H1D/WH1E
EXCHANGE

Cummins/Holset turbo

Medium - Frame Turbo

MODELS-H2A/HSB/H2C/H2D/

HC3/WH2D

Cummins/Holset turbo

Large - Frame Turbo

MODELS-HC3B/HT3B/BHT3B
EXCHANGE

Detroit Diesel turbo

Medium - Frame Turbo

MODELS-TV51-60 SERIES/

TMF51-60 SERIES
EXCHANGE


Detroit Diesel turbo

Large - Frame Turbo

MODELS-T18/TV81/TV91


Schwitzer turbo

Large - Frame Turbo

MODELS-4HF/4HD/4LE/4LF/

4LG/4MD/4MF/E/F/S3A/S4a

 

Dont be skeered I need some advice here.

 

Captain:

You have listed ALOT of different turbos in your post!!
I am not familiar with all of them, but I have run the
Holset (Piers Modified) HX-40/16, a Scheid Modified
HX-50/55/18 and the B-1 Turbos.

IMO, on my 96' 12 valve, the Scheid Modified HX-50/55
ran the best, with the Piers HX-40/16 running right
behind it! IMO, these two turbos have good low-end
response with very minimal lag, good midrange and also
pull well on the top end! FYI, I saw an increase of 27
RWHP after going from my "stock" HX-35/12 to the
Piers HX-40/16. I also tried the HX-40 with an 18cm
exhaust housing and IMO it had to much "low end"
lag. There are also a few companies building the
Schwitzer S-300 model Turbos to go on our Dodge
Trucks, but I have no experience with them. I do
know that the Schwitzer Turbos have a very good
reputation for being pretty tough!

As you get into the larger Holset Turbos (H2E, HT3B,
HX-60) it is my understanding that you have to have
an "adapter" so the turbo will mount onto your
manifold. In talking with Dodge CTD owners who
have tried the larger models, they told me that
the low-end "lag" was pretty bad.

Hope this has helped you some!

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John_P

 

I too have no idea what these turbos are just thought someone might know but thanks for the help.