SailorJohn

What is a good cheap turbo for my '01? I hate to drop $1400 for a turbo if I dont have too!

b.lee

dont get a stock one.

Gotlift01

Well I'd plan on paying over a $1,000 for any aftermarket turbo......those things just aren't cheap unless you can find a used one!!



~Nick

Gotlift01

Oh and is your truck an auto or a manual?



~Nick

TxDiesel007

Look on Ebay

u can find super 40s and other similar turbos for 850 bucks or so...

Rick

Gotlift01

Yeah but I hate EBAY I was more so talking about going through one of the vendors on here.......but yeah Ebay you can probably find something cheaper.



~Nick

Cummins12v

Check out some junkyards..ht3b's off an old mack are usually pretty common

crankbender

You coud just upgrade the one you got. HTT sells a compresor upgrade kit for $225- $325.

Sea Bass

Not if he has an Auto. Not much you can do with an hy-9.

What's your hp goal? Do you tow?

logskidder

A Holset turbo on a Mack ????? careful what you send people looking for

Tate

Just need to specify that the HT3B should be going UNDER the stock turbo, not replacing it.

cumminsdriver635

If you can find a junk HX40 with good housings on it(about $100 on ebay), you can buy a whole centersection with both compressore and exhaust wheels, new bearings, and shaft for lik $420. Slap the housings on it, and a 4 inch downpipe, and your in good shape.

Eric

SailorJohn

Ok, sounds pretty good. Could ya be a little more specific on "centersection"? Im a bit new to turbo's, does that mean housing? And what is a good brand/source for these parts? Would the upgraded turbo be on par with say a jammer BB?

My goal is 350 -400HP, but Im doind this in stages. Stage one is intake, intake manifold, exhaust manifold, turbo and exhaust. Stage 2 is Aux pump, Injectors and chip. Stage 3 is tranny upgrades, suspension, cam shaft, fancy stuff.

I want to get all of stage one done in one bang, which means saving cash on the turbo. So the upgraded HX40 would be good for all this?

Thanks a ton grease monkies, think Im becoming a convert.

PourinDiesel

Holset sells turbo's to other companies besides Cummins.

cumminsdriver635

By center section, I am reffering to what I guess is really called the cartridge.Your turbo basically has two housing(exhaust and compressor), and the center section which consists of the bearings. The shaft goes through the bearings and then you have an exhaust wheel on the exhaust housing side, and a compressor wheel on the compressor housing side. Pretty simple really. www.htturbo.com told me they would sell me the center section fully rebuilt with new bearings and all along with a new shaft, and new compressor and exhaust wheels for like $420. Which leaves only the housings that you have to provide.
This is about the best diagram I could find, but you get the idea:

http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbob...%20Cutaway.gif


Eric