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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: trashmechlv on July 28 2013, 07:47:32 PM

Title: what turbo?
Post by: trashmechlv on July 28 2013, 07:47:32 PM

Can anybody ID this turbo from the pics? thanks

Title: Re: what turbo?
Post by: Steve Wood on July 28 2013, 08:58:16 PM

sometimes, the builder will stamp a number in the casting...othe rwise, the only way is to measure the wheels and try to figure it out from wheel size

Title: Re: what turbo?
Post by: motorhead on July 28 2013, 09:07:22 PM

Whatever it is the impeller looks fried.

Title: Re: what turbo?
Post by: trashmechlv on July 28 2013, 09:43:14 PM

Thanks for looking. I wasnt sure if it was a common aftermarket turbo. It came with my car and I was thinking of trying to get a few bucks for it. The comp wheel is dinged up and has in/out play but could be repaired. Im always trying to scratch up some GN money! Came in the trunk along with the stock turbo and stock exh headers. I will have to try and get some measurements from it.

Title: Re: what turbo?
Post by: trashmechlv on July 29 2013, 07:26:10 AM

Its 58mm. Same size as The turbo on my car but the exh side on Garrett looks smaller.

Title: Re: what turbo?
Post by: Forzfed on July 29 2013, 10:47:31 AM

It looks like a TE-44.

Title: Re: what turbo?
Post by: Charlief1 on July 29 2013, 02:49:35 PM

I was going to say a 44 or 49 series turbo from the size of the inlet and outlet.