T25 Turbo's on '90 Z32???

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Hey Guy! I'm buying two Garrett T25 turbos Monday from a guy here locally. They are stock RB26 turbos and I was wondering if they just bolt right up to my stock manifolds??... The reason I'm buying them is because I'm getting both of them for $50..figured it was a steal. They have leaky seals and minor shaft play but I plan on having them rebuilt or upgraded to T28's not sure yet. Does anyone know anything about T25's on a z32?? Any info or advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Oh and BTW for those wondering...(cuz of my user name) I own a '90 TT now and no longer have the '95 NA.


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the stock turbo's are T25's, the RB turbo's might actually be smaller than the ones that came ont he TT, if you want an upgrade get sport 500's and don't waste your time and money on rebuilts they don't tend to have very lng lives

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They are just a hair bigger but that is because I an automatic instead of a manual. dont really wanna do much upgrading to the turbos at the moment since im not going to be doing a lot of racing in my car for awhile. however im considering upgrading them to the t28s...not sure yet. still be way cheaper than buying a pair of turbos...

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LOL. At that price I'd buy and resell. Definitely don't pull your motor for basically the same thing...

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well i cant really resell them at the moment after last night. the turbine shaft snapped on me... but ive been trying to figure out the size of my stock turbos with an automatic compared to the rb26det turbos..anyone know? the turbos i have say A/R .53 on the compressor housing but on the exhaust housing it says .48 A/R...im so confused..

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http://www.ztechz.net/ go here and read.the turbos you got will bolt to the manifolds but as far as I remember they are 5-bolt turbine housing and your stockers are 4 bolts so obviously they will not bolt up. go read through the website I posted, lots of good info there

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it's nto cheaper once they tank and you have to replace them with new turbo's later

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NolimitZ32 wrote:http://www.ztechz.net/ go here and read.the turbos you got will bolt to the manifolds but as far as I remember they are 5-bolt turbine housing and your stockers are 4 bolts so obviously they will not bolt up. go read through the website I posted, lots of good info there
RB26 turbos are 5 bolt stock? That's pretty badass.

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Hey thanks man!!


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