i have a garrett t88?

Question

i have a garret t88 turbo just sitting in my garage and its never been used i want to know how much horsepower it will give me in my 1990 nissan 300zx

Answer 1

Where is it's twin? 300ZX really wants two turbos. I guess you could go rear mount. flow both exhausts into the turbo and plumb foward Room and packaging that might prove to be big problems. Remember larger injectors and Engine Control Up Grades.

Answer 2

Is your Z turbo or non turbo?
unfortunately there is basically no room under the hood or a Z32 for a single turbo with as large a frame as a T88.
Your best bet would be attempting to locate the turbo in front of the motor and creating custom exhaust manifolds directing the exhaust forward into the turbo... probably not worth the expense, especially if its a non turbo to start with (since you will need some sort of engine management along with fuel upgrades, etc). Even if your car is a twin turbo, how are you going to integrate the twin intercoolers off one turbo? You'll need an aftermarket intercooler and a lot of custom piping.
Its an expensive proposition.
If you added aftermarket rods, pistons, cams, had the fuel system and engine management to support it, that turbo should support well over 500 hp on that motor. Over 600 on the VG30de/tt is looking for trouble though, even with aftermarket upgrades.


*cough cough* ls1 swap *cough*

Answer 3

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Answer 4

to much turbo for a 300zx even if its a twin .. thats a monster unit capable of 1200hp which requires a fully built driveline .. a gt40 would be a better choice ..