r_speedfreak_r Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Hey all Just a quick question. I've recently bought a brand new gt3540 and i noticed the compressor housing looks different to other garrett turbos ive seen before including other gt3540's. All the others had the a/r stamped on the compressor housing and had a rather smooth surface. My turbo compressor housing doesnt really have anything on it and the surface is a lil rougher. I had a look on the garrett website and the picture of my turbo on the website looks the same as mine so i'm not overally worried but i admit i still am a lil as i've never seen another with the change. Has anyone come across this before or know of any change in the casting process? cheers Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTHLRB Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 did you buy it from slide performance? i got mine from them and mine was identicle to urs (also a gt3540) so i took it to my tuner and he identified it as an genuine 3540 but with the old comp cover.. i got slide to polish mine up free of charge Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3517945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R31Nismoid Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 If its the old comp cover... then... its really old. 4+ years now since the new .7 A/R's were released with the new series. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3517966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8E180 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 have u got a picture of iit???? which one of these does it look like? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3518405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTR Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Kemp, who fancy drilled those covers, not Mr Turbo jobbies are they? Cheers Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3518684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R31Nismoid Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Garrett? They make port holed housings Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3518944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTHLRB Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 2nd from left without the anti surge holes... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3519744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_speedfreak_r Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 yeah mine is exactly the same as lthlrb. No chance of getting mine polished, Sliding performance have been nothing but a nightmare with my experiences but i know the moderators wouldn't appreciate be bad mouthing their biggest trader so i wont say anymore than that Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3519990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTR Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Garrett?They make port holed housings Oh really? how bout that - ta Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8E180 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Kemp, who fancy drilled those covers, not Mr Turbo jobbies are they?Cheers nah they arnt mr turbo job's u see the 2nd turbo from the left?? thats mine i'll be puting that on my GTR but B4 it goes on the GTR im gonna put it on the 180 and gas it and see if i can crack into the 400rwkw mark with a SR20 the turbo's full custom the compressor housing was machined by ATP over in the states and the exhaust housing is a custom in-house casted exhaust housing its a T4 flange and its divided aka twin-scroll/spit-pulse A/R .70 <----- thats right its not a typo .70 u guys have any idea how responsive thats going to be and it will also have enuff top end to make over 400kw the housing can not be bought from garrett because garrett dont even make them Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTR Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 LoL, you couldn't resist, like a kid with a new toy at show 'n' tell The SR setup should be wicked, good luck man! *waits for Disco to come sprinting over, all frothy mouthed and sweaty palmed over the TS setup* Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8E180 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 (edited) LoL, you couldn't resist, like a kid with a new toy at show 'n' tell The SR setup should be wicked, good luck man! *waits for Disco to come sprinting over, all frothy mouthed and sweaty palmed over the TS setup* i seriously cant help it aye my mate made more power then me and i wanna blow him away so im gonna up the turbo and gas the car just to make it in the 400kw mark which has been done with the SR20 B4 but ive neva done it so i may as well the GTR project will have to wait the 180 is more important to me right now Edited December 7, 2007 by STR8E180 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8E180 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 yeah mine is exactly the same as lthlrb. No chance of getting mine polished, if u machine the housing smooth and polish it up i dont see why it wont work? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTR Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 ^ yah, rip the comp cover off, file it down, and work your way up through the W&D Check the Fabrication section for tips Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R31Nismoid Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 nah they arnt mr turbo job's u see the 2nd turbo from the left?? thats mine i'll be puting that on my GTR but B4 it goes on the GTR im gonna put it on the 180 and gas it and see if i can crack into the 400rwkw mark with a SR20 the turbo's full custom the compressor housing was machined by ATP over in the states and the exhaust housing is a custom in-house casted exhaust housing its a T4 flange and its divided aka twin-scroll/spit-pulse A/R .70 <----- thats right its not a typo .70 u guys have any idea how responsive thats going to be and it will also have enuff top end to make over 400kw the housing can not be bought from garrett because garrett dont even make them Just to clarify are you talking PULP? Or, which i suspect, on non pump? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8E180 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Just to clarify are you talking PULP?Or, which i suspect, on non pump? huh?? say wot? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTR Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Premium Un Leaded Petrol Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTHLRB Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 (edited) i got mine polished because it was ugly, had a burr mark and crap on it.. got it polished thru slide, as i wont be happy and say "oh na its ok i payed 1700 for a turbo and its not what i like" f**k that. I would have gone to the extent and flown over to see jason myself.. and made him change the cover or polishd it. simple. ill post a pic of my turbo when i find a pic also the manifold wasnt the best, rob hadto do some fab work to it, cut it and move the turbo away from the head, cut the external wastegate flange off and reweld a new one in from the side just under the flange. so it looks different to how it is when we dummy fitted it. Edited December 8, 2007 by LTHLRB Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTHLRB Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_-StRyDeR-_- Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 o now thats nice! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/196578-gt3540/#findComment-3520989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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