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Ok guys first no flaming and stupid coments.

Now seeming I can't run low mount turbos in my BMW rb26 iv gone topmount twins as iv got some apexi manifolds very cheap only thing is I need to change the flanges to suite whatever turbo I choose. So straight away I need custom dumps and intakes anyway. Now my question Subaru td04l turbos are very cheap but yet a good turbo only really suited to 1.6 to 2.0 motors and my rb26 being a obvious 2.6 would spool these very well now

Pros steel wheeled

Trust bearing

T25 dump patten I'm fairly sure correct me if I'm wrong

Oil and water cooled

Easy flange to weld on

Leaves me with other options of upgrading to other td turbos

Good for 14+ psi

Cons

I have r34 gtr turbos already and picking up a set of r33 gtr turbos next week

Can't think of much else

I would expect around 250 to 280 kw out of these can anyone give me estimated spool times? Also would it be a bad turbo choice just remember I don't want to spend 2g on -5 -7 -9 I'll be running external gate anyway so that gets rid of boost contoll issues td04 has with high boost. Any info will be appreciated

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Ive seen Subi TD04s on a 1JZ

was rubbish

I would have a look at some of the smaller kando's

the subi's units mostly have a weird 3 bolt pattern and turbine hosuings that will be too big for a twin application under 3L imo

Yeah been looking at them for the last few days I would get the ones off a ej20 not ej25 not sure if it's different tho I'm not after big power just easy and they won't explode when was the 2j seeing some decent boost?

i be getting some td05/16g or t518z kando units on a rb26..............i got a 2jz going be running twin kando td06's.......td04's are prettty small turbo the 1jz boys max them out pretty quick

I tuned some t517z on stock rb26 today. Alittle laggy but made 331kw. Very fast on the road

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