Similiar Turbos to HT3B

[Johnboy3]

I guess I'll ask this here since asking on the Ford site will probably get me no where.



Are there any performance turbos that would bolt up in the place of an HT3B? That's what I'm running on my truck right now and it does have some lag. I want to upgrade it in the future to a better spooling turbo, but I don't really know what's out there. I'm really hoping there is a performance H3 or something close that will bolt in with minimal changes needed. If you can give a rough price of the turbo that would be great too.



Thanks

 

[Cummins4Life]

I've heard Piers can rework the HT3B which may make it spool faster. I think an HX60 is about the same size.

 

[Idaho CTD]

There is a smaller housing available for the HT3B but it's hard to come by. It's a 22cm2 and only made by Holset.



Nathan

 

[willyslover]

Johnboy. . Call Pius at Bell Turbo in Stockton Ca... [if you don't know him he is one of the great turbo guys]...



sorry on the wrong 'puter and don't have his # on this one

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Johnboy3



I really wish you could see how good the PDR HT3B spools, I keep telling folks, but they won't spend the little bit of money while doing $10,000 worth of mods, I won' t quote prices but you should at least call..... FYI!



Jim

 

[Diesel Freak]

Mitsubishi TD08H 34B



:-laf

 

[HVAC]

HT3B

Johnboy, your truck's back on the road!Oo. Did you do any work on the headgasket area to hold the big boost?



The HX60 is a larger turbo compared to the HT3B, and it's a standard rotation turbo. There is a later version of the HT3B called the HT60. It's reverse rotation and is said to spool better. However, it's much more expensive too



You could do as Nathan mentioned and go to a smaller housing. That's if you are running the 26cm currently.



Another thing to check into is a different turbine wheel. You may be able to find a more aggressive wheel to get that compressor going quicker. Consult a turbo shop for options.

 

[Johnboy3]

Yep, the truck lives again. After some tuning, the turbo doesn't spool as bad as it did at first. It is a little lazy, but no too bad. I do already have the smaller exhaust housing.



I will probably experiment with some different turbos in the future.

 

[SConklin]

Hey Jim,

What does Piers do to the 3b to get it to spool quicker? How's the 3B. 5 compare to the HT60?

 

[AK RAM]

What about the B2? Everyone says it spools faster and outflows the 3B. No idea on "bolting right up. "

 

[Forrest Nearing]

the B2 doesn't bolt up... opposite rotation, shorter turbo, etc.



Forrest