3T GTE Tech

[WDE_BDY]

The Hilux CT20 is a diesel turbo, it might bolt on but would be a complete waste of time. If you don't want to redo the manifold or use an adaptor then look at the 7M-GTE CT26 which is a better turbo and requires minimal mods to fit.

Callum

[Cuts]

who here has put the bigger series of turbos on their 3t? like ct26 or whatever?

what have you done for the turbo inlet pipe? As they are bigger obviously? make something custom? how did you get past the water feed for the turbo?

pics could tell 1000 words.
cheers.

have tried seaching... didnt find what i was after

[el corona]

when puttiing on a CT26, how much lag is there, What rpm does boost start to kick in?

[Cuts]

ill tell you in a week or so when ive finished putting my ct20b off the 205 on the ta63.

no one have pics of a ct26 on a 3t to show me?

[WDE_BDY]

Try searching the old forums, I'm sure there were pics there.

Callum

[Cuts]

didnt think of that but there is very few pics left on the old forums (dead links etc).

good info to be read though.

[Cuts]

finished putting the ct20b on the ta63 today, to adapt to the inlet of the ct20b i got a 3" to 2.5" silcone reducing bend, cut about 3" off each ( so it was just the bend with just enough silicone to connect to the pipe and turbo mouth).

Also had to cut the inlet cross over pipe about 5" or so from the turbo end and add a piece of silicone in there to allow for a bit of give to align well enough to the turbo.






$60 for the silcone (used the peice of 2.5" i cut off as the connector for the intake pipe)
$60 for the stainless braided turbo feed

nothing for the feed and drain plate as i made all that at work, and the small peice of hose i used i got for free from enzed cause it was only about 3" long

Also for the turbo water lines i got some ally pipe ( have left over from the top radiator pipe on the 205) turned up an ally hose tail and welded to the pipe.
The other water line i drilled and tapped into the thermostat block as per where the feed is on the water cooled turbo 3t-gte.
hose was left over from the 205 turbo upgrade.

[AE25]

g'day boys,
i have a 3tgte can i use a hilux ct20 for my 3tgte manifold and stock setup? any help would be madness.
cheers

hilux ct20 are the same from all the comparisons that i've checked so far. you will need to swap the oil feed/return line and inlet and dump pipes to the 3tgte ones though.

the ct26 mounting holes to the 3tgt manifold have two holes that line up and 2 that are around 5mm off. slotting of the holes is needed. (this is comparing a gen2 3sgte ct26). also the turbine housing of the twin entry ct26 are not suitable for 3tgte exhaust manifold. use the 7mgte turbine housing.

[3jcelica]

Cuts,

Did not quite understand your issue before with the water lines, I now understnad it was an issue for you becuase you have the oil cooled turbo previously and therfore did not have the water outlets in the thermostat housing and in the water inlet 90deg bend thingy.

I take it in your pictures you do not have your alternator in? mine is a fairly tight fit behind the alternator, and it is difficult to get a pipe bend in there, let me know if you come up with anything.

Roger

[Cuts]

yep the ct20 turbo was a water cooled item, but the water lines were plugged as there was no feed or drain spots on the engine.

As for the holes to suit the manifold you need to die grind/slot the holes about 3mm each to get it to bolt up.


My turbo is a ct20b off a 205 (similar but slightly bigger twin entry exhaust housing to ct26) and i just die ground the centre to a point to give a smoother exhaust flow.

cjecelica...the alternator is still in place, its quite tight down there, like i said i got some silicone and cut as much of the straight sections off as i could (while leaving enough to clamp on)

[Cuts]

car is on the road finally with the ct20b but im not happy with it. Ive decided to make myself a manifold.

anyone got a stock 3t-gte manifold they want to sell/let me borrow and a exhaust manifold gasket? ive decided to make a new turbo manifold and i need the gasket so i can get a headflange lazer cut and the manifold so i can make a jig (so i can make it then just bolt it on so the car isnt off the road for days)

[YelloRolla]

Try the toyman 75 for the the exhaust flange - he had a couple lazer cut a while back.
The CT26 will start making boost at around 2500 rpm.
The HiLux turbo works fine (I am unsure if there are differences through the years - although I would think it VERY likely) - I had the HiLux turbo on mine, with the 3T GTE housings. The best that my car ran with that turbo was 13.0sec 1/4mi, so I would not say that it was a complete waste of time.

[YelloRolla]

Oh and another thing for the water lines, just remove the ones that go to the throttle body and use them to feed the turbo - you will need to buy some more 5/16" heater hose to make it work. The factory Toyota water cooling set up on the 3T GTE looks like an abortion.

[Cuts]

yeah its all done now, i tapped into the same place that the factory used on the water cooled ones. but yeah i agree its a bit of an abortion.

[YelloRolla]

The CT20B has a bit better response with the twin entry housing, I had the 7M GTE exhaust housing on mine - in each case that I have been involved in/driven were the steel turbines and not ceramic, a ceramic turbo would be that much the better.

I hope that your planning to run 20psi.