I found a toy yesterday....
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The guy pulled it off because of the play in it, he didn't think it was worth it to rebuild it.
After looking it over closely and making sure he wouldn't budge on price I picked it up for $200. Talking with
@tjsea and reading a few posts from Russ I think the play is normal for these turbos. If there's any in and out play it's minimal, I can't quite tell if there is or not. It doesn't have enough side to side play to rub the housing either. One of the bolts on the hot side is broken off but I think I'll just leave it for now instead of trying to break off the others!
It's missing the oil feed hose and the breather fitting that goes on the IP housing but that's easy enough to fix. The crossover needs to be patched up a little bit, not sure if I'll have my buddy weld it up or just buy one from Russ.
I don't think I'll get it installed before winter the way things are going but I don't know. I'll need to buy a pyrometer and boost gauge and there's another $200. Plus I'll need to figure out the downpipe too.
Is there any way to seal the downpipe on these? Would it be a good idea to have my friend weld a V band attachment onto this so I know it's sealed good or just a waste of money?