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I have a friend with an 88 celica all-trac..... (i'm mainly asking mr2 guys because, well, i trust the mr2 guys more than the celica guys)...
that car came with the single entry ct26......
now a lot of guys on the celica boards are praising to use the twin entry ct26.... which on this car requires a new manifold, spacer, electric fan, downpipe.....
a friend of mine was going to put a new turbo on his, not necessarily for performance but because his turbo is dumping oil through a seal in it..... we might rebuild it in the long run but we'll see....
so, he got a ct26 from ebay and it turned out to be a twin entry.... so he got the new manifold and the downpipe..... and low & behold it doesn't fit..... he got angry and doesn't want to spend more money.....
the guys on the celica forums are saying they 'notice a difference' between the 2.....
however, i talked to my friend and we decided just to pull the old exhaust housing off of the single entry and put it on the twin entry (which we did).... the exhaust turbines look to be identical, only the housings were different..... now, obviously if they have the same turbines & sized, then the inside of the exhaust housing around the turbine needs to be the same size..... so the only difference between the two is the 'split port' in the exhaust housing leading to the exhaust turbine (and the wastegate was a little different..... but really only aesthetically)...
so, really my question is..... why do people spend the money when they're really just putting the same turbo on the car....?
that car came with the single entry ct26......
now a lot of guys on the celica boards are praising to use the twin entry ct26.... which on this car requires a new manifold, spacer, electric fan, downpipe.....
a friend of mine was going to put a new turbo on his, not necessarily for performance but because his turbo is dumping oil through a seal in it..... we might rebuild it in the long run but we'll see....
so, he got a ct26 from ebay and it turned out to be a twin entry.... so he got the new manifold and the downpipe..... and low & behold it doesn't fit..... he got angry and doesn't want to spend more money.....
the guys on the celica forums are saying they 'notice a difference' between the 2.....
however, i talked to my friend and we decided just to pull the old exhaust housing off of the single entry and put it on the twin entry (which we did).... the exhaust turbines look to be identical, only the housings were different..... now, obviously if they have the same turbines & sized, then the inside of the exhaust housing around the turbine needs to be the same size..... so the only difference between the two is the 'split port' in the exhaust housing leading to the exhaust turbine (and the wastegate was a little different..... but really only aesthetically)...
so, really my question is..... why do people spend the money when they're really just putting the same turbo on the car....?