st 204 turbo Options

[thorshammer]

Hi I have a st204 Celica with 5fse engine and am wanting o turbo it. I have read 1bwilson's and Shid's posts on turboing a 5sfe and list of components needed and this seems to be the best way to go. In my neck of the woods CT26 turbos are hard to come by, T3/T4 turbo is easier to sourc.e My question is what T3/T4 do I need and other than a CT26-T3/T4 adaptor is there anything else I need. I live in Australia so Mustangs and other American cars are not common here but plenty of Japanese sources. Thanks

[Syaoran]

If you're gonna use t3/t4 don't get the adapters unless you can't get a manifold fabbed up.

The most important part of turboing the car isn't the turbo, it's how you're going to tune it. The turbo you choose only matters when considering response, powerband and final power output.

If you have a Garrett GT2871R and have a ****ty SAFC as a tuning solution then you can expect your engine to go boom.


First see if you have the budget to install a good tuning solution and then choose what turbo you're going to use.