turbo & manifold

Hi,im after a factory td4 turbo manifold

You don't often see factory turbo & manifold for sale together.
There's a guy in Tasmania who makes very good steampipe turbo manifolds. I'm using one on my TD42T. I sold my factory turbo manifold because I wanted a central (between 3 & 4) turbo positioning.

None of the factory turbo oil or water fittings will bolt to the N/A block anyway so you'll have to make your own or have them made.
The factory HT18 turbo comes up for sale regularly (I just sold mine here on this forum a couple of weeks ago) but low mileage units are rare.

You have the option of a new Taiwanese turbo which are Mitsubishi TD05H copies. I'm currently using one and they easily out perform the factory unit.

Thanks john thats some handy information,i looked at the $600 taiwanese kits on ebay but i was told they are rubbish,so yours is performing well,so you think im better off with one those kits?later on when the budget recovers i will buy a higher quality unit.

I wouldn't touch a $600 "kit". I'm using a $950 Mamba 16G/6cm bolt-in in place of the Hitachi HT18

Ok cool,will have to have a look at the mamba range.

I have my old ht18 if you are interested but it's been severely molested to suit my mods.

240 ish kms usage, modified wastegate bracket and severely modified actuator arm that does an S shape.

No circlip on actuator arm, only have the cross over pipe which has abrasion all over it and no inlet elbow.

No oil feed, no water feed but water drain for td42t. I do have custom oil drain to suit into sump.

In fact it pretty much belongs in the hall of fame of the church to be honest....lol...but if your strap for cash it could work if your at loose ends mate and at a last resort only to help you out that's all.

Hahaha love your reply AB,sounds like one trick turbo,ive decided to go with a mamba turbo,they seem to be fairly good,and im only looking at running 12psi,but thank you very much for your offer.

Hi john would the mamba 16g/6cm be a suitable turbo for my engine,which is a gu td42 n/a? Where did you purchase yours from


Regards matt

I certainly wouldn't go any bigger than that with the N/A 10mm injector pump.

There's a very complete thread on P4x4 that covers these EBay Mamba and Kinugawa TD05H turbos. I'm sure it will answer all your questions but you'll need a spare weekend to read it all..

Thanks john ☺