TC45 Turbocharger
John Craig


COMPRESSOR SIDE

DOWNPIPE SIDE

Features of Note:
  • This is another version of the Limit Engineering TE-45
  • Notice the 60-1 ompressor wheel and 4" inlet
  • Notice the integral inlet bell
  • Notice the larger than stock compressor inlet and wheel
  • This turbo was originally a 4 bolt
Features of Note:
  • Notice the turbine wheel is larger than stock
  • The turbine wheel is a P trim wheel
  • Notice that it is QUITE thin on the upper left part of the downpipe mating surface
  • This is a 0.63 Garret housing and the P trim wheel is about as big as will fit, due to the thin whall of the dowpipe mating surface. A PT&E housing has more meat there and can stuff a Q trim wheel in
  • The turbine has a much "straighter" style blade than the stock wheel

FRONT SIDE

TOP SIDE

Features of Note:
  • Notice how much "fatter" the compressor side of the turbo is than stock
  • Notice the integral inlet bell
  • Notice the standard looking center section
  • The outlet for the compressor section is 2.5"
Features of Note:
  • Notice that this turbo has been converted to a 3 bolt exhaust housing
  • Notice the standard oil inlet provision
  • Notice the standard looking center section

TURBINE WHEEL

COMPRESSOR WHEEL

Features of Note:
  • You can reall see how thing the mating surface for the downpipe gets with the big wheel
  • Notice the different style of the turbine
Features of Note:
  • Notice the coarser pitch of the blades
  • Notice the "big shaft" style center section

Submitted by:

Kendall Fredrick
frederik@attbi.com