I have a 86 toyota turbo pickup that I bought recently that the turbo exhaust housing is cracked in. I found a new housing for it but I was wondering if I could upgrade the turbo so it is better than stock. I was thinking the ct26 turbo or a t3. But I do not know what is required to do this swap. I can pickup a turbo kit on ebay for 500 bucks but that is pretty much my spending cap. Any help and ideas would be great.

 

we have a ton of members with some knowledge on turbos but you might check out this forum as another source

http://www.22rte-trucks.com/simplemachinesforum/

 

If youre looking for an upgrade to the old CT20 you will most likely spend a bit of cash. The best for your buck is probably going for the CT26 because most of what you need is tools and some know-how. With the T3 youll need a whole stack of adapters different hoses etc etc. With the CT26 there are quite a few build threads for it. Trust me I run a GT28RS and my turbo not including the kit to adapt it was 1300. You can get a cheaper kit but what quality turbo will you get? If you get a CT26 you can find plenty second hand at a junk yard and just rebuild them or online for fairly cheap. Im not aware of any adapter kits for the CT26 though.

 

i own a 87 4runner turbo with the same crack on the exhaust side of the turbo. I was looking up ct26 swaps on 22re. Check that link out.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...o-swap-277632/

Planning on getting this done soon. After i replace my fuel pump that went out on me. Its not too hard too get it going on a ct26.