Twin T04B 5.3
I'm new to the site, but have been reading the forums from the outside for some time. There are several similar builds, but not a lot about the specific turbo I have.
I bought the following turbo for $250 new on craigslist. I was thinking about running two of these on a junkyard 5.3 setup. Eventually the car will be a 3500-3800 lb street car with a TKO or T56 transmission. I am just buying parts when I see them for a good price.
I am thinking about 10-12 psi max boost and 6,500 rpm redline. What do you think spool/max boost rpms will be? No block yet, is a 5.3 or 6.0 a better fit?
Airesearch Part No. 465210-0009
T04B35
63 Compressor Wheel Trim
2.16/2.76 Compressor Wheel Diameter
50 Compressor Flow
76 Turbine Wheel Trim
2.54/2.92 Turbine Wheel Diameter
0.81 Turbine AR
My biggest concern is that the turbo is .81 ar exhaust side with what appears to be a T4 flange. I am worried about what RPM it will start building boost.
There have been a couple of twin turbo 5.3 builds in older GTOs that used similar turbos. I think that they has smalled AR and possibly T3 hosuings.
Last edited by PDXswaps; Feb 28, 2014 at 02:27 PM. Reason: spelling error

