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i am looking at buying a turbo to start the long build of my turbo mini and i have seen a few renault 5 turbos and wondered if many peaople use these i am led to beleive that they are a T2 turbo does anyone else use these and have info on them cheers

sorry guys and gals i probably need to put that it will be going on a 1275/1293 a series engine cheers

Have a look at turbo-mini.com

The t2 isn't a bad turbo, but there are much better, more modern alternatives.

Gt17 and Gt15s are a good option. Have a search.

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The R5 T2 has been a very popular hoice in the past & works well for 150hp or so. Most people are moving on now to the newer GT series of Turbos, but if you can get a good R5 Turbo cheap it's still a decent choice.

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cheers for the replies guys i had a look on turbo-mini thats where i got the idea of a R% turbo but didnt go very indepth i will have another look and read more

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Astra-Vectr...=item2a0a1f87c3
is that the GT15 turbo that you are talking about and what is a general price that people pay for them as this seems cheap compared to others on ebay anyway cheers for any help

This GT15 seems to be a diesel one. It'll be too small, hot gases of petrol engines make crazy diesel turbines. I think you should look at GT17 series. The GT15 diesel turbos are often rated for 110-120hp output, so compressor may be too small. Diesel and petrol engines need roughly the same amount of air to make 1 HP.

std 998 A+, g295, MD266, RHF4, 109hp @0.8bar/5400rpm

ok mate cheers for that what sort of price am i looking at for a GT17 dont want to get scammed haha

I managed to get a good used one for £200, but they are scarce.

£400 will get you a new one. But beware of the Chinese copies.

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Before you part with any cash, make sure that you know what manifold you are going to use and if you need a bulkhead box.

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thats partly why i was thinking of using a T2 turbo so i could use a prebuilt manifold from turbo-minis and knot need a bulk head box. is there a disadvantage of using a T2 as i would only be looking for 120-140 bhp tops im still young so too much will just be pointless with insurance