edomund

I have a BRN Supercars stage 4 hybrid with the optional to4 compressor housing.
So I have to do the TID mod because the stock one no longer fits.
I'm going to make my own (home depot style) following the 1300cc.com how to.

But I dont know what size the hybrid turbo is. I think its 2.5 or 2.75 because the stock s4 turbo inlet is 2".

I'm going to use 3" abs so what size reducer do I need?

Anyone done this yet?

Ed

Scott 89t2

get some metal piping and silicon connectors from you local rice shop. it'll look better..

as for the turbo. umm measure it??...

fastrotaries

talk to Chris Sanders, he makes some real nice polished units. He's usually selling them on www.thepartstrader.com or do a search for him on here.

Ryde _Or_Die

My turbo is 3", not sure about yours though. Also, it kind of sucks. I got a 3" ID silicone 45 degree bend. Thing is it fits on the turbo fine, but the AFM is larger and would not fit for anything. Now mine is super ghetto with larger rubber one connected to the silicone one and then to the AFM. Works though, so it has to do until I go standalone.

1SxyRXy

i am currently making a TID and am pretty much finished just need to plum the 2 lines that go to it and im finished. i'll post of some pics in a sec i just have to go take some

edomund

the piping I found is measured by ID
so I need a reducer from the piping off the AFM which is bigger than the turbo inlet like ryde said

I'm trying to figure out what size reducer people have used.

ed

1SxyRXy

ok here are the pics.









and a pic of my engine in the tear down stage

and by the way this is a 10 dollar civic intake i picked up from a friend the cupling fit perfect on my stock turbo.

edomund

1SxyRXy do you have a hybrid turbo?

If so what size reducer did you use?

Stock turbo uses 3" to 2" reducer for home TID.

1SxyRXy

no im not running hybrid but im sure you could find one at home depot that will fit

edomund

Yeah I probably can find it
BTW thats a good idea using a civic one I think I'll go to Kragen and buy one and use that.
Then I just need to buy the coupling that matches my hybrid inlet and a coupling for the AFM.

Ed

edomund

Has anyone done the TID mod with a Hybrid turbo?

Hardware stores only sell 3" to 2" reducers and 2" is to small for my hybrid inlet.

Where can I find a reducer that goes from a 3" pipe (civic metal intake like 1SxyRXy's in the pic) to the size on a hybrid turbo?

Ed

edomund

Nevermind I found some sites that have lots of silicone reducers.

Still curious if people have done tid with a hybrid though

ed

Ryde _Or_Die

I told you I have man. I had to go to a hose company and buy a silicone hose. You can just buy them online, but they are pretty expensive for what your getting.

edomund

I know you did but what size reducer did you buy?

I think it's a 3" ID to 2.75" ID reducer. I measured the turbo inlet on my hybrid and the OD is around 2.75.

What's your setup like ABS, PVC, or Alum.?

edomund

post some pics ryde

Ryde _Or_Die

I didn't use any pipes at all. I had to make one real quick to be able to drive my car home from the shop and never changed it. I used a 3" silicone 45 degree coupling. Then I took a 3" rubber hose from home depot and put the silcone one inside it and tightened it down. Then I put the home depot one on the AFM and the silicone one on the turbo. I didn't have room for any piping or anything and I've never had any leaks. Might be able to get a pic if you really need to see ghettoness.

Scott 89t2

step one. measure the OD of the turbo inlet...

step 2. buy some 3" car piping. (mild steel, alum, SS etc)

step 3. go to local rice / car shop. (probably the same place as step 2) but a 3" silicon coupling to go between pipe and AFM. buy a 3" to x connector. where x = answer from step one. to go from turbo to pipe.

it's not hard...

edomund

So your turbo OD is 3" huh.
Mine seems smaller than 3".

Did the 3" coupler fit snug on the turbo or did you have to crank it down a bit?

edomund

I know it's not hard man.
I already measured the OD of the turbo inlet (I already posted that) Step 1
I already bought the alum pipe. Step 2

Step 3 I'm just asking him what size his turbo inlet measured because mine was not exactly 2.75 and I dont want to order a 30.00 reducer that doesn't fit correctly.

Thanks anyway
Ed

Ryde _Or_Die

Mine probably isn't quite 3" either but a 3" coupling slides on easily and a hose clamp tightens on fine.

Scott 89t2

the silicon car connectors are measured in ID. so if the OD the turbo is 2.75. then you need a 2.75" connector. unlike plumbing where it's way off.

car piping is meausured in OD. so a 3" pipe is 3" outside and a 3" connector has an exact 3" hole to slide over.

1SxyRXy

anyone think my TID pipe is to long? or is it fine?

Scott 89t2

is it even connected to the TID? I can't tell from those pics. looks like the metal pipe is just shoved inside?

1SxyRXy

i dont have anything really hooked up yet im totally redoing my car right now and am not dont with the TID yet, i still need the cupling to link the AFM to the pipe and then make the 2 holes for the tubes and just tie everthing down and its done

edomund

Your tid looks good to me.

Scott 89t2 yeah I figured I needed a 3" to 2.75" reducer to fit on the turbo inlet from the car piping I bought.

Just seeing what others had used on their hybrid tid

Ed