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80/81 draw through turbo inlet adapters?
#1

just curious if there is an inlet adapter for the old 80/81 draw through turbos so I can use a normal air filter on one?

just curious.  maybe a later turbocoupe ihi inlet fits it?
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#2

Are you trying to use one of those turbos in a different application, or in stock form?
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(01-20-2025, 10:47 PM)stackz Wrote:  just curious if there is an inlet adapter for the old 80/81 draw through turbos so I can use a normal air filter on one? 

Like Chuck...... I don't understand what you're trying to do. Those turbos were unique/one-off examples with o-ring fitment/sealing into the specialized draw-thru intake manifold ~ and the turbine housings don't even have an inlet flange. Trying to use one in a blow-thru EFI or carb application is futile, IMHO. 

If you've already got one, I suggest selling it to someone who's restoring a 1st-gen draw-thru Lima and buying a "generic" turbo. If saving money is yer goal...... you can buy a comparitively-inexpensive Churbo from various reputable suppliers, like Renai "Chip" Givens, at BigRMotorsports (.com) for about 3 hunnert fitty bux. My 2¢........  <shrug>
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#4

They're Garrett turbos, but I'm not sure if the compressor/turbine housings from the later EFI T3's would swap onto the center section. Been 25+ years since I messed with one.
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