# rb26dett turbo on sr20? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 5, 2007, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb26dett-turbo-on-sr20/104239 "2007-03-05T06:43:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Birdman12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Birdman12](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Birdman12)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb26dett-turbo-on-sr20/104239/1 "2007-03-05T06:43:11Z")
i found a replacement turbo for my s14 sr20, since the stock one is burning oil. i’ve done some research and from what i can understand is that the rb26 uses 2 T28 turbos, right? they might be alittle smaller then the sr20 T28’s but they have the same flange (T2) so the rb26 T28 will fit on the sr20. Since the turbine is made of a steel/ceramic mix its pretty fragile and cant handle too much boost but thats ok because i plan to get a new turbo later. my only concern is will the rb26 turbo be powerful enough, or have enough compression or boost as a T28 off a sr? will there be any problems doing this? im just learning about turbos and turbo engines so excuse me if its a stupid question! i really want to learn this stuff so can anyone help me out? thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![logik23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/logik23/32/5548_2.png) [@logik23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/logik23)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb26dett-turbo-on-sr20/104239/2 "2007-03-05T07:28:38Z")
Actually an RB26DETT turbo is a lot smaller then an S14 T28, I think it’s even smaller then an S13 T25! I’d just get a T25 or wait to get a real turbo. ---
**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb26dett-turbo-on-sr20/104239/3 "2007-03-05T07:57:30Z")
> [@evo III 16g boost creep question](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-iii-16g-boost-creep-question/11572/8): > > Actually an RB26DETT turbo is a lot smaller then an S14 T28, I think it’s even smaller then an S13 T25! I’d just get a T25 or wait to get a real turbo. Correct… makes a nice upgrade for a CA18 thou since its a tiny bit bigger + BB so it spools quicker but in the long run… not worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Happy240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/happy240sx/32/5515_2.png) [@Happy240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Happy240sx)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb26dett-turbo-on-sr20/104239/4 "2007-03-05T08:11:59Z")
Don’t get it…the wheels are junk. ---
**Author:** ![Birdman12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Birdman12](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Birdman12)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb26dett-turbo-on-sr20/104239/5 "2007-03-05T08:35:11Z")
i found a mint T25 so i guess ill just stick to that for now instead of messing around with this mixing and matching. untill i get a nice T28 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb26dett-turbo-on-sr20/104239/6 "2007-03-05T09:29:02Z")
> [@Turbo Gurus... another blown turbo?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-gurus-another-blown-turbo/11541/38): > > i found a mint T25 so i guess ill just stick to that for now instead of messing around with this mixing and matching. untill i get a nice T28 🙂 I’d recommend finding a GTiR T28… its bigger then a S14/S15 T28 and because its not a BB turbo if it ever crapped out, the rebuild cost would be fuck all vs a BB Turbo Most cases as well, their cheaper so its an all round bonus ---
**Author:** ![AWDdrift](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@AWDdrift](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AWDdrift)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb26dett-turbo-on-sr20/104239/7 "2007-03-05T18:02:55Z")
I would recommend a gt2871r…hehehe ---
**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb26dett-turbo-on-sr20/104239/8 "2007-03-06T06:24:35Z")
> [@OMG ...... It's a boy](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/omg-its-a-boy/11582/3): > > I would recommend a gt2871r…hehehe Actually, the GT2871 & GTiR T28 are quite similar… “to a degree” The GTiR has a .86 hot side “same hot side as the GT2871R-GT3076R” Just one is much older then the other and one is BB where as the other isnt.