Finally rounded up an HE351cw!

he-351 is a great turbo, cools 35 + psi boost far better than an hx. i tow alot , this is the best towing turbo i have ran. i used afc to limit pre boost fuel,helped spool-up quiker, and fuel economy. small housings dont raise egt,s,overspooling turbo out of efficiency map does. spinning comp. wheel too fast heats the air.
 
How are your EGT's at 364hp with the HE351? That should be really close to the numbers im laying down.

Right now my EGT's get pretty hot on a hard run. I can peg 1500* by 60mph. I really need to advance my timing some, but i dont have my studs in yet. Im not sure how much this turbo will help my EGT's, but I do think this turbo, coupled with advancing my timing about 3* would make a big difference. Id say the timing will be where it is for a little while though, so ill have to see if there is much difference with just the turbo. I am looking forward to a little better spoolup too. My HX40 isnt too bad, but being an auto with 3:55's and a really tight converter, sometimes its just a little too laggy to suit me.

My HX40 is supposed to flow about 60 lbs/min, and this HE351 is rated for 69 lb/min from everything i have seen, so it should definately flow more air. Glad to hear that you really like yours.

Eric
 
As i understand it, the black solenoid bleeds boost from the wastegate actuator in order to let boost come up farther than the gate would normally allow at times.

Could I wire a switch to that solenoid to open it manually by just grounding it and running a switched hot to it in case i wanted to run more boost than i had the gate set at at times? Not sure that I would do that, but it could be something to play with.

Eric
 
the solenoid OPENS the gate electronically to vary the boost rather than mechanically so the computer can decide when/how much boost is produced. Just plug it and put in an adjustable elbow and be done with it.
 
I was pretty sure the gate operated normally, and then the black solenoid bleeds boost to the gate so the gate stays closed whenever the computer wants to see more boost.

If it does open the gate, I would like to put it on a hobbs switch set to 38psi or so.

Eric
 
Well, after some looking at my turbo, the black solenoid simply vents air out of the wastegate actuator line back into the intake so that it cant open the gate. I may put it on a switch in case i happened to want to run full boost at times like when i am pulling, yet have it gated at 36-38psi for daily driving.

I ordered a 3 layer reinforced silicone 2.75-3" intercooler boot today to adapt from the outlet of the turbo to the 3 inch pipe I will need to run to the intercooler.

I plan to go by the local Napa this week. Possibly tomorrow. And pick up a couple of 3 inch mandrel bent 90* pipes so that I can fab up the intercooler piping. I am thinking it will be pretty simple with a little cutting and welding.

I was originally going to clock the compressor housing to where the outlet comes out at the very bottom, but im thinking it may be quite a bit easier to just leave it like it is. I wont have to mess with the wastegate actuator, and i think the oil filter will be easier to get to. Im still not 100% sure this is what im going to do though. Ill just have to get into the swap and see what happens.

Im not for sure yet what im going to do about a downpipe either, but I would prefer to just use the one on my truck already which is just an HX40 4 inch downpipe. I am thinking i may be able to make it work with some small modification. Ill have to see how that works out too though.

Anyways, I am definately getting closer to being able to do the swap. Im thinking this is going to go down next week. Ill update when i know more about when ill be able to do it.

Eric
 
I'm interested in updates if you have any? I have the turbo from my old 06' that i'm considering using on my 94' 2wd.
 
I just drilled a housing to 1 inch this afternoon. With a spring wastegate I can control boost to any pressure I want. I really like mine in the twin setup, spools quick and cools real decent. I just wish I had bought all I could find when everyone thought they were junk!
 
The he351 has the same 7 blade compressor as the super hx40. For the money they just can't be beat.
 
gwhammy said:
I just drilled a housing to 1 inch this afternoon. With a spring wastegate I can control boost to any pressure I want. I really like mine in the twin setup, spools quick and cools real decent. I just wish I had bought all I could find when everyone thought they were junk!
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what size housing your 3b have? im gettin ready to pick up a 351 to put over an 80mm cat turbo ive got. it has a t6 1.41 a/r housing. ive been told its a little too big and will be laggy but i dont care. im doing this on a budget and dont have the cash to buy another charger.
 
26 cm. I would like to try a smaller turbo under one just haven't run on to one I can afford. This setup works great, I tow fairly heavy with 200 horse injectors and heat is controllable. If I could find a 22 cm housing for the 3b reasonable I sure would like to try one. On the hx35-3b setup I used to have it had a 22 cm housing and spooled great.
 
Ya, but I'm so poor I can't even pay attention right now!Kinda got caught in the unemployment thing going on right now.
 
id like to find a smaller housing for my primary too. but its hard to find parts for it cause its a CAT charger. came off a 3406e and its made by garrett. ive looked around and havent found anything for it. but i dunno what it would be called by garret cause the only numbers i have are CAT numbers
 
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