turbing housing swapping

[B4passatglx]

I got myself a T3/T4 turbonetics turbo that needs a rebuild kit today in the mail. It has a .48 A/R I think on the hotside with a 5 bolt discharge. Wondering if I could swap a garrett 4 bolt .81 A/R housing or something around that size for my VR6? Can you merge two different turbocharger parts like turbonetics and garrett?

[BUNNYLOVE]

Yeah you can. Garret and Turbonetics usually have the same housings. You have to make sure you stay with the same wheel trim though. For example if its just a standard stage 1 wheel, you need a standard stage one housing. If its a stage III for example you need a stage III housing, etc. You might have to measure you wheel to find out what you have for sure.


T3s are .48,.63 or .84 A/R.
A .81 A/R would be a T4 hot side, that wouldn't work, you have to stick with a T3 housing.