Starion turbochargers
Starions used 6 different turbochargers depending on engine and market 1) TC06-11A (8 cm2 turbine housing) non intercooled 4G63 2.0 litre SOHC (Australia, JDM, Europe) 2) TC06-11A (8 cm2 turbine housing) intercooled 4G63 2.0 litre SOHC (Australia, JDM, Europe) 3) TC05-12A (6cm2 turbine housing) non intercooled JDM 4G63 2.0 litre SOHC (JDM) 4) TC05-12A (6cm2 turbine housing) intercooled JDM 4G63 2.0 litre SOHC (Australia, JDM) 5) TD05-12A (8cm2 turbine housing) non intercooled 4G54 2.6 litre (USA, JDM, Europe) 6) TD05-12A (8cm2 turbine housing) intercooled 4G54 2.6 litre (USA, JDM, Europe) The intercooled and non-intercooled turbos had the same wheels but the compressor housing was different. The compressor outlet was different to enable connection of the intercooler hose. Because of this the wastegate actuator was also different. Also there were watercooled and non-watercooled versions for some models.
	TD05-12A turbo (with intercooled type compressor housing)
Turbo comparison and identification
	Turbo compressor housings. Australian JA,JB Starion uses 4G63 SOHC engine with a TC06-11A (left hand pic) Various Japanese domestic market (JDM) 4G63 SOHC used TC05-12A.
	TC06-11A compressor wheel on the left TC05-12A compressor wheel on the right.
	JDM TC05 housing compared to TCO6. Dimension shown only to highlight obvious external size difference of the housing and hence internal size/area.
	Identification number are on the housings
Australian spec 4G63 SOHC 2.0 Starion used TC06-11A turbo with 8cm2 (080) exhaust. The US market G54B 2.6 Starion/Conquest used the TD05-12A however with a 8cm2 (080) exhaust housing. The Japanese market 4G63 SOHC 2.0 Starion used a TC05-12A (same size turbine wheel as US) however with the much smaller 6cm2 (060) exhaust housing.
	TC06 turbine 8cm2 (080) housing on the left and TD05 8cm2 (080) housing on the right.
	TC06 turbine 8cm2 (080) housing as used on 4G63 2.0 SOHC 8 valve Australian spec Starions.
	TD05 turbine 8cm2 (080) housing as used on G54B 2.6 US Starion/Conquests . Notice smaller diameter. Entry slot into involute is also 1mm narrower.
	Another shot TC06 on the left TD05 on the right.
	TC06 turbine wheel on the left and TD05 turbine wheel on the right
	There are minor differences between early and late TC06 turbine housings. However the centre cartridge is the same and is interchangable providing the correct cover plate is used. (Note: to change the cover plate the turbo centre cartridge has to be pulled apart)
Special Stuff
	Ralliart TD06-19C turbo used on factory Pajero/Starion G54B 2.6 litre 330hp spec race engine. This is the same turbo used on 1988 Paris-Dakar Ralliart Pajero. These turbo's were used by the factory teams only and were not for sale. Wastegate actuator has only a 300 Kpa (0.3 bar) spring. Boost was controlled by the ECU. This could be changed in the cockpit by means of a switch.
	1988 Paris-Dakar Ralliart Pajero! Full kevlar body spaceframe construction 200Km/h + on the sand!
	Side view. Note lack of water cooled centre bearing housing.
	Rear view. A separate pipe was used for the wastegate and joined the main exhaust about a metre down the engine pipe.
	This view shows there is no provision for wastegate passage to main exhaust outlet so seperate dump pipe for wastegate must be used.
	This is the Ralliart exhaust G54B 2.6 manifold shown with the turbo above. Notice size of turbo outlet.
	This is a standard 2.6 G54B turbo exhaust manifold.(notice weld repair)
	This view shows the sealing ring from the standard G54B manifold above you can see how much bigger the Ralliart manifold turbo outlet is. ID on standard manifold is 43.2mm. Ralliart manifold is 54.2mm.
	This is exhaust manifold from 4G63 2.0 SOHC engine. Turbo outlet is exactly the same size as stock G54B.
Turbo Testing I did some testing before and after fitting the Ralliart TD06-19C. The first graph shows data recorded using the "high flowed" TD05. Compressor housing was modified and a Garrett compressor wheel was fitted. Turbine side was stock. My horsepower has increased by somewhere around (I say around because the previous best with the TD05 was 180HP and the test was done in 4th gear) 40HP at the wheels with NO other changes other than to connect the different exhaust flange. I'm running a ported Magna head, Camtech cam (Camtech is an Australian cam company), full 3" exhaust, standard ECU, standard airflow meter. Being an engineer I decided to do some data logging to see what the difference was between the turbos. See graphs below. Due to my limited budget I purchased low cost DAQ gear that could only sample at about 6-8 samples a second that's why the graphs have steps but the info is still there to see. There is no RPM trace on the graphs so I added some RPM markers.
	Starion on the dyno at MRC Dyno located in Sydney Australia.
	Engine bay pic with TD06 turbo fitted.
	TD05 Dynosheet
	TD06-19C Dynosheet
	NOTE: TDO5 was "high flowed" and fitted with a Garrett compressor wheel by previous owner. Turbine side was untouched.
	Note it is making 221 HP on only 13 psi.
The main difference between the turbos was: 1) Reduction of exhaust manifold backpressure by 0.5 bar (7.25 psi) @ 6000 RPM!!!! Uncorked!!!! 2) Reduction in compressor outlet temperature of approx 20 degrees C Note: this is with a lot higher airflow as well. Another discovery is the major restriction between the turbo outlet and the inlet manifold. There is about a 3.8 psi pressure drop through the TBI (with 220HP airflow) noted as "A" in the graph. The engine wants to really rev now pulls hard to 6500 RPM even with the boost dropping off as shown in the graphs. Note the wastegate is connected to the "hard pipe" so keeps the pressure constant there.
	Briefcase DAQ system I built using 3 bar Delco MAP sensors, M&W Uego wideband controller (not shown) and ICP i7000 modules.
	I wrote the software using Borland Delphi.
	Another run with a fraction more boost and the wastegate hose relocated to the inlet manifold (was in cross-over pipe). Note: abrupt roll off at 6500 RPM is dyno operator backing off.
	HKS EVCIV fitted boost increased to17 psi with factory air cleaner removed and POD filter (no airflow meter) and Haltech F3.
	POD filter could be installed better but was installed quickly for dyno run.
	Magna MPI installed
	Magna MPI dyno sheet. This does not tell the whole story the drivability is vastly better compared to the stock TBI setup.