KKK K26-2970MNA, Anyone using this Turbo?

[K Simmonds]

In my quest for an #8 K26 hot-side I've been offered a complete KKK K26-2970MNA/8.72W, the seller is being as helpful as possible but doesn't speak much English. I'm curious if anybody else on here is using one of these units on a 2.2 20VT application and what their experience of it's performance have been.

Does anybody know what sort of BHP it'll support if pushed hard along with appropriate injectors etc?

It's an off the shelf KKK unit, using the following parts.

http://www.turbomaster.info/eng/3k_parts_list/5326-988-7095.php

Just weighing up my options.

[Quattronaut]

I´m gonna quote myself from a thread last week:

"2970M" Compressor: 73,5mm inducer, 53,5mm inducer, "M"-Geometry (S2 and RS2 for example are "G"-Geometry, 12 blades, they are older. "M" has 14 blades, is more capable.). Compressor wheel can do ~420hp and ~2,5bar boost as peak when used in max but safe specifications. Boost estimated ~4000-4200 rpm. The turbo is ok from comp side, not the best, but not bad at all.

"K26...8,72": Hotside. "8" housing, BUT- i think this is NOT the "8" housing that we search and need! This unit seems to be used in an Iveco, so I guess it is for diesel application, and is not made of heat resistant D5S, but another steel, that is less heat resistant!
"7": turbine housing is watercooled! (Never seen that yet, to be honest...)
"2": Turbine wheel, K26 contour (or shape) 2 is is K26 with bigger exducer diameter than the most common one that we know. This wheel can handle bit more power than the K26 that we use here normally.
Hotside is a wheel that is quite rare, and would work good, but I think the housing is the wrong one for our cars because it can´t handle the temperature. And that "watercooled turbine housing" is something I don´t know- maybe that describes the mid section, where our turbos are water- and oilcooled, maybe that describes the turbine housing itself, that has a additional water cooling.

Since the turbine wheel is a bit bigger than the common ones, it´s possible that the turbo spools a bit later, but that should be only minimal difference at all.