Sep
We recently tested the SXE 362 turbocharger from BorgWarner Turbos and are going to share the results with you to help you decide if this is the right turbo for your diesel.
For this setup the turbo has the .70 wastegated t3 housing, and 68mm turbine wheel. With the SXE line, BorgWarner has made a few upgrades to the previous SX turbos. All the SXE turbos have a billet compressor wheel and a newly designed compressor cover that has allowed them to pick up more air-flow. Additionally, they changed the oiling on these turbos and are now a stronger turbo because the oil flow path is better than their predecessors. Finally, all 300sx-e series turbos come with a standard 360º thrust bearing.
To test this turbo, we ran two tests. First, we ran it with just the weight of the dyno roller, which is about 3,500 lbs., and ran it from 1,300 rpm up to 3,200 rpm to show its performance across a wide RPM range. Second, we ran it under 5,000 lbs of load and did a roll test to see how quickly it spooled. We started at 1,800 rpm to test the lag on the turbo.
See the video of the test below, or continue reading for the results:
Test 1: Dyno Only Test – Full RPM Range
We started the Dodge diesel and got the engine up to 1,300 rpm.
From there we rolled into the pedal and ran it up to 3,500 rpm.
And here are the results of running the BorgWarner SXE362 turbo on the dyno:
Max power on this setup peaked at about 562rwhp at about 2,300 rpm and held it until about 2,600 before it started to fall off. Torque peaked at about 1,283 on this run. This seems to be pretty common for this turbo.
Test 2: Roll On Test with 5,000 lbs Load
For the roll on test, we started at about 1,800 rpm and ran it up to about 2,800 rpm to see how it responded to a real world load.
From looking at the graph, you can see this turbo holds power really well. The graph is nice and flat. In this test, we lost a little power, maxing around 550, because the engine was warm from the previous run. You can see that the SXE362 takes about three seconds to go from no spool to peak torque.
This is a good spool up time for this turbo and is right in line with what we would expect to see. The BorgWarner SXE362 is a great value turbo, providing good power for the dollar.
If you’re interested in this turbo, or any other turbo from BorgWarner, Garrett, or even our in-house developed drop-in turbo, be sure to check them out here. If you have questions about which turbo is right for your truck and setup, feel free to contact us with any questions, or leave a comment below and we’ll respond.
