new turbo, advice needed
 

hi, the old track car is coming on now, got a pile of bits to fit this weekend, the new turbo arrived from the usa today

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...id=p2759.l1259

please have a look because i don't know which elbow to buy s14 or s13. have not started the install yet,

also if anyone fancy doing me a favour and coming over and helping it would be great,

i can return favour of offer use of my large workshop with 2 post lift, welders presses, vices, tyre machine, balancers etc when needed, thanks Adam

also which down pipe. many thanks ads

oh no!!!!! dont use one of those turbos :( nasty aweful badly made cheap fakes!!!!

too late now its here, but we live and learn lol,

what about that one i suggested on e-bay fella, that was much better..


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GT3076-Turboch...1%7C240%3A1318


however looks like something you'd have to custome make geeza, unknown if this will work for ya engine.. keep us posted

i emailed the guy about the 1 you suggested, he said its too big for my applicaton. So i went the smaller 1 he suggested. as long as it works i'll be happy. i'm gonna get some pic posted on the projects section asap

i was am thinking of one of those turbo's that you have ordered! when its in your hands post up pics & see if the quality is ok

i'll take some pics, quality wise it does not look 2 bad, no play in it. seems free of swarf etc in the ports. real test will be when its on .

the reason i was thinkin of one of those is due to 1 thing, its cheap enough for a new one! 2nd hand is always hit & miss so that my reason for thinking one of these may do the job, do you know if they are rebuildable???

yeah probally be re-build able, it will just be a bitch to get parts

only difference between the turbos linked to is the size. They're both very low budget cheap copys. they're not good and my conscience wont let me not tell you they're shit and that you shouldn't use them

Those turbo's are cheap nasty chinese rip off's.

The real GT3076R is about £900. So one thats new for 1/3rd of the price should tell you something about it. It will probably perform 1/3rd as good as the real thing.

well le me be the tes pilot for these turbo's before anyone else wastes here money, i'll do a review on the fitting, then the car will be dynoed and i'll post the print outs, and the next track is on the 14th feb @ elvington and i'll be thrashing the hell out of it, so hang on till then.

Also in my experience with chinese products (garage equipment) they are shite!!!!!! but in there defence if you are prepared to use it as a disposable item, there are a buget option but don't expect them to have a 1/3 of the life span

so, as a silly question, what is the real difference in buying a cheap turbo to one thats nearly a K, lets say a GT30/35.. then, they all do the same job by basicly blowing air into the engine, can any one advise.. im looking at a cheap one myself..

May pop down and see you at Elvington, not that far from me, would be good to see it in action and give another view on the fitment performance etc (although I'm no expert.):D

prbley the quality of the metal, casting, and assembly.

The GT3076R spins up to 145,000 rpm.

So when you try to save costs, any imbalance on really cheap bearings will fail alot early than the finely balanced Garrett unit with much more expensive bearings.

The castings probably don't make much difference though unless they're reallllly crap.

been there, done that. expect to be burning oil pretty quickly at best.

Interesting thread this, So in retrospect a well rebuilt standard T2 should outlast most cheap turbo's.

All secondhand turbo's to me all look like they could do with a good rebuild, what would be the cost of rebuilding DIY or having it done by a specialist???

Is it hard to rebuild a turbo???

Are there good and bad rebuild kits available???

Yes you can rebuild your turbo yourself,if you have the tools and the know how.
There are good and bad rebuild kits for everything,and don't believe everything that people tell you on ebay.
You would be very surprised how long a real garrett turbo will last,even with play in the shaft.
Never buy a cheap knock off cos they wont last past the first quarter mile.
The new gt garrett turbos are the dogs nuts and respond differently to the old t series.
Garrett is the only way to go.
There endeth the lesson that is about to be learn't

Japanese Performance this month has a guide to rebuilding turbos this month.

Cheques in the post Irishs12:D

Jap Performance in Hand:)

I've only heard of home turbo rebuilds going tits up...

dont know of any that have lasted more than a few weeks