new turbo, advice needed

[sideways danny]

Originally Posted by xxxadzxxx

well le me be the tes pilot for these turbo's before anyone else wastes here money,

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

[paulsilv]

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???

[irish s12]

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

[Ronin]

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

[paulsilv]

Cheques in the post Irishs12

Jap Performance in Hand

[30psi]

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

[sideways danny]

Originally Posted by 30psi

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

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