03-05-2007, 04:42 PM
Dave Wrote:As an aside for the turbo conversation. If you're thinking about upgrading your turbo, I've always thought it might be a good diea (if you plan to keep something for a while) to buy a blown up turbo for stupid cheap and get it rebuilt by a reputable shop.
you and i are very much on the same page. i believe Garrett turbo is now selling replacement/retrofit BB center sections for very common journal bearing turbos like T3/T4's and the like. i have not priced other stuff like vanes and center shafts but that will actually be the first place i look. i'd love to find an old ebay-special T3/T4 out of a Z31 or something like that, and plug a new center section in along with a nicely set up turbine/impeller.
when i build up to a bigger turbo i will most likely buy nothing brand new except for bolts and fasteners of course. there's no point in my mind -- i'd rather buy something someone took a big hit on and either fix it up or adapt it to my purposes if it's not a completely trashed item.
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT