turbo rebuild

[weirtech]

there is no way a turbo made in the US can be sold for $200 and make money. that turbo is made in china.

[jmolina]

i found a Turbonetics T3 / T04B Turbo brand New at Craigslist.com for $200,
is this a good brand?

[weirtech]

i found a Turbonetics T3 / T04B Turbo brand New at Craigslist.com for $200,
is this a good brand?

now that is a turbo that is probably made in the us. they are decent. my first turbo setup was with a turbonetics turbo. no issues what so ever.

[jmolina]

now that is a turbo that is probably made in the us. they are decent. my first turbo setup was with a turbonetics turbo. no issues what so ever.

thank you for your reply, i'll continue researching on this turbo.
any other comments are welcomes

[h22sparkle]

i have a friend with a stock ls in his ek thats been boosting 22psi on a cheap 130 dollar ebay turbo for 2 years.

i also have another friend that had one for 3 days and it blew an oil seal.

they are really really hit or miss.

Rather than a hit or miss why not get a turbo from peakboost their turbos are good . And so is their customer service.

[weirtech]

Rather than a hit or miss why not get a turbo from peakboost their turbos are good . And so is their customer service.

i fully agree. boost isn't something you want to "miss" with. all too often it seems no one has the time or $ to do something right the first time, but have to make the time and spend the money to do it right the second time. just save yourself a lot of time and $ and do it once.

[jmolina]

Rather than a hit or miss why not get a turbo from peakboost their turbos are good . And so is their customer service.

thanks, but i can't find the price on these turbos, just for the kits.
Is this turbo based on garret, i found one ebay thats a Peakboost Garrett GT35R turbo, $250

edit*: 250 is the start bid, to buy it now is $1,200

[evil_demon_01]

there is no way a turbo made in the US can be sold for $200. That turbo is made in china.

i found a Turbonetics T3 / T04B Turbo brand New for $200

now that is a turbo that is probably made in the us.

Weirtech, care to backup your statement that a turbo is made in China just because of its value?
I'm beginning to wonder if you have just been posting for the hell of it today

I've heard good things from people running turbonetics turbos.
Even Bisi is using a Turbonetics on his new build.

[weirtech]

Weirtech, care to backup your statement that a turbo is made in China just because of its value?

the amount of manufacturing involved, even when mass produced plus material cost, tooling cost, jigs, fixtures, quality control, everything involved including labor cost... just common sense. there is no way that a part that complex can be manufactured with decent quality in the US for $200. china, sure, no qc, labor cost is peanuts and the materials being used are less than desirable.

[jmolina]

the amount of manufacturing involved, even when mass produced plus material cost, tooling cost, jigs, fixtures, quality control, everything involved including labor cost... just common sense. there is no way that a part that complex can be manufactured with decent quality in the US for $200. china, sure, no qc, labor cost is peanuts and the materials being used are less than desirable.

this is an entry level turbo, basically its not known very well, no one will pay 500 dollars for a turbo that is not known, so it has to start cheap so people buys it.

Even if the company has to loose money, they have to gain trust from tuners, until they see the quality over the long term, thats when the turbo gets in demand, more demand means the cost of the turbo will increase. thats how it works.

This company is only 4 years old. garret, holset...and other well known turboes have been around for a long time, i know for a fact that garrett has been around for more than 50 years

[jmolina]

last night i had a crazy dream, dreamt that i installed my turbo so we got it hooked up and i was about to go feel the power(test drive), I started the car, when shit i forgot to install the intercooler and all the piping

i quikly started to work on it when my alarm went off, i was like, damn i was about to feel that power, funny thing i tried to go back to sleep to continue the dream but no luck

i'm so exicted that i'm dreaming about it

[gdout90accord]

that turbonetics turbo on craiglist is not REAL TURBONETICS, i got turbo stuff laying around hit me up. IC, pipes, tbolt clamps, couplers ETC.

[jmolina]

that turbonetics turbo on craiglist is not REAL TURBONETICS, i got turbo stuff laying around hit me up. IC, pipes, tbolt clamps, couplers ETC.

really!!! damn..i need those IC pipes and couplers. what else do you have?
i will be getting the IC, wastegate with mani, BOV, and the downpipe from dianaz06

i also found this on ebay: its says its a garret but i don't think so.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TURBO...Q5fAccessories


note: the one on craigslist it says turbonetics clone, so its fake right?

[gdout90accord]

that manifold that mike got is not for F22A motors, its for f22b1 vtec i think.
and that turbo on that link is not garrett.
i also got a h23 intake manifold.

[jmolina]

that manifold that mike got is not for F22A motors, its for f22b1 vtec i think.
and that turbo on that link is not garrett.
i also got a h23 intake manifold.

ok. do you have the complete piping kit? and can you pm a price for it? thanks