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    hmmm, turbo

    Well, I didn't want to be part of this part of the club, but I guess it was just a matter of time.....lol.

    Here is what happened, just copied and pasted from my thread in the mx-3 section:

    Well, I was running a small 50 trim T3/T4 and we got it to 16psi once before the turbo crapped out. LOL!!! The turbo I had only had 3000 Kms on it so it was new, just like everything else in my build. I didn't really trust it since I bought it 10 years ago, when I started all this crazyness. Around the same time, my friend bought a turbo kit for his civic and it had the same turbo as I had sitting in my garage, but he got his from SSautochrome......yes, ebay. I instantly got really nervous about my purchase.

    When I got around to putting the turbo on the car, I thought to myself "the hell with it, I have this here, I may as well use it and if it blows, I will deal with it then.". Looks like I was right to be nervous about it. When I took it apart to investigate what had happened, the nut holding the cold side impeller wheel on, was almost off to start with. When we took the center section apart, the shaft was snapped in 2 and both impellers were screwed. We then inspected the center section housing and it was also cracked in 2, not all the way, but a crack was started.

    I guess this is why no one likes those turbos....


    So do we get stickers for being in this rare club? lol.

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    #2
    Those turboes ain't bad I had one on 15psi for 2years and still boosting on a civic rite now.how is your oil feed hooked up?

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      #3
      If you do run one make sure you get the right oil feed restrictor.
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      Originally posted by jay
      .....they totally underestimated the number of gearheads such as myself that have families but refuse to grow the hell up and stop playing with cars, or that otherwise see the utility of having 4 doors. Obviously I ain't alone, as there are a helluva lotta sti and evo here. Bueler? Beuler? Mazda? Mazda?

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        #4
        damn that suck!!, now that the turbo its dead, sell me your engine hehe.
        2012 Kia rio
        2009 Nissan Frontier
        1997 chaparral 180LE

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          #5
          Originally posted by scortadict View Post
          damn that suck!!, now that the turbo its dead, sell me your engine hehe.
          I was thinking about you when I was at JD racing tuning it this weekend.....I wished you gave me your number and I would have called you.

          No on the selling of the motor....Yes on the buying of the new and Bigger turbo....lol!!

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            #6
            damn i would loved checking it. did dany talked about me?? he was impress of how tunerstudio work. i send you a pm with my phone number so next time to go give me a call.
            2012 Kia rio
            2009 Nissan Frontier
            1997 chaparral 180LE

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              #7
              Ya, he mentioned that he liked tunerstudio better than megatune. He wants me to us that one when I go back....lol.

              I got your number now, so I will call you when I go back up.

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                #8
                So tempting, I'll pass...

                Good luck

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                  #9
                  yes tunerstudio is deffinatly the way to go, one day you guys here will figure that out too..lol..... ive been saying it since i went ms....
                  Last edited by yunvmyegt; 10-05-2010, 05:12 PM.
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                    #10
                    Well, I picked this up today....



                    Turbonetics 62-1 with a gt35r compressor wheel, Garrett center section, and Stage 5 exhaust wheel. Exhaust side t3/t4 5 bolt and is is .63 and is flame proof coated, and the air side is .70. Turbo is oil cooled and has 360 degree bearings.

                    can't wait to see what this can do.

                    Shop 506-577-6708
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                      #11
                      oh dont that look pretty....sounds like a nice choice...
                      92 protege lx-

                      94 protege lx-

                      95 escort gt-ms2e/ms2extra pre3.3alpha5 gslender v2.8-e85-vj23@12lbs----dead--

                      are you a thinker, or a believer?

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                        #12
                        please measure, inducer/exducer for both sides & post it please!!!!
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                          #13
                          nice, i also got a turbonetic for my 323. but mine its smaller, cant wait to see that beast running.
                          2012 Kia rio
                          2009 Nissan Frontier
                          1997 chaparral 180LE

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                            #14
                            spending the money on a quality turbo is def the way to go. i have a smaller turbonetic's on my FE3. had it for a couple years now without even as much as a puff of smoke.

                            ~PaTricK~


                            -Current car's-
                            ~ 92 Probe GT Turbo, 90 FE3 Turbo 626GT hatch, 97 KL mtx 626, 05 Mazda6, 09 Kia Sportage V6~
                            What are you driving?

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