ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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For the Astra
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/T3-4-T04E-Turbo-charger_W0QQitemZ330276374276QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330276374276&_trkparms=72%3A1299%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
I'm hovering over the buy it now button, but I'll need Manifold/downpipe/software
Worth doing it?
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
Location: Scottish Borders
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Yes!
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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good excuse to get a swanky tubular jobbie
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Jakey
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Registered: 4th Jun 07
Location: Sandbach
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What increases would you see with said turbo, mani, downpipe and software campared to what it is now?
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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Stay well away mate, they are crap cheap jap turbos.
I have fitted one of these to a customers C20LET and it blow the oil seals within 5sec of running, we took the turbo for resealed. When we collected it the place was laughting at how bad the turbo was.
Stay well AWAY, there is a reason why turbos cost alot is garrett, turbonetics etc
Do a seach online for XS Power Turbos or SS Autochrome turbos an read up.
[Edited on 05-10-2008 by BeArDy]
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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tbh youd be better off with a VXR turbo imo
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ShEp
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quote: Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
tbh youd be better off with a VXR turbo imo
Been there done that and blew it too
I pm'd you on MIG about a manifold Beardy, any further on with them yet?
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cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
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shep how did you manage to blow the turbo? could there be another problem thats causing the turbo to blow? my mates got a vxr turbo on his and its been fine for 6 months now
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ShEp
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Oil seals went on the first one then the bearing collapsed on the second one
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Rick Draper
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Speak to Jay at Nortech. His number can be found on mig for a manifold
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davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
Location: Glasgow City
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ive got a t34 for my corsa paid the extra for the garrett as was a bit unsure of the ebay stuff
david
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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quote: Originally posted by ShEp
Oil seals went on the first one then the bearing collapsed on the second one
DOH, i never had any turbo problems in the 13 months i had mine and the 24,000 miles i did in it, only a MAP sensor and an AFM
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ShEp
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Already have mate, Looking around the £500 mark from him
But I've been offered a nissan 200sx tubular manifold and my dad work at an engineering firm so I'm looking into getting flanges changed
But I have been told the pipes need massaged and pushed further apart on the 200sx manifold so I'm thinking it might be hassle I dont need
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ShEp
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quote: Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
quote: Originally posted by ShEp
Oil seals went on the first one then the bearing collapsed on the second one
DOH, i never had any turbo problems in the 13 months i had mine and the 24,000 miles i did in it, only a MAP sensor and an AFM
Had them too,
2 MAF
4 Sets of plugs
1 Boost solenoid
1 Faulty actuator
1 Snapped actuator sensor
The car really doesnt like me
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bartstart
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: DURHAM
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quote: Originally posted by ShEp
Already have mate, Looking around the £500 mark from him
But I've been offered a nissan 200sx tubular manifold and my dad work at an engineering firm so I'm looking into getting flanges changed
But I have been told the pipes need massaged and pushed further apart on the 200sx manifold so I'm thinking it might be hassle I dont need
the nissan 1s arnt worth it number 1 cylinder gets to hot as the manifolds arnt equal lenth tubes
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