Just Bought A Mint Hks 2530.... Ahh I Think It Is!?

[lukeybaby]

hey guys just bought this turbo, no shaft play, only been usued for 20,000k..... apparently. now it has garret writen on the compressor housing, but than on the turbine it has HKS, and than also had a little metal plate attached to the turbo saying gt2530.... but it was a garret plate.

now i thought nothing of it because i am under the assumption that hks are basically garret just rebranded, but after searching my turbo i havnt found many that look like mine, most are fully branded by HKS. also most hks branaded 2530's have a different inlet into the compressor housing.... instead of a circle its more like a diamond shape inlet...

[Kwyjibo]

hey guys just bought this turbo, no shaft play, only been usued for 20,000k..... apparently. now it has garret writen on the compressor housing, but than on the turbine it has HKS, and than also had a little metal plate attached to the turbo saying gt2530.... but it was a garret plate.

now i thought nothing of it because i am under the assumption that hks are basically garret just rebranded, but after searching my turbo i havnt found many that look like mine, most are fully branded by HKS. also most hks branaded 2530's have a different inlet into the compressor housing.... instead of a circle its more like a diamond shape inlet...

I'm pretty sure the diamond inlet is for the GTR turbos. I understand that the HKS turbos actually use Garrett turbines with their own housing.

[lukeybaby]

So this is still a full hks setup or?

[Kwyjibo]

So this is still a full hks setup or?

Not sure sorry. Mine is branded HKS, can you get picture up of yours to compare?

[lukeybaby]

It looks like this www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/hks2530-turbo-t255463.html&hl=hks+2530

[Kwyjibo]

Hmm the housing is a bit different too mine but I have the same actuator. Its probably the same turbine but maybe in a different housing. The power/response the guy is talking about sounds similar to the HKS as well. I'd chuck it on and see how it goes, even if its a GT2860r or similar you will get very similar power from it.

[lukeybaby]

Hmm the housing is a bit different too mine but I have the same actuator. Its probably the same turbine but maybe in a different housing. The power/response the guy is talking about sounds similar to the HKS as well. I'd chuck it on and see how it goes, even if its a GT2860r or similar you will get very similar power from it.

It's not that exact one just looks like it

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

hks turbo's still have garret written on them

[discopotato03]

The ID tag should have a cartridge number on it and from memory a HKS GT2530 cartridge number is 446179-21 .

Cheers A .

[R31Nismoid]

I like how the OP says he purchased a mint HKS 2530 - yet doesn't even know what one is meant to look like

[RBLUV]

a genuine 2530 should have hks stamped on the front housing

[wallas]

how much do those turbos go for?

[lukeybaby]

I like how the OP says he purchased a mint HKS 2530 - yet doesn't even know what one is meant to look like

If you use ur brain I meant mint condition, get lost If u have no helpful info

Thanks to everyone I will check the serial number and see if it's the same

[bin]

lol chill dude he's just joking!

[SLY33]

a genuine 2530 should have hks stamped on the front housing

Not true, some HKS GT2530's only have GARRET stamped on the front housing. Ive seen GTR version HKS 2530's with the big HKS on the front, but havent seen a GTS single-turbo version with the HKS on the compressor. Especially in the older ones.

Unfortunately i dont have a picture of the front of my old 2530, only the rear as shown here (right side turbo!)... sounds like its what you have?

for illustration purposes, the front would look something like this:

[badhairdave]

if the front end looks like the one in the link and the back end looks like the one on the right pictured above then it'll be an older 2530 or 2535. The newer 2530kai will have the hks stamped comp housing

If either are different then it's either and sr 2530 or a gtr 2530, or it's not a 2530.

[SLY33]

good call dave, the "diamond shaped inlet" he refers to is that also indicative of sr?

[lukeybaby]

The ID tag should have a cartridge number on it and from memory a HKS GT2530 cartridge number is 446179-21 .

Cheers A .

Yep that is the exact serial number

[hypergear]

HKS is another company that engineer their own turbo housings and use Garrett turbo Cores. So all HKS turbos are considered as Garrett turbos with their own housings made for specific applications.