Upgrading the Turbine Blade

[Mikeru_r33]

I was wondering if anyone in Perth has upgraded their turbos stock ceramic turbine blade to a metal one? If so where is the best place to do it and how much should one expect to pay? Did you machine the housing to make it larger? Was there any performance increase? Is it worth doing even if your turbo is running fine? Did you get new bearings?

Cheers

Mikey

[fane]

http://www.gcg.com.au/catalogue/Turbos%20-...bearing.html#11

Worth looking at

[Mikeru_r33]

Thank you for the link Fane .

It is exactly the sort of thing I am interested in. Ive seen these guys featured in HPI and Serious Performance dvd's. I am wondering if there is anyone in Perth who does it, or do we have to send our turbos over east? Is it worth doing or are you better off fitting a new Garrett 450hp turbo for around 1k more?

[noise]

*waits with interest*

[macka]

Gday Mikey

You can do several things, you can change just the ceramic wheels to metal ones and keep them stock size but of course no power difference except the ability to boost the new turbo more. Or you can Hiflow just the front side or hiflow front and backside with your housings machined out like you were saying.

Both of your wheels will have to be changed-ceramic turbine wheel and plastic impeller wheel to metal. You cannot repack your turbo bearings the turbo mechanics will replace it with a brand new CHRA unit

This may cost you the same as buying one off the shelf for ex from gcg.

If you go a garrett 45hp turbo or similar u will have a rude shock if u think its only going to cost you an extra 1k when you will be forced to change your dump pipe, Compressor Intake pipe and intercooler pipe to fit, then there is water lines and oil lines which now dont line up.

Anyhow good luck with your choice

mac

[Mikeru_r33]

Thanx for the knowledge Macka

I expected that going a new Garrett would work out to be a big bite on the bank account.

[25GTT]

What about Grant at Per4manz next to SST, did a fantastic job on mine :-)

[IMACUL8]

Mikeru_R33

Dont waste your time on rebuilding the stock turbo. If your expectations are high - then do things once and do them properly. Spend alittle extra and get the Garret. Im sure there a a 450hp and 550hp off the shelf turbo that is now beening done - Im sure some of the South Australian boys are running them (thats where i read it) ..... ask it there???

Dan

[Mikeru_r33]

Cheers for the info lads,

The turbo u/g is in the early planning stages (financial mostly - have to ask "her Majesty" if I am allowed).

Mikey

[ScarifieR]

bah

1.5 to 2k for a 2nd hand hks turbo

2530/40

nearly 2k for a new garret

why would u bother

i think GCG is VERY steep on prices

or maybe they havent updated there webpage in 4 yrs

[Guest Robo's]

Does the garrett bolt straight up like the HKS 2530/2540 series?

[macka]

none of them bolt up with everything fitting

Flange patterns may be the same but just talk to people who already have duch turbos fitted to the same car

ScarifieR u cant compare a 2nd hand turbo to a new turbo plus a 2540 isnt in the same power league as a GT30

Yeah gcg is a little pricey, dunno why .....but they are bolt straight on turbos no changing dump pipes or compressor inlet piping or fittings

Research first

[G0DF4Th3R]

if i have a 2510 and upgrade to a 2530

would everything bolt up.. dump etc?