sealing a turbo

[Blowing_Off]

Hey Guys,

im new to the whole preformance car thing and im about to buy my 1st turbo car (an R32 or a Z32) anywayz i had a look at a 300ZX TT that is realy nice but the guy says the turbos need sealing, i dont know what that means and i dont know howmuch it will cost me, so if anyone with knowledge could help me out that would be tip-top.

Thanx guys.

[Trust33]

Get him to explain to you what he's talking about

It could just mean that the turbo's need a gasket kit.

What does the car have on/done to it allready?

Are yoou looking to buy a car stock or modified?

:)

[Trust33]

Get him to explain to you what he's talking about

It could just mean that the turbo's need a gasket kit.

What does the car have on/done to it allready?

How much is it?

Are yoou looking to buy a car stock or modified?

:)

[Blowing_Off]

Yeah this car is worked... he says that the manifolds have been worked. from just looking at it its got x2 3.5inch exhausts (if that tells u anything) also has 2 blitz blow-off valves he rekons that it puts out 400hp (doubt it though).

Im looking at buying this car depending on the cost of the turbo repairs

Also the clutch is fryed so i didnt test drive it.

[Trust33]

yeah sometimes you just need to realise a poor investment when you see it i dont know about the price for turbo repair but the new clutch and clutch installation usually cost arround the $750 800 dollar mark.

How much are u spending.(approx)

[Blowing_Off]

He wants something like 13k but i only got 10 so thats my offer to him... the clutch and stuff is not a problem im just scared of the turbos coz what good is it to me wtih 2 busted turbos, and everyone knows the ZXs are bastards to fix... i dont know what to do.

[Trust33]

Yep its all up to you

[Blowing_Off]

I went on the aus 300ZX forum and one of the guys there said its $1000 to get the engine out and then $400 per turbo... does that sound about rite?

that sounds like a major tune up

[Roy]

id be wanting a drive, stuffed clutch or not.... id still want to drive a car before i buy it, especially if it has a few little probs

[Trust33]

did he say what power it was making?

[Serious-Seven]

400hp claimed from the pervious posts.

[R31 POWER]

He could mean the gasket between the turbo housing and the manifold,if you start it and give it a rev it should be audible if leaking.Oh yer get in there and give it a fang.

[Col-GTSX]

Hummmmmmmmmm....

Why does one sell a car that has problems????

Dont u think he would be better off fixing the clutch and turbos and getting a good price for it???

My tip, if you cant even drive it due to a stuffed clutch, then what else is wrong and if it has 400hp how come its so cheap. 400hp cars in general fetch high prices. Also as a first turbo car my suggestion is to get a stock r32 (when i say stock, FMIC, Pod, TT, little bits and pieces wont hurt). Just get one with original computer and motor type... ie RB20det. That way if something goes wrong you can have all of us to help you out....

[Trust33]

that kind of power is hard to handle for a first timer.maybee you should giveme a test drive.loL:)

[Col-GTSX]

Do u know what i mean tho.... like just sounds sus....

Man buy a nice car from a nice person....

Get someting you will be able to afford when it breaks.... Dont make the mistakes i made in the past. I said yeah a 10g car, 4 weeks later it cost $1100 for a new AFM, took then 17 hours of labour to figure it out....

[Trust33]

Blowing_Off

Its just like theyre handing you a dodgy car just so they can save money.Think of it like this would you hand over a farkd poo car when its time to sell?and on top of that expect them to pay top dollar.Get sniffed. get a car that yoou can afford.Have you thought of the insurance? for the price you would pay on it for a car with a claimed ''400hp'' per year you could probably have done some awesome mods on a car that you know would be nowhere near as thrashed like the 32 F.E. enquire about it dont go into it without all the facts the money saved can be put to better use imagine it like this when the lady on the other end of the telephone goes thats $5,000 a year "what'' for your insurance and in 3 years your car would be paid off for that a 300zxtt can you see what we are getting at.Most turbo cars are expensive because they are classed as sports cars but you dont want to have to pay for somthing that shoud have been fixed in the first place.BlInG in yo poko mo fofo. :coffee: :bscreen:

[Blowing_Off]

Thanx for the feedback boyz... im gonna take it for a test drive next week the guy says the car will be driveable by then. and when i do test drive it ill come back on this and tell you all about it.

Im hopeing theres nothing else wrong with it coz its everything i was looking for (black with black leather, targa, etc) The 400hp has to be bs, im no expert but i guess for that sort of power the car would need to have a preformance cooler like a front mount or something, and u dont get 400hp just from working the manifolds rite? whats 400hp in Kw anywayz?

Thanx guys ill keep u posted

[Trust33]

400hp is arround 295kw.

[Blowing_Off]

lol that much power will go to my head

i drive a commodore now and its got something like 150-160kw stock and this zed "supposedly" has double that power... so would u need a larger cooler to produce that sort of power?

[Trust33]

yes i would say so the ammount of air needed to produce 400hp it is greater than what the two stock coolers can cope with.I recon they would come close but they wouldnt be able to be driven hard for long periods of time without a significant increase in inlet temps.

have you got a cam take a pic of the car and engine bay and anything else you think needs addressing and go onto a zed forum with your probs.