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LOL the last page made me laugh. Good luck swiftcheese.

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Your wastegate(s) will provide the extra flow when the turbine runs out. I forsee no problems.

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Didnt Shep or Rau run the y2ks a couple years back? I remember those used to be the rage back in the day. I still say go Turbonetics Thumper or go home!

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Turbo is reinstalled as of yesterday on the car, and runs. They still used a 270 deg. thrust bearing, and he insists it will still work. I have lost all faith in this company, nad really don't know what to do anymore. as of now, car is in shane's hands. I guess if it blows, it blows. I'm already counting myself out over a grand. If it blows, the car WILL be done for this year.

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That's lame, sorry to hear :(

Just more incentive to go with a legit retailer next time around though. Sometimes paying the extra few bucks is well worth every penny plus some.

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Take the turbo off and sell it now that it is in working order and get something better and something that you know will work and work well.

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Yeah, do this.

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^That was the goal, but as of right now, car is at DB for shane to attempt to work his magic. it SHOULD work had the correct bearing kit been used. I MIGHT try and get it fixed but I dunno right now. I also wanted it done, as I planned on racing at BIR this month.

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Hey what did you pay for this turbo by chance?

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800, but then the cost of fixing it and welding shit and such has upped it to a grand, and now, who knows. expensive fucking hobby, that's for sure. And it's a costly mistake I don't plan on ever making again.

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Hmm I had a T4 .68 GTQ70 with a 4294 compressor wheel I could have sold you for less.

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now im regretting going this route at all. 6765 would have been a smarter choice, and to this day i am kicking myself quite hard for making such a stupid mistake.

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Shit will get better! I say give it one more try on the dyno!

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I say give it try and maybe don't run it to the point where it will blow so you can sell it to one of those people back on teh east coast where this shit is hot yo.

But you are right this is an expensive hobby, especially if you don't want to listen to people that know.

I hope it works, I think find the line where this turbo wants to blow and turn it down then at least you can drive it the rest of teh year that is left.

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That line is like..14 psi..if even. No fucking way will I drive this car and waste it's potential with a shitty ass 14 psi..no offense to anyone else, but this car is NOT FUN AT ALL on low boost.

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Yeah I bet.. You wait for a good 4k before it spools and then when it does it's only 14psi. I never understood why people put big laggy turbo's on cars and run them at low boost.

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Me either. The turbo doesn't even wake up till 35.

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I had no clue. :wedgie:

I was thinking mid to high 20s or something.

Fuck that call them back and get your money or tear up the net with negative reviews if they don't want to help you out.
If they won't do a refund then maybe a trade for another turbo.

If 14psi is the line, don't even install it.

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I can't, in good conscience try to sell it to anyone I know, or most anyone else. I guess as of now, we will see. I'm calling to TEAR them a new one, and threaten a report to the BBB.

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Do it. What company did you buy this thing from anyways?

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miketurboinc. They built it, and I got it from a speed shop in NY since the guy had it ordered for a customer whom never paid for his build, so the guy had to sell off all the parts. I figured it was a legit enough company to sponsor the NSCRA why not buy from them..I guess not.

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Buy new from the manufacture or go home! I learned the hard way on turbos before as well. Hope its running soon.

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Cmon Swifty... Give us the news.

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Wooo!

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Tuning is up to Shane. I called diesel components, and Garret. I guess they come with a 270 thrust bearing and both places agree that there's no reason they shouldn't work. I hope it was just an assembly mistake the first time around and not this time. Only time will tell.

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either way its still pretty shitty, they said they would send you out a 360 thrust bearing and didnt....

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We heard your turbo blew once again. Is this not true?

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Whaaaa? Not cool. Fill us in.

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Was the rumor in the shoutbox this afternoon; was told as if it was legit info.

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By who? Who said what? Cuz last I checked I was not informed of anything going on with MY car, an I'd be fucking PISSED if everyoe else knew before me.

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Swifty I fixed your turbo again. Should work great now!

http://users.tpg.com.au/99395762//22-08-07_1018.jpg

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SUPER BLEEDER! YOU LIAR!!!! You had everyone in the SB going.

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It was superbleeder that said it.

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Thats what i said. ;)

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I just said it was what i heard fooz!

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So did this thing ever get back on the dyno and stay together?

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This thing has had issues since then..coolant line blew, drain plug on the t-case fell out (NO idea why, as I haven't touched it in over a year) and now it's not making power it should. Found a MASSIVE boost leak at the comp cover to the lower ic pipe though which should help a ton, as well as another leak at the coupler going into the fmic on driver's side. Fixed all of these, and now it rests once again in shane's hands, and on his time. I'm getting really eager though to drive it again..this ponti POS isn't cutting it.

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Looks nicer than my Plymouth. Good luck to both of us on the next round.

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Sucks man, I have been driving my supra. And the blue supra is back together now also. I want to see what this thing will do on a good day.

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SO whats the deal with this thing? I saw pics on fb, havent caught you on there to ask what happened...