turbo

[scorge01]

hi all got this turbo and minifold could anyone tell me who its made by and some details about it i tried google'n the serial number but couldnt find the exact one or a link to who sells them just so know what av got and if to use it or not?

http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab268/scorge01/Photo0370.jpg

http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab268/scorge01/Photo0411.jpg

http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab268/scorge01/Photo0409.jpg

http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab268/scorge01/Photo0408.jpg

serial number is 0974216099

cheers mark

[MattBrown]

My guess is eBay specials.

"ting tong" turbos aren't the best. Tend to screw themselves fairly fast!

[scorge01]

was thinking this might be the case if it is will defo not be going on the car as not worth the break down hastle.lol

[Cle]

Kinda looks like an ebay speacial, Nortech ftw lol

[bazil]

Ask count vauxalot, he works at universal turbos,

[Count Vaux Alot]

Yep it's a fake and the part number means very little. It's likely to die quickly.

[16v Nova Kev]

yikes is the manifold any good tho

[scorge01]

Any one know what sort of price would be worth as a guide line price will just stick it up for sale including manifold.

[Mieran]

Any of the people who are saying "omfg these are made in china stay away" tried one of these before?

[bazil]

Cheap things cost less for a reason, you might save a few quid on a turbo but run the risk of damaging your engine,

Would you put it on your engine?

A shonky old let or xe conversion furry muff but not a good unit

[davidfox280585]

is that a t3 flange if so a erst one would fit nicely on there

[MK999]

Any of the people who are saying "omfg these are made in china stay away" tried one of these before?

Given the tough specification of the materials in a turbo, and the requirements of them to work in temperatures sometimes up to 1200c at the core, it's just not something you make on the cheap and get away with it. Add to that 120,000 rpm roughly (I think, James? lol) and the balancing to withstand that, to a cheap unit, and you have a recipe for destruction, literally.

[Count Vaux Alot]

I have seen many Chinese copy units and the like in from customers that thought they were getting a bargain but obviously wern't as they fail quickly. And as the casting material is of poor quality it's less likely you will be able to repair them economically when they do fail. The manifolds have a tedancy to warp or crack or both and are as bad as the turbo.

MK your roughly right on the speeds and temps but on some applications buth are higher still!