Turbo and Turbo rebuild question

[Hondasi88]

First off, the turbo on my car is and has been working find "ebay evo 3". I wanted to pick up a replacement just in case something goes wrong.

After reading many, many, many threads i decided to find a real 20g. I found one but the guy says the turbo could use a rebuild. Since i don't really drive my car and turbo in the car works fine should i attempt to rebuild this o my own? Or is this just rocket science?

 

[kingjust]

First off, the turbo on my car is and has been working find "ebay evo 3". I wanted to pick up a replacement just in case something goes wrong.

After reading many, many, many threads i decided to find a real 20g. I found one but the guy says the turbo could use a rebuild. Since i don't really drive my car and turbo in the car works fine should i attempt to rebuild this o my own? Or is this just rocket science?

The most important thing you could do in rebuilding is balancing the assembly since that thing will be spinning in excess of 100000+ rpms. You need a machine for that, with which i'm sure you don't have . Send it to my man at TimsTurbo (i work like ten miles from Tim, very cool cat) and he will get that thing balanced for you, and i'm pretty sure he will give you a good deal. If you do call, let him know Ismael recommended you go to him. Hopefully this helps... Tim's Turbos - Turbo Rebuilding I think is the correct web address.

Later,

KJ

 

[ndsti]

You can rebuild it to a point, but it's best to leave it to the pros. I have used these guys in the past and they are very good at what they do (ie rebuild turbos) Blouch Turbo

 

[dsm-onster]

You don't need a rebalance unless you swap out a wheel. Jut mark the shaft and compressor wheel. The turbine wheel is affixed to the shaft as one piece. There is a vfaq on rebuilding an mhi turbo.

 

[Hondasi88]

would 100 for a 20g that needs rebuilding be a good price?

 

[Hondasi88]

i'll call Tim's Turbo when i get to work........i like the fact that he's local.

 

[dsm-onster]

would 100 for a 20g that needs rebuilding be a good price?

Yes. If the wheels are in good shape, the I don't see why you have to take the turbo to a shop. Again there is a vfaq on rebuilding an MHI turbo. Mark the compressor wheel with the shaft. And get a real MHI rebuild kit. They go for $80 on ebay. There's even an ebay vendor that sells rebuild kits that will balance your turbo for free after you rebuild it for the cost of shipping, if you're bothered by this. I recommend Jusmx141. He's fast and very reasonable with price.

 

[JusMX141]

The most important thing you could do in rebuilding is balancing the assembly since that thing will be spinning in excess of 100000+ rpms. You need a machine for that, with which i'm sure you don't have.

Some interesting info that you might want to read:

Turbo Balancing

Monster, thanks for the referrals! Normal turnaround time is 1-2 days.

would 100 for a 20g that needs rebuilding be a good price?

If there is no damage to either of the wheels, that's a steal. If the wheels are damaged, you can run into quite a repair bill.

 

[Hondasi88]

jusmx141 you have a pm..........i think i'll go with the 20g

oh by the way here is my mini mod list



evo 8 inj
2gmas
safc
re wired fuel pump
walboro pump
3'' exhuast, downpipe and ported o2 housing
2g manifold
hks bov
fmic
mbc set at 16lbs
ebay evo 3 turbo