need a turbo rebuild

[asd_gst]

where can i get a turbo rebuilt? and how much would it cost? its a tdo6 20g and i was wondering where besides for blouch turbo can i send it to be rebuilt?

 

[deviousgst]

where can i get a turbo rebuilt? and how much would it cost? its a tdo6 20g and i was wondering where besides for blouch turbo can i send it to be rebuilt?

i actually jst got my turbo rebuilt by some guy here on the forums.. it only took him one day to do it and he charged me 133..
his name is jusmx141

 

[asd_gst]

how is it? and what kind of turbo was it?

 

[andy4g63]

+1 on jusmx141/username/. He does a grate job. Doesn't matter, what turbo it is. As long it is rebuildable, he can do it. Call him.

 

[deviousgst]

how is it? and what kind of turbo was it?

mine was a ev3big16... But he can do any turbo and can get it done real fast..like my car

 

[toofast82]

I've heard good things about JUSMX141 on this site! He is very knowledgable and has rebuilt many peoples from this site and ive only heard great things!

 

[e85_4g63]

Forced Performance is a supporting vendor on here and they rebuild turbo's. Last I checked it was just over $400 to do a rebuild / balance job.

Forced Performance Turbochargers

 

[silvreclips]

Why not just rebuild it yourself? Its not hard and as long as you line the wheels back up it will be balanced. I have done several turbos like this and never had any problems.

$133 is a great deal on rebuilding a turbo but I doubt he balances it for that price.

 

[JusMX141]

$133 is a great deal on rebuilding a turbo but I doubt he balances it for that price.

Who says a turbo needs balanced everytime it's disassembled?

Honestly, I got tired of sending my parts out to be balanced and having them come back with little to no correction done for the $40-$60 I was paying, so I cleansed my hands of balancing requirements unless certain criteria are met.

Why not just rebuild it yourself? Its not hard and as long as you line the wheels back up it will be balanced.

Sure it's not very difficult, and I have created threads in the tech section of this site instructing all interested parties on how to do it....but not everyone has the proper tools (large snap ring pliers, etc) or the media blasting cabinet to properly remove the carbon and oil coking. What happens when the journals in your center housing are too worn for standard bearings and require machining / use of oversized bearings....can you do that on your own?

Trust me, I'm not ripping anyone off here...I leave that up to the big-name shops. Where else can your turbo come back this clean for not much more than a parts kit?

You must be logged in to view this image or video.

You must be logged in to view this image or video.

You must be logged in to view this image or video.

 

[pneumo]

+1 on the turbo rebalancing. I rebuilt the 14b I used to set the 14b record, and I didn't rebalance it. I just made sure the wheels were lined up the same way as when I took it apart and everything is fine. The turbo has been running great for over two years like this.

BTW jusmx141, that's some nice wastegate porting.

 

[turboglenn]

+1 more for Jusmx141 .. I'm waiting on my money to transfer to paypal for his services as we speak. I will soon be back in the MHI turbo realm while i plot what to do with my current Garrett unit... gonna change wheels, just not sure to what.

As for balancing. When i took the apprenticeship back in 2000- 01 we balanced every set of wheels to one rotating assembly, then marked it, as long as you put it back together with the marks lining up it stayed enough in balance to be fine (this is what i was taught) but that when the wheels are new they need balanced, and it's true, not much material is removed and it takes a special cool little machine with a strobe light on it to balance them, and not very many shop actually have that, they use a crappy "V" setup and just look for one side to be heavy and always settles "down-wards" then they lighten it until it lands randomly (not sure if they still do that but I've seen it done)

 

[BIGBLAZE79]

Make sure it is not too damaged before you send it. I called turbochargers.com and they said they could rebuild by ported B16G that was boosting ok but had a blown compressor seal and a little shaft play. I payed to send it to them and they told me it needed a new exhaust housing, exh wheel and would be cheeper to replace it. He said he would throw it in the scrap bin or I would have to pay to have is shipped back in pieces I wish I would have just kept it as a souvenir!

 

[JusMX141]

I payed to send it to them and they told me it needed a new exhaust housing, exh wheel and would be cheeper to replace it.

Obviously their standards are alot higher than most DSMer's. If they see a crack in the housing at all (which can happen in as little as 5k miles), it's junk. If the turbine wheel has one hooked blade, it's junk. They're just protecting their reputation....I can see where they're coming from.

Should've sent it to me- you'd be boosting as we speak.

 

[silvreclips]

jusmx - I never said you were ripping anyone off. I think thats a killer price for a turbo rebuild. I was just letting the OP that it was an option.