What to do? Hotside of Turbo Cracked

[Clinical]

So, still being new to all this I'm not sure what to make of this.

My friend who has been helping me/guiding me with my entrance in to the turbo world basically told me I'm going to just keep blowing gaskets.

I got my car about over a month ago and supposedly the manifold to turbo gasket was new. I blew out the side of it and then broke 3/4 of the bolts off trying to get it off.

So I dropped the turbo tonight, and now we found these cracks. My friend says this is why my gasket cracked. And there are even more cracks down in the housing.

Theres one crack on the outside, i'm not sure if it goes all the way through.
The turbo itself is in great shape, no shaft play at all from what I can see.

My plan in the next couple months was to use my tax return money on DSMLink & a new Tune. I'm only running 15psi on the 20g right now, I was intending to run 20-23psi on my new tune.

First off, should I even go ahead and put my new gasket in and use this the way it is? If so, how safe am I to go ahead and raise my boost & retune with this thing in this shape..

Is there a good place I could simply buy a new hotside? Or am I looking at a whole new turbo here? :/

Thanks all

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[whe3ls]

i would replace that hotside quick. i would not run it like that. it could come apart on you and be really bad
Forced Performance Turbochargers: Mitsubishi Turbine Housings - DSM Style

 

[Clinical]

Oh jeeze, that's a lot more than I thought it would be..
Not sure I can afford that right now.

Ugh I can't afford for my car to be down for much longer, being a full time student with no car is really being a pain in the ass. If only it was a bit warmer and I could drive my firebird..

Well, not sure what to do at the moment. Guess let the car sit?
Is that going to be the general price of any housing?

 

[Project2G]

That's still cheaper then buying a new turbo.

 

[Clinical]

I notice in the picture of the one on FP, the turbo->manifold hole looks differently shaped than mine?
Will it still work?

 

[big_d]

Check with BEP.
Bullseye Power Turbos

 

[infantry]

if you can't afford that right now just look for a cheap replacement turbo until you can get the money. a smaller turbo can be had cheap. i see them all the time

 

[GTOJohnny67]

That's still cheaper then buying a new turbo.

I've seen a lot of good used turbos for the same price as that housing. Check the classifieds on here and Craigs list.

 

[Clinical]

Well I checked my 20g for shaft play and there's absolutely none.
I'd hate to get another turbo when mine is in great shape aside from the housing..
I guess the housing may be the best answer for me.

I'm still curious as to whether that one on FP's site will fit my turbo? I bought the car with it, the turbo says mitsubishi so i'm assuming it's just a standard mitsubishi 20g. This is the info I have from the original mod list from PO: 20g: td05 turbine housing (clipped to Buschur specs) and a td06 compressor

If that housing will work I guess I'll go ahead and spend what I have on it and just try to squeeze by until income taxes. Might have to ditch my plans of DSMLink and a 350whp tune for awhile