THE_SUPRA

I have seen all the eBay Chinese crap turbos and I have heard very little good about them. speaking to some local shops masterpower turbos have gone down the crapper since new management.

I am looking for a turbo that will support 650hp and that can be had for about $700.

I found out OBX racing makes turbos and they have a turbo with similar specs to a "HKS t04R" which will support the power I am looking for the price I’m willing to pay.

I know lots of people run the OBX intercoolers, pipes, bovs, etc. but has anyone used/heard of their turbos?

Also, are their any other companies that sell a turbo to match my needs?



btw this has nothing to do with "T and A"...sorry guys

LS2Camaro

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Trust me talk with the Doctor of all Turbos, Jose at http://www.forcedinductions.com/

SSilverSSurfer

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looking on their website it looks like masterpower is in your price range and power, T70 supports 800-850hp $630...agreed wiht getting with Jose

LS2Camaro

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I would actually stay away from MasterPower, just ask DrTurbo. They have had bad experiences with them. From what I got out of a previous thread, they had quite a high percent of bad units.

BrandonDrecksage

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a turbo isn't the palce to cheap out considering it will be providing you with power. If you get a crappy turbo it could either, be really crappy/laggy. It could die with in a couple thousand miles...ect.

Stupid Boost

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I had 3 T70 units I ordered from Master Power directly. All of them failed and took me over 7 months to get a response from them. I finally said screw it and bought a Turbonetics unit for my particular application. You get what you pay for.

SSilverSSurfer

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i understand, i was just pointing out the obvious to him about price and power, i wouldnt get a MP, but from these replies lets hope he just saves money and gets a good one

LS2Camaro

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Not to steal this thread, how do you like your S88 Unit with your 402? I only ask because I have a S85 on the way with a 402.

THE_SUPRA

Thanks guys. I have read/talked to numerous shops and they said that master power had a change in management and since then every one of their turbos have catastrophically failed and they have refused to honor their warranty.


whom would you suggest to buy a turbo from? which dealers have the best prices?

52172

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buy a TC-76 from Jz, but you will have to spend 980 only 280 more and money well spent. That is what I did.

DrTurbo

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Ditto, and yes MP has changed, and yes many of the dealers have dropped them. We still have some new units on the shelf that we are not selling to the public for the lack of parts to be able to fix them.

HydroStream6

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I got my Masterpower T70 back in March and have put 6k+ miles on it this year with no probs at all... got my 4200lb car to 128 in the 1/4 so far...

LS2Camaro

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Actually a big part of it depends on what you want as far as how fast it spools, are you using a manual tranny/auto, what cubic inch do you have, are you looking for a street combo/drag app, Daily Driver, reliable, etc.

THE_SUPRA

lol, i have the worst of everything for a laggy turbo. 183 cubes(3.0L), auto trans with a baby converter, daily driver...

THE_SUPRA

pardon my ignorance but who is Jz? and how do i get in contact with him/her/it? lol

thanks guys

Frost

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I'd be looking at a 60-67mm unit for that app personally...

slick1851

Search around the forums for somone selling used turbos etc


Go with a turbonetics turbo if you want to save money, its name brand and has a decent warrenty

OBX is good for intercoolers, and some headers, and intakes but I wouldnt buy real performance parts from them like a turbo

Jammer

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You can buy a good unit to handle that power, see pm

Ping King

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i went on ebay and got a turbo off of a greyhound bus. Was 500 bucks.

myfast70

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If you're looking for something that will last, you should hold off until you get enough money for a good turbo. That is not the place to skimp on $$'s