Making a turbo list and checking it twice
i will definately get the head studs ... i havent heard anything bad about the on3 but i will look more into it ... im not nay saying just didnt know... i know ill probably want more power down the road but the fastes car ive driven is what i have now which i would guess is around 380 - 400rwhp so 550 is going to be lots of fun for a while until i can go forged ... im trying to keep my budget aroun 5-6k finished obviously i will be buying parts used and what not but i just want to make sure ive got everything in mind to buy ...i have pac1218 springs and comp 7.4 pushrods ...sorry it took me so long to reply christmas and such lol merry christmas everyone and thank God for our lord and saviour
I hear ya. I think the china turbos have about the same rate of failure as any other turbo. Just because it comes from a foreign country doesn't mean it's junk and will take out an engine. Nowadays, with the global market, turbos are being made all over the world, China, Brazil, Mexico, even India. Even Garrett has manufacturing plants in China...
http://garrettbyhoneywell.com/about-...wide-presence/
Most of the stories about "Chinese Turbos" failing start out as spun journal bearings due to improper oiling... then someone latches onto that story and tells it to a friend and it changes from a failed bearing to "That turbo blew up"... that in turn perpetuates to the lore of "taking out engines". Again... not saying that they can't fail in that manner, but probably the same failure rate as a Garrett, Turbonetics, or Borg Warner (Catasrophic failure I'm talking about). And like mentioned before, if you see a cloud of smoke behind your turbo car... shut the engine down and check it out. "Chinese Turbos taking out engines" is more lore than not.
Sorry OP if this got off topic. I just don't like unfounded stories being perpetuated. You should be fine with an On3 Turbo in your build, especially at sub 1000rwhp levels.
Good luck!
http://garrettbyhoneywell.com/about-...wide-presence/
Most of the stories about "Chinese Turbos" failing start out as spun journal bearings due to improper oiling... then someone latches onto that story and tells it to a friend and it changes from a failed bearing to "That turbo blew up"... that in turn perpetuates to the lore of "taking out engines". Again... not saying that they can't fail in that manner, but probably the same failure rate as a Garrett, Turbonetics, or Borg Warner (Catasrophic failure I'm talking about). And like mentioned before, if you see a cloud of smoke behind your turbo car... shut the engine down and check it out. "Chinese Turbos taking out engines" is more lore than not.
Sorry OP if this got off topic. I just don't like unfounded stories being perpetuated. You should be fine with an On3 Turbo in your build, especially at sub 1000rwhp levels.
Good luck!
i dont mind at all i can use all the info i can get im nervous about the build as its new to me the whole fi stuff but i appreciate your input
