CXRacing gt45r “ball bearing” turbo failed

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03-25-2019, 03:54 PM

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yeah the stock reply i get from china journal bearing sellers is "dont restrict it unless you need to"

lol thanks for the ****** help buddy

Seems a sensible enough answer ?

There seems to be a massive obsession with restricting oil supplies to turbos. Which is truly baffling !

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03-26-2019, 12:59 AM

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Well, I’ll admit, I mistakenly picked that gt45r because i YouTubed turbo 5.3 and that was a popular turbo... ha! Can’t wait to get the new one on now that I sort of know what I’m doing

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03-28-2019, 05:32 PM

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Well, I’ll admit, I mistakenly picked that gt45r because i YouTubed turbo 5.3 and that was a popular turbo... ha! Can’t wait to get the new one on now that I sort of know what I’m doing

you'll like the 7875