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Originally posted by Ray:
You're gonna have to move pretty quick.
I just sent in payment for my profecB, followed YOUR advice on a low/high speed switch and already have the 7# wastegate spring put in, in place of the 3# spring that was coming open from the exhaust.
Once the profec is in, I have a tentatively scheduled dyno run in San Antonio, as well. We'll see what a steady 12/13psi can do.
A trip to the track is next, with the Profec helping me out (well, as much as it CAN..) to see what *I* can pull off, though my driving skill at a track is sub-par compared to Tom's, I am sure.
Dont put yourself down ray, you're the new torch carrier. Just make us all proud! (and pick up some DR's!)
Alex
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Originally posted by Ray:
You're gonna have to move pretty quick.
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though my driving skill at a track is sub-par compared to Tom's, I am sure.
Hahahah! Don't be too sure about that. I was never a really good drag racer so I kept using my mind to find more ways to make more power so that I could get down the drag strip as fast as possible.......all to make up for not being that good at driving.  Still, it is very cool to have some guy with a camaro get a good hole shot on you and then come zooming down the drag strip right on past him.... 
Although I must say I'm better about launching a car now from the practice.
If you are going to use that 6lb spring of yours you will need to learn how to tap dance those feet on the launch....or you Must pop on a set of DRs.
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Can't wait to hear how the rebuild works out.
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Damn, rebuilds are a bit more than I thought! Most places are $300+ to replace the bearings and seals 
I've noticed a lot of T3/T04E's on Ebay going for about $250 shipped, but none with a 4-bolt compressor housing. The specs check out besides that, so shouldn't I be able to swap my compressor housing over to the new turbo?
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Keep in mind that I only want something that will last atleast a few months until I can line up a choice GT30R.
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After doing a bit of research, I've found that I should just get my real Garrett rebuilt rather than get some mystery T3/T4. There are just too many horror stories about sschrome, stone mountian research and other off brand chinese knock off POS.
*sigh*
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Yeah! Lots of stories like that on the honda, nissan and scoobie boards. I'd burn my money before I waisted it on one of those 
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I took my turbo in to be rebuilt, and it had the compressor and turbine housing already taken off. The guy checks it out, asks a few questions and noted that the restrictor I have is "f___in' tiny" from all the others he's seen people use.
I got a call this afternoon, and he said there were a few worn seals but primarily there are signs of "hot stops". The bearings had debris marks in them and the journals and will need to be honed for oversized bearings.
Now, everytime I ran my car I would let it idle for atleast 5 minuets after just stop and go type driving. I would let it atleast 10 after running around fairly hard.
It did get a lot of dyno time (NO cool down time inbetween runs) to get the break-in tune done, and even more to get to where I'm at now.
My question is this, how fast can one cook a turbo? Could it be from being run on a my freshly built engine and misc. debris making it into the turbo? WTF?
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Isn't this the turbo you got from like shady dave or something!?  if yiou weren't on the boost then 5 min if overkill. 10 minutes is even more overkill. Just waisting petrol. 
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Drunken Will  I've known the guy since 1st grade, he's not a crook. He's a way cool guy by day, druuuunk as ish club/bar hopper by night. He picked the turbo up in a GB on a honda site, but ended up being happy with a wicked NA B20 w/ vtec conversion. The center had the factory plugs in the inlet and outlet, but he had removed the housings. I'm pretty sure any damage that was done was after it went into my car.
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