Blew My Turbo :(

[AMS]

Hey Guys,

What a sad sad day it is today. Blown Turbo, pinched nerve in my neck

Ok, so basically on a budget of $2000 what is my best and easiest option to get it back on the road again?

Cheers,

Chris

[timmmay]

ouch man how did u manage that?

i think a new turbo is ur best bet

[Ska]

Send it to GCG, I think SK got his highflowed for around that mark, I _think_.

[-FUZZY-]

What a sad sad day it is today. Blown Turbo,

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thats not sad thats f*kn awesome!!! Its the perfect excuse to wack a to4 on there, without being asked questions!!

though the pinched neck would suck l'd guess.

Edited January 10, 2006 by [ STAGEN ]

[Sydneykid]

Hey Guys,

What a sad sad day it is today. Blown Turbo, pinched nerve in my neck 

Ok, so basically on a budget of $2000 what is my best and easiest option to get it back on the road again?

Cheers,

Chris

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GCG ball bearing hi flow, very similar response to standard, up to 265 rwkw, more power EVERYWHERE on all 3 RB's I have fitted them to. Bolts back up exactly as it came off, no making stuff, buying extra bits, things that don't line up etc etc.

cheers

[AMS]

ok cheers guys. I'll see what I can do. Apparently our ECU's have a boost cut yeah?

[LANFOH]

Yep new turbs is the best bet, youll prob need a bit over 2k to cover it with labour costs unless you are gonna put it in yourself. Check Nengun.com and get a direct bolt on kit like an HKS GT RS or you could buy another standard turbo for around $500 of these forums but thats no fun.

How did you blow you turbo? Too much boost??

[Tangles]

what a mofo, eh AMS? Man that sucks big time. Bad luck to you, you've only just got it! That must really shite you off, but dont let it get you down.

$2k go the GCG hiflow. With the R34 GTT 'cooler you've got, some boost control & save up & do a SITC or similar and you'd end up with a top ride, with good power at a safe tune.

[AMS]

Running 10psi, but it was spiking to 12psi. Now they said that there is a boost cut at 12psi which when it hits that, it cuts the turbo, the constant spooling every 500rpm caused it to overheat. So there we go. Fun for all

[AMS]

what a mofo, eh AMS? Man that sucks big time. Bad luck to you, you've only just got it! That must really shite you off, but dont let it get you down.

$2k go the GCG hiflow. With the R34 GTT 'cooler you've got, some boost control & save up & do a SITC or similar and you'd end up with a top ride, with good power at a safe tune.

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Cheers Brendan. Does shit me off. But my neck is killing me. Something about a ciatic nerve? Anywho, just rang CGC then. They are going to give me a call back and we are going to discuss a sponsorship of some sort. Fingers crossed. Should be damn quick when I get it done though

[LANFOH]

Running 10psi, but it was spiking to 12psi. Now they said that there is a boost cut at 12psi which when it hits that, it cuts the turbo, the constant spooling every 500rpm caused it to overheat. So there we go. Fun for all

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Is that 10psi with standard intercooler?

[AMS]

No, GTT I/C

[Terminal]

bugger, a spate of blown turbo's is upon us. i've just done 160,000km, i wonder when mine is going to go. i've been running 10psi since i bought it (15mnth ago) but have an fmic, hope it doens't go soon, i'm saving for the manual, don't want to have to get a new turbo.

but AMS, good reason to get a better one, one less upgrade needed later

[AMS]

Yep true that. Well I could hear something was seriously wrong before it happened. IF YOUR TURBO GRINDS DONT DRIVE!

[timmmay]

did you see any smoke out the exhaust before it blew?

[AlexCim]

When i got my FMIC and my vac lines were all screwed around, i was running 12psi with 14psi spikes.... damn the car pulled hard ...i loved lifting off boost

Anyway, its back to stock 7-8psi now, but to let everyone know, i picked up a screwed R33 GTST turbo for $150 delivered.... soon to be highflowed (after brakes and manual though )

[AMS]

did you see any smoke out the exhaust before it blew?

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Dunno...twas night at the time

[AMS]

When i got my FMIC and my vac lines were all screwed around, i was running 12psi with 14psi spikes.... damn the car pulled hard ...i loved lifting off boost

Anyway, its back to stock 7-8psi now, but to let everyone know, i picked up a screwed R33 GTST turbo for $150 delivered.... soon to be highflowed (after brakes and manual though )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Damn so you didnt have any R&R Problems?

Yeah my car did go bloody hard though!

Ok, so im pretty sure I'm going ahead with the CGC Highflow. So when I get it on etc etc and the car is up and running. What boost levels should I have then? Just leave it at 10psi? Or go for more? (Will have Jaycar gear by then too )

[AlexCim]

Well, heres the deal

On 7psi the car is "fast". Then i have a 10psi map without a tune and the car is not as "fast". Then i had that 12psi/14psi map and the car was faster then "fast" without a tune. So maybe the total ammount of air was just overriding the R&R?

So these days, for daily i have it on 7. For drags on 7 and... yeh, 7 seems fastest.

Meh, I cant wait to upgrade the turbo and put the s**t back up there, with the pfc/manaul too - Alex=one happy chappy

[AMS]

hmmm....well the jaycar thing has 2 maps ay

So hows about - 1 map - 7psi

- 2nd map - 12psi

With the higflow, Chris will be one happy chappy