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Gt35r From Ebay On Rb25

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HYBRID VL

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looking at buying one of these cheap turbos off ebay they are $700 or so GT35R internal gate is what has me thinking of getting it and price i dunno if its decent for price or whatever but its so called 500HP rating .63 AR is what is catching my eye.

Has anyone used these turbos or are they not worth getting involed with or even if i bought one and got say garret to check it out or somthing.

would it be good for an RB25 im guessing spool up time would be very close to a standard RB25 T3 and internally gate would mean less piping and being able to retain standard manifold.

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scotty nm35 Grand Master

scotty nm35

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Laggy unbalanced bush bearing copy, (I have one here). It would be better to chuck in another few hundred and buy a good secondhand Garrett one from the for sale section, there have been a few in there recently.

STR8E180 Proficient

STR8E180

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The housing casting are generally ok. So dump the old chra, build a new core, machine the both housings to suit, and it will work.

so basically all you will be doing is buying the turbo just for the housings

sounds like alot of money when your going to bin most of the parts

may as well buy a decent turbo to start of with

GTScotT Grand Master

GTScotT

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The housing casting are generally ok. So dump the old chra, build a new core, machine the both housings to suit, and it will work.

If he bought this turbo by accident I would recommend him to see you about the above. However, seeing as its $700 and he hasnt bought it yet, I am sure your CHRA wont cost under $1000 which is around what this turbo is worth new genuine from garrett.

A .63 non gated one went for $1000 recently on this site I believe, brand new also.

Another thing to note which is yet to be covered, OP stated he assumes it will spool similar to factory. I would like to put on the record that a GT35 of any sort will not spool anything like factory. While I have plenty of faith in them the best description for it compared to factory (in lamens terms) would be laggy.

Consider a highflow if you have the stock turbo at home, they are good when on a tight budget. Hypergear can help.

If money is not an issue, think "setup" rather than "bolt on" and go for the good sheit.

saliya Rising Star

saliya

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The housing casting are generally ok. So dump the old chra, build a new core, machine the both housings to suit, and it will work.

... so you're advocating paying $700 plus whatever machining is worth for a couple of housings?

OP: You don't want to do this. Buy a complete new turbo from a place with a warranty; if the budget doesn't

stretch save for a little longer.

Or find someone on this forum selling a used turbo that's willing to have it professionally inspected (at your cost).

Cheers,

Saliya

R31Nismoid Grand Master

R31Nismoid

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^ Agreed. The Garrett CHRA is around $1100 - It would cost you MORE to machine/refit than to buy Garrett original in the first place.

You also don't know what the casting it like, its simply a gamble. A very stupid one.

As for the turbo itself: "Brand New GT35 Style"

Keyword - Style.

Its a knock off. Any turbo that retails @ $1700 - should have alarm bells ringing when its $1000 cheaper.

Stay away.

msports180 Mentor

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Some mates took a punt and ordered one of the external gate GT35r style turbo's from the states. On the stock manifold with the gate plumbed in between the mani and turbs on a adaptor the gate opens at 3700rpm. Made 320 @ 14psi with a real quick shitty tune.

How long it lasts for is anyone's guess...

islade Rising Star

islade

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<<Thread Hijack Alert>>

I've got a KKR560 on my car. I've had the wastegate hole made bigger etc, so it doesn't have the overboosting problem anymore.

How much would it cost to get it rebuild as a ball bearing unit? I'm assuming that will just bolt straight back on with no modifications? The turbo is only oil-cooled (not water-cooled)

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