Gt35r From Ebay On Rb25

[HYBRID VL]

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.

[scotty nm35]

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.

[ARTZ]

where u lookin buddy i cant find any internal gated gt35s..?

[HYBRID VL]

there is one of them there is a few others aswell

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GT35-GT35R-SPEC-INT...=item27ad5b6c56

[boostn0199]

Not worth cheap it ebay copies are shit save up and get the real thing or a good 2nd hand one as said.

[hypergear]

Get a really cheap one. I can convert those to a 600HP duel ceramic ball bearings turbo that works.

[r32-25t]

ive got an internally gated gt35r for sale if interested has .7 comp and .63 turbine

[HYBRID VL]

what u mean convert it?

[TiTAN]

he means the ebay turbos are garbage and that there is a reason the genuine ones cost more.

[HYBRID VL]

i dont think thats what he meant i think there was more to it.

[hypergear]

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.

[bozodos]

what's the price difference VS just buying some housings though lol

[STR8E180]

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]

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]

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]

^ 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.

[bozodos]

Pretty sure Duncan at least uses ebay turbos to some success, just to be the devil's advocate!

[msports180]

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]

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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)

[KiwiRS4T]

Pretty sure Duncan at least uses ebay turbos to some success, just to be the devil's advocate!

"some" is the key word - I think he's on his third for the same engine!