"Cheap" bolt on turbo on RB25DET NEO

[GTSBoy]

"Hybrid" is a meaningless term. I could not tell you what the vendor of that turbo means by "hybrid".

[MBS206]

22 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

"Hybrid" is a meaningless term. I could not tell you what the vendor of that turbo means by "hybrid".

Hybrid sounds like a supercharger... It's half a turbo, with a belt to drive it!

Oh wait, they're just called super chargers...

[Kapr]

Oh sry i do not know if i used the term right. What i meant is upgrade the internals and keep the housing.

That is not "hybrid"? 

[GTSBoy]

3 minutes ago, Kapr said:

Oh sry i do not know if i used the term right. What i meant is upgrade the internals and keep the housing.

That is not "hybrid"? 

That's why I said it is a meaningless term. Because there is more than one meaning that people can apply to it.

When we said "highflow", that is exactly what we mean, and exactly what is done. In a highflow, they take your housing and machine them out to take bigger wheels, have a better internal profile, etc etc, and fit a new core with the different/better/bigger wheels.

[Kapr]

Ok thank you...maybe the term "hybrid" is used here to describe what you said  

 

And any other turbo that is "bolt on"?
Iam kinda leaning towards this new HKS:

https://www.rhdjapan.com/hks-sports-turbine-kit-gtiii-rs-skyline-er34.html

It is bit expensive but it should be enough for my power now and in the future 🙂

[KizzaR33]

hybrid is stock turbo frame with custom billet wheels and internals

[Murray_Calavera]

6 hours ago, Kapr said:

Iam kinda leaning towards this new HKS:

https://www.rhdjapan.com/hks-sports-turbine-kit-gtiii-rs-skyline-er34.html

It is bit expensive but it should be enough for my power now and in the future

What happened to looking for a cheaper bolt on turbo? 

I don't think you'll find anyone here (that isn't American) that will recommend this turbo... its absolutely crazy money for what you get. 

[joshuaho96]

14 hours ago, Kapr said:

Ok thank you...maybe the term "hybrid" is used here to describe what you said  

 

And any other turbo that is "bolt on"?
Iam kinda leaning towards this new HKS:

https://www.rhdjapan.com/hks-sports-turbine-kit-gtiii-rs-skyline-er34.html

It is bit expensive but it should be enough for my power now and in the future 🙂

I think it's terrible value, it should be half that price IMO. And I'm known as someone who will unironically suggest the GTIII-SS on the RB26 if you have very specific requirements. The GCG RB25DET "hybrid turbo" is 1/3rd the cost of this GTIII-RS kit and sounds like it should fit with zero modifications. Talk to Hypergear as well, maybe they can do something that fits your requirements.

[tylink720]

The maxpeedingrods turbo is cheap and bolts on to stock parts. I think you just need a bigger silicone coupler for the intake. Its a cheap china turbo, but it's been running on mine for almost 3 years at 16-19 psi.

[MBS206]

4 hours ago, tylink720 said:

The maxpeedingrods turbo is cheap and bolts on to stock parts. I think you just need a bigger silicone coupler for the intake. Its a cheap china turbo, but it's been running on mine for almost 3 years at 16-19 psi.

It's funny, as Ive seen plenty of people use them in cheap builds on YT. And they actually go okay, even though a lot of other maxspeedingrods stuff is terrible.

Those turbos seem reliable enough, the only part being, a good quality turbo that is "identical" to it, will out perform it day in and day out. In both a lower boost threshold, and the ability to flow more air at the same boost pressure.

As a cheap cheap replacement, not a terrible choice. For cheap and shouldn't blow in a day, not terrible (like other eBay/Temu turbos) for low cost and still decent performance, that's where the question comes in to play from the results I've seen.

I'd actually find it hilarious to buy one, and strap it to a paddock basher or some other cheap as POS originally NA car, and send it to the moon!

[Kapr]

@Murray_Calavera iam just considering options 🙂 of course it is very expensive so that why i ask here 🙂 

@joshuaho96 I looked at that GCG hybrid(i remember looking at it few weeks before)
So this is "that" hybrid where i send them my turbo and they upgrade the inside to Garrett stuff and then they send it back.
It cost around 1200-1300 USD which is FAR cheaper than the HKS and it is what iam looking for(i just do not have experience like this...to send something off to "upgrade" )

@tylink720 that is like 150 USD turbo no? 😄 I dont think i have the "ease on my mind" with this kind of turbo.
I just put over 7000k USD to "LINK" up my engine...dont want to blow it up with cheap turbo 😄

 

 

EDIT: https://www.cj-motor.com/gcg-turbo-charger-for-nissan-rb20det-rb25det-high?srsltid=AfmBOooVeOZ6CZ6r1AIv5m-KPaa6BvudIPJTY8LW78khkd-gQlsaCht9

I looked at this and it seems ok?
It is that CGC hybrid and it costs around 1250 USD (with back shipping).

Do any of you have experience with this hybrid on NEO turbo? I quickly look thru the forum/web and it seems very good.

Edited yesterday at 09:02 AM by Kapr

[GTSBoy]

11 hours ago, Kapr said:

where i send them my turbo and they upgrade the inside to Garrett stuff and then they send it back

Yes, just without the annoying use of the word hybrid. We stopped using that term 20 years ago when we realised it meant different things to different people. Even "highflow" can represent more than one way of achieving the goal of getting more flow out of a turbo. But at least it says what it does on the box.

[Kapr]

Ok thanks 🙂 I will higly consider this.

Any "known" company for a good reviews and experience to send that off? Is that CJ-motor good one? Or go straight to GCG site?

I need to use VPN to even find some of those "shops" let alone access them 🙂 

[GTSBoy]

I've never heard of CJ-motor, so can't advise you on them. I'd just go straight to GCG for a GCG highflow though. Seems no point to use a middleman. I'm somewhat surprised that the price on the CJ site is lower than the GCG retail price. Even though CJ would get a discount of some sort, you would hardly expect them to give up so much margin. Maybe the price is out of date?

Having said that "I'd go to GCG"...when I did my highflow, I went to Hypergear. I did this https://hypergearturbos.com/product/rb25dethighflow/#tab-dyno-results with the R34 OP6 450HP profile. With the BB centre (extra $400) and intially with the standard boost actuator, but I eventually got him to send me the high pressure one when I got to the point of being able to actually use it.

Ends up costing the same sort of money as the GCG highflow, but this is, of course, the turbo that I KNOW has a shorter length core and so moves the comp cover rearwards. The GCG apparently doesn't do that.

My mechanic also swears by the GCG highflow, given that we have another turbo rebuilder who does something essentialy the same as theirs, using Garrett wheels. He says it stands up at really low revs and makes good power. I haven't pushed my HG highflow past ~240-250rwkW yet (should have a little more in it, but unclear how much) and it does have a fairly gentle boost ramp. OK, it's much better now that I have gotten my boost controller tuned up on it.  A lot of my earlier unhappiness was because I couldn't keep the wastegate flap as closed as it needed to be (including some mechanical issues). I'd still prefer it to boost up nearly as quickly as the stocker, and it certainly a bit slower than that. So maybe the GCG one is worth the first look (for you).

[joshuaho96]

1 hour ago, Kapr said:

Ok thanks 🙂 I will higly consider this.

Any "known" company for a good reviews and experience to send that off? Is that CJ-motor good one? Or go straight to GCG site?

I need to use VPN to even find some of those "shops" let alone access them 🙂 

GCG is a good company, they're a major distributor for Garrett in Japan as well.