turbo rebuild advice

[pdtaylor18]

You have to be careful when upgrading to a 360 thrust plate as some are screwed down,a standard TII turbo will not have these screw holes and will have to be drilled and tapped if you want a professional job. This stops the thrust plate from moving. I have several of the kits and none I have will do the job on a standard turbo so you have to make sure you buy the correct kit, they are perfect for general replacement of the journal bearings and seals etc but that 360 bit might need a bit of engineering dependent upon the kit. Always buy quality and not the cheapest going.

[richrx]

is there any recommended kits you know of ?


rik

[L18M]

L18M i was thinking about a used one, but i think the rebuild kits is around £60, and for £150-£200 i could have an upgraded/hybrid d.i.y turbo that should last a long time unless anyone thinks thats way off price wise?

rik

im jus useless at hands on car stuff.. (widh i knew more lol) hence jus take the easiest route :Giggle

[m1tch]

The problem you will have with the stock turbo is that its on a H18 flange, meaning there aren\'t really any turbos that will fit right in, Prof has doing a hybrid and bolted a larger compressor on the front with nice big gains perhaps PM him about it.

Remember to do all the support modifications like fueling, cooling, braking and mapping before you go past the stock boost, most rotaries die cause they either run lean or overheat

[the hat]

ok h18 flange ?? thats a new one too me the questionis are there any other cars that people kno of that use the same flange as there might be a cheaper alternative to be used as an upgrade