ILuvJDM

Yeah, I'm only going for like 170-180 hp if that.... I'm gonna get him to take pics of the whole turbo cause the only pic he has up is of the compressor side. I need to find out an estimate of how many miles are on that thing...

ILuvJDM

Update: he said that the guy who had it before him put a little over 3k miles on it. Is this alot for turbos? How long till it needs a rebuild. He doesn't have any proof that it's the real thing. But I'm sure it's real... and there is no way to tell I guess unless someone can tell me a special mark on it or something... But if it all goes to plan I'll get this at the beggining of April for $400.

B16Drag

Dont buy **** unless you yourself knows what it looks like, what condition it is in, and there is a guarantee...

Chances are that fool is gonna rip you off if he is not a friend. If your plans are 180whp, ---- it! Just get a 14b or a regular T3 and call it a day. Ballbearing turbos are nice but whats the point if the power goal is so low? Is it worth the extra $$$ to say "Yea, I got a ballbearing turbo" and then have a stock gsr rape you?

ILuvJDM

I told the guy to forget about it.. and I'm just going to get a Brand new Garrett T-25 from a friend. anyone object to this?

B16Drag

t25 will get u into ur power range. just dont expect to put out 300whp from that turbo. its a great turbo dont get me wrong just not for higher power range output.

projekteg

if you're gonna spend that much money on a new turbo, at least get something a little bigger. eventually you'll want more boost/power and the t25 won't be able to deliver that past a certain point.

ILuvJDM

How efficient will a T-25 be at like 9 psi? that's what I was planning to run. I'm not trying to get 300 hp. hell, not even 200 about 170 will be fine, especially for a 16yr old. :P And T-25 sounds good because I like Auto-X and fast spool has always tickled me, lol

projekteg

that'll be fine then, t25 should be good for a little over 200whp

ILuvJDM

alright cool, for a second there I thought everyone was saying T-25's suck on D-series cause I just bought a HF manifold that was Bead-blasted and heat painted for 1200F. and I was planning on using this for a T-25 with some sort of adapter plate.
check out what I got for $65

Price of $65 Includes:
-Cost of Shipping
-Online Tracking Link
-Insurance
-Packaging Materials
-Paypal Fee
-My Time
the guy was really proffesional. tracking numbers email notification and everything

projekteg

65 is kind of steep for an hf mani, they usually go for 35-50 shipped. packaging materials and all that other stuff are a given :P