How long did ur turbo run for?
 

This is a question for all of you! ghetto home turbo rebuild people who didn't get their turbo blanaced after the rebuild. So my question is how long did the turbo last you? And for those who did home made rebuild and then got it balanced how long did it last you.
PS: If u kno of a shop that does cheap turbo balancing please post :)
Thank you

Re: How long did ur turbo run for?
 

i took my turbo apart to clean it, didnt mark anything. Put it back together and it outlasted my motor. haha well it blew up in like 3 months, beating on it like crazy. 15 lbs on BBKA's map without adding more fuel, just beccause i was too lazy to burn a new chip :8 . its only a D :6

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I am getting a 14b it has a lot of walk and it really needs a rebuilt but hey 35$ shipped :).
So I was thinking of rebuilding it so it doesnt walk anymore and maybe getting it balanced but thats only if its cheap.
And as of right now I am leaning toward just rebuilding the thing with the marking of the blade and nut and then just puttin it in and waiting until it goes. Oh and I'll be running about 5-7psi on it and wont beat it too much until I get a built engine.
I would like to hear more from u ppl about home made rebuild.

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that 14b is tiny and won't be any good above 10psi.

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I am not looking for anything over 10psi, so I am totally fine with that. Its gonna be my daily driver so I wanna keep it as reliable as possible. So at first I'll probably be running 5psi so that there isnt much stress on the engine and then when I build a new engine (prolly rods,pistons,maybe some head stuff like cams, valves but nothing race like cuz I still want it to perform as a DD, so I am just trying to make a reliable 8-10psi engine).

Please post more (time it took for it to blow up) stats on ur turbo :)

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It costs $35 bucks to get the turbine and compressor wheels balanced at turbo city. I think that is pretty reasonable.
Erich

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were is that and can I mail it to them? And 35$ is really reasonable price if I can get the turbo balanced for that much I'll deff. do it.

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Never got mine balanced, 16K and still spooling

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u ppl are killin me, half say that turbo balance is 100% needed some people say it will be fine without it. What should I do, I wanna go cheap route but at the same time if it blows up I'll spend more on a new turbo.

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as long as you dont change the compresor or turbine wheels, there is no reason a turbo needs to be balanced after you put new bearings and a thrust washer in it. I did mine 8 months ago when i put my kit on, didnt mark where the compressor nut or anything went. The turbo is the only reliable part left.

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havent blown it soo far, ive put maybe 3000 miles on it? Cant remember

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sure its good over 10 psi , its just not worth having to use the oddball flange. sereously i would just buy an xs powere turbo if your looking for budget

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Most companies balance their turbine and compressor wheels separatly from the factory. If you are changing either of the wheels, a new garrett or turbonetics wheel is also going to come pre-balanced alone. Most have nothing to worry about.. but I have no idea how you would tell how yours was balanced. Maybe 90% of the time you will be fine.
The premature wear of an unblanced turbo isn't going to kill you.. you will need to replace the bearings in a few months if it happens... then you know to balance it. I say just do it without balancing unless you actually can get that $35 because that is a great price!

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Took my .48/.60 apart, replaced the piston ring in it with a turbonetics "stagger gap" piston ring. Put it back together and haven't had any problems. Although i think it could use a professional rebuld because it didn't solve the smoking, just made it a little better. Still spooled like a raped ape though :6

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Yeah, I just mailed the wheels to turbo city (after contacting the guy in rebuilding first). I actually got them back the same week across the country. I'm not saying it won't work without balancing them but if you go thru all the trouble (in my case, I rebuilt the turbos) may as well pony up the 35 and have it done right. The alignment on them is just two magic marker stripes that yo align. They also clean them so even the turbine wheel looks brand new.
Erich

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jdm2k, where you from in the NE

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thompson CT area. Near the thompson speed way. It's on the mass and RI borders

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Balance the turbo....Once balanced, it should last the life of the engine if used at reasonable boost pressure. Most of you guys are boosting under 15 psi, unless you're using a teensy snail, it should last a while....