my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
03-26-2006, 01:03 AM
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my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
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i bought that turbo about a year ago and i didn't get to put it on the car till about 2 months ago ,,it's t3 t04 super H ballbearing however i didn't connect the turbo to the intake side due to lack of intercooler ,boost controller and deployment so everything was installed except for the piping to the tb and yesterday i heard wierd noise comin' from the turbo today i took it out and found out that the compressor wheel is not moving with turbine wheel due to the broken shaft what the hell what caused that i have no idea!!!! IS THERE ANYWAY TO SAVE THAT TURBO WELD IT OR SOMETHNIG i'm not willin' to pay another grand for a turbo i'm selling the car soon so i need a cheap fix if anybody has any suggestions please posttt thnx
i bought that turbo about a year ago and i didn't get to put it on the car till about 2 months ago ,,it's t3 t04 super H ballbearing however i didn't connect the turbo to the intake side due to lack of intercooler ,boost controller and deployment so everything was installed except for the piping to the tb and yesterday i heard wierd noise comin' from the turbo today i took it out and found out that the compressor wheel is not moving with turbine wheel due to the broken shaft what the hell what caused that i have no idea!!!! IS THERE ANYWAY TO SAVE THAT TURBO WELD IT OR SOMETHNIG i'm not willin' to pay another grand for a turbo i'm selling the car soon so i need a cheap fix if anybody has any suggestions please posttt thnx
, looks like it time to buy another turbo, our source another shaft
03-26-2006, 01:13 AM
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Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
Originally Posted by SinisterCRX
Wait. So you have enough money for a $1200 turbo, but not for an intercooler? What did you do, just leave that part of the turbo open?
03-26-2006, 01:20 AM
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Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
no i didn't have enough time to complete the setup due to deployments like i said so i had no choice... and how is leaving the intake side open bad for the turbo
? and i didn't buy my turbo for 1200 that's what it retails for
? and i didn't buy my turbo for 1200 that's what it retails for
03-26-2006, 01:26 AM
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Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
Originally Posted by mad-max98
no i didn't have enough time to complete the setup due to deployments like i said so i had no choice... and how is leaving the intake side open bad for the turbo? and i didn't buy my turbo for 1200 that's what it retails for
? and i didn't buy my turbo for 1200 that's what it retails forno pressure build up = no boost= no way for the ------- wastegate to open = one over worked turbo
