turbo rebuild kit

[j.l.forsen]

if i grab a blown ebay turbo and replace the components with a high quality rebuild kit, would that be worth while?

[andrew volcz]

most turbo's we've sent out for rebuilding START @ $400-600+ for a journal bearing turbo (depending how damaged they are).  BB turbo's are more as they usually replace the center section.

[j.l.forsen]

so just get a new used one....

[andrew volcz]

likely a better idea than rebuilding a 16g or something similar.  just my $.02 from experience

[GlenMartin]

if i grab a blown ebay turbo and replace the components with a high quality rebuild kit, would that be worth while?

depends how bad the turbo is......a lot of guys buy those turbo's off ebay, (16g, gt-35's) and so on and before even running them take them apart and put new bearings in them as well as port them. i have seen a few tutorials on youtube on how to do this, and honestly if you have any mechanical bone in your body you can do it, and for a fraction of the price. I bought a brand new ebay 16g turbo for i think $150, (might of been cheaper cant remember) the rebuild kit for it is like $100 from ebay as well (authentic mitsu kit) so for $250 and a little bit of elbow grease i am going to have a brand new turbo. i sold a used authentic 16g turbo for $250. i would rather have the brand new parts as well as the porting. search some tutorials online. you also need the right tools.....

[Markus Johnson]

What about the issue of getting the turbo balanced?  I have completely taken apart a 14b and then reassembled it, without ever getting it balanced.  It was only after the fact I heard it should have been balanced.  It seemed to work well after, but maybe it was a time bomb waiting to explode.

[Marke Bailey]

From what I have read on tuners and spoken with Justin on that site the mitsu parts are pre balanced and do not need rotating balance.

[j.l.forsen]

i heard some say when you take the compressor wheel off the shaft, you need to scribe the nut to the wheel because they think it gets balanced together, others think they get balance individually..... if that makes sense