Unfortunately not mate, zero time available!

 

It may well be, I didn't have anything to work off at the time. It'll be easy to modify if it won't fit though. Hopefully it will!

Anyone got a converted TD05 sitting around to compare with? I did think at the time it was too long, but better looking at it rather than for it.

 

Just sold mine, I have pictures somewhere though

 

I need a company to do mine, not that skilled in welding. I don't know why someone doesn't buy them and convert them to front entry must be some money in it.

 

Someone on eBay is at it but they're looking £350 per unit, extortion!

 

You can buy a brand new 16g front entry for £179
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=201243341307

 

I know, seen those before. The guy I saw on eBay was using old genuine units and doing what I did, then trying to punt them for crazy money. I've bought, converted, and rebuilt mine with new bearings and seals for a total of about £90/£100 if I remember right.

 

There Chinese rubbish mate, unbranded i think.

With as turbo i wouldn't skimp on cheap rubbish, when it packs in could end up taking your engine out with it.

 

Na, I've not had a problem in all these years

 

Lol why you got one on yours?

 

Yep. No probs at all.
I've had several Chinese turbos on several cars, for thousands of miles over the years. Not had any problems yet.
What experience does everyone else have? I'd like to hear

 

I have no experience and I'd buy a Chinese turbo in a heartbeat. Only reason I didn't was because I got this one cheap and just fancied the challenge of converting and rebuilding it. I have however got experience of fitting two Chinese CHRAs to two of my mates cars, just over one year on and they're both running perfectly. I'm with boosted on this one

 

Hmmmm really, guess some could be worse than others how would you know though.

 

Not really, the quality has been consistent in my experience.
Most "branded" turbos or parts of said turbos are made in the same factories/ production lines in china. People need to wake up to the biggest growing industrial country in the world!

 

There was a guy on ebay selling machined front entry housings for TD05's. That's where I bought mine from. Really nicely done too, the inner part of the intake is machined smooth to give the best airflow.

 

Scotty please refrane from Americanism's like "intake"

 

Inner housing / neck then. Whatever you want to call it

 

Inlets fine mate

 

Lol

 

Next it will be diaper, bunch, headers, movies. Would just like to nip it in the bud now before it gets out of hand.

 

I've been fighting this battle for a while bud, the amount of people on this site that use American terms. The problem is they get all there info off google and not there own knowledge.

 

Yeah I google all my own knowledge, know nothing about Impreza's at all....

 

Honesty is the best policy on here mate

 

Have you managed to fit this TD05? If not sell it to me

 

Haven't fitted it yet but I might actually be selling due to the purchase of a 2.1 stroker kit!

 

Ill have a billet big 16g for sale soon. Looking for £250ish plus postage

 

Sneaky

 

whats that?

 

Ok keep me posted

 

Don't suppose you have his user name?