Places to fix up a 2nd had turbo
03 March 2010, 10:09 AM
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Places to fix up a 2nd had turbo
Morning all, just got hold of a 2nd hand ihivf35, and for piece of mind i'd like to get it rebuilt with new bearings etc. Just wanted to know if there was anyone you guys could recommend for the job??
03 March 2010, 10:26 AM
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Web site looks good! Anyone used this lot? Would like to use a company thats recommended. However i will give ar turbo a call now i think.
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03 March 2010, 12:05 PM
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just spoke to midland. They said as its a ball bearing turbo it can't be rebuilt. I thought the vf34 was bearing and the vf35 wasnt! Am i wrong??
03 March 2010, 12:06 PM
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Yeah I've got 2 x VF28's to rebuild but nobody seems to be able to get parts.
Best offer I have had it to cobble together one good one with two tired turbos .
I'm very interested if anyone has anything else to say.....I'm tempted to swap to a TD05 because of it.
Best offer I have had it to cobble together one good one with two tired turbos .
I'm very interested if anyone has anything else to say.....I'm tempted to swap to a TD05 because of it.
04 March 2010, 10:41 AM
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Right, i've given owen develpoments a call- they are on a break! how dare they! hehe. Hopefully someone will ring me back with a yes on the rebuild! Looked at the turbo last night and it seems pretty good- think if owen don't give me a result i'm just going to bang it on and see what happens!
Incidentally, anyone know what 90 degree hose i'll need to fit an sti intercooler y pipe to this turbo????
Incidentally, anyone know what 90 degree hose i'll need to fit an sti intercooler y pipe to this turbo????
04 March 2010, 12:00 PM
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You will be lucky if owen rebuild the VF turbos, i could be wrong but the parts are just not available. All VF series turbos are Ball bearing.
I dont quite understand your last question posted above, the Y pipe? The TMIC with pipes from a WRX or Sti will fit straight onto this turbo. What year car are you going to put it on?
I dont quite understand your last question posted above, the Y pipe? The TMIC with pipes from a WRX or Sti will fit straight onto this turbo. What year car are you going to put it on?
04 March 2010, 12:14 PM
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Sorry for the vague info bud. Its a newage STI tmic i got off ebay- it has the metal section but no elbow that would connect it to the turbo. My car is a 2002wrx, i'm fitting a vf35 (hopefully!) and wasn't sure whether the current elbow on my existing standard (which mates onto the standard td-04) wrx tmic would go onto both the STI tmic and the vf35? Or should i just get a samco one or something??
Hope thats i bit more help!
Hope thats i bit more help!
04 March 2010, 12:38 PM
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That was it Owen Turbos!!!! Got some more for you as well, from when I was searching;
Owen Developments - turbo, turbos, turbochargers, performance tuning and innovative engineering solutions
Car Turbo Repair Faults & Trouble Shooting Guide | Turborepairs.com Blackpool, Lancashire UK
Turbo Dynamics Limited
Owen Developments - turbo, turbos, turbochargers, performance tuning and innovative engineering solutions
Car Turbo Repair Faults & Trouble Shooting Guide | Turborepairs.com Blackpool, Lancashire UK
Turbo Dynamics Limited
04 March 2010, 12:54 PM
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flashy website-poo service so far.......Still waiting for a call back from owen!!
Sent an email to turbo dynamics!
Such drama!
Sent an email to turbo dynamics!
Such drama!
04 March 2010, 02:30 PM
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This is very true, but i'm still a potential customer! With hard earned to spend! i'll try them again tommorrow (after their tea break!!!)
04 March 2010, 03:02 PM
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Try these people they do overhaul IHI turbos as they just overhauled a VF48 for me, they are IHI agents so they can get hold of the spare parts as well. 
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04 March 2010, 03:13 PM
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I know what you're saying and I agree.
Wouldn't get poor service from RCM!
You do have to remember their customers are probably spending £10k a shot, making your £500 for a standard turbo rebuild kinda lame....
Wouldn't get poor service from RCM!
You do have to remember their customers are probably spending £10k a shot, making your £500 for a standard turbo rebuild kinda lame....
04 March 2010, 03:22 PM
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Try these people they do overhaul IHI turbos as they just overhauled a VF48 for me, they are IHI agents so they can get hold of the spare parts as well.
racing turbos, turbocharger repair, turbocharger recondition, ball bearing turbos, hybrid turbos, roller bearing turbocharger, racing turbos, turbonetics, blow off valve
racing turbos, turbocharger repair, turbocharger recondition, ball bearing turbos, hybrid turbos, roller bearing turbocharger, racing turbos, turbonetics, blow off valve
Result they can inspect it and repair it if anything needs doing! Absolute result!
Great shout cannon fodder!!
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