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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: firebird_1252 on March 13 2014, 09:42:58 PM

Title: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: firebird_1252 on March 13 2014, 09:42:58 PM: http://www.turbodirect.co.za/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=778&Itemid=21 (http://www.turbodirect.co.za/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=778&Itemid=21)

thoughts?
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Forzfed on March 13 2014, 11:15:11 PM: Nothing new or surprising. If you check out all the other turbo forums, guys were pulling the precision turbos apart and showing all the inferior components. And there were a lot more precison turbos blown than garret, which basically stole garrets design.
Title: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: firebird_1252 on March 14 2014, 04:13:58 AM: Wasn't the problems mainly with the 6262 though? I know garrets turbos make huge power. Just way too rich for my blood. For my race car the turbo I need is north of $3800.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: motorhead on March 14 2014, 02:23:29 PM: Huh.

Seems like an eBay-type GT 45-style journal bearing turbo is good-value for money when compared to a Precision unit.

But, now I am looking at a genuine Garrett too; call it peace of mind.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: firebird_1252 on March 14 2014, 04:00:29 PM: agreed mike. i dont know how they are on the street but my brother in his race car has been running a borg. i think on the buick though i'm going to pony up the money and go garrett. the GTX series is insane.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Pyro6 on March 14 2014, 05:21:23 PM: Wish me luck Rob, that's what we're running this year. I put pic's up on Freakbook
Title: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: firebird_1252 on March 14 2014, 05:22:21 PM: The GTX Gary? My buddy Todd ( tell the vw guy Todd pavics) is running one with amazing results.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Pyro6 on March 14 2014, 05:56:05 PM: Hopin for the same, the guy I told you about put it together. I'm so anxious for this year I haven't decided who's gonna drive, Thomas or me. Seemed funny, on Facebbook all the questions I got were on the IC plumbing. That's why I like it here.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Pyro6 on March 14 2014, 07:59:48 PM: Sorta like a VW Buick hybrid maybe?? Don't know yet but can't wait to find out. :D
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152247090079467&set=gm.725514604148266&type=1&theater (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152247090079467&set=gm.725514604148266&type=1&theater)
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Steve Wood on March 14 2014, 08:10:29 PM: heck, I liked the plumbing too!

there are still people out there that don't want to remember all the 51-52 turbo failures that had the turbines melting the wheels in a curl or breaking off.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Scoobum on March 14 2014, 08:29:27 PM: Precision CEA 6262 here. Beating on it every weekend from spring to fall for the last 2 years and can't kill it...and can't say enuf about it.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Forzfed on March 14 2014, 10:02:38 PM: Quote from: Scoobum on March 14 2014, 08:29:27 PM
Precision CEA 6262 here. Beating on it every weekend from spring to fall for the last 2 years and can't kill it...and can't say enuf about it.

I've been reading the precision horror stories for years on other forums and lots of the threads are disappearing. But that being said, I would still buy a PTE6466. If it blows, I'll put the CPT66 back on. What can you buy that is a direct bolt on and is comparable?
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Scoobum on March 14 2014, 11:03:21 PM: All the bolt on junk on my car has been incredibly durable over the years...with the lone exception of the GBODY DP I had years ago. It was a piece of shit from the word go.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: firebird_1252 on March 15 2014, 12:28:44 AM: nothing was more shit then the te44 thats on my car now.. its been rebuilt more times then i can count.. i think 5 times now? its a turbonetics turbo.. HATE IT then again.. i dont know. never ever.. had it to do 1 steady pull.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Top Speed on March 15 2014, 11:28:31 AM: very interesting
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: daveismissing on March 15 2014, 01:56:57 PM: Where does one get a Garrett turbo nowadays?
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: 1KWIKSIX on March 15 2014, 02:06:53 PM: Not so sure after reading this? :O

http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=306838 (http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=306838)

Guess if you find a good used one (older model). :rolleyes;
Title: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: firebird_1252 on March 15 2014, 02:24:45 PM: Www.atpturbo.c om

Think my brother can get them too. Know he was working on being a dealer.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: firebird_1252 on March 15 2014, 06:46:32 PM: talked to my brother before. he can get garrett turbo's.

sales@stevebilt.com

he was teling me the problem is that garretts are just real expensive.

gary i'm dying to see results with yours.
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Steve Wood on March 15 2014, 07:10:04 PM: John Craig has some garrett's on his site
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: motorhead on March 15 2014, 10:16:51 PM: Quote from: 1KWIKSIX on March 15 2014, 02:06:53 PM
Not so sure after reading this? :O

http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=306838 (http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=306838)

Guess if you find a good used one (older model). :rolleyes;

Good thing the internet has a memory, but it seems that mine is fading. I do remember that information boiling up.

Things have a tendency to right themselves over time as I do believe Garrett is still supplying the OEMs; my brother is telling me that IHI may be supplying GM with the turbos for the LF3 V6 (same company serves Mazda).
Title: Re: thought you guys would find this interesting (turbo article)
Post by: Pyro6 on March 16 2014, 04:43:46 PM: HE Performance did mine, he's a Garret distributor. Elizabethtown PA