ZC DOHC CRX

has anyone sent their turbos to blaast for rebuilds? if so were you happy when you recieved your item back? just wanting to know the pro's and con's of these guys? what about other turbo rebuilders? who, where, how much, etc?


Thanks in advance!

HiProfile

Some people have been happy, some people got rotten rebuilds. You get what you pay for.

marcj

at one point people were not happy, but he has some good customer service lately. I saw a thread where the customers turbo wasn't repaired right, and he upgraded it to support more power for free and it worked great. I'll be sending my garrett to him.

blackeg

i sent a turbo up there for a rebuild a few years ago. got it back and it still smoked like a bastard. after a long phonecall and me struggling to pick through his accent, they took it back and rebuilt it again. works like a charm now.

Running925

I've sent him about 7 different turbo's, mine and some of the local kids turbo's around here. 4 out of the 7 have worked again after we got them back.. out of the other 3 that didn't , 2 died in a week's time, and one lasted about 2 months (weekend driving only).

It's a toss-up, if the amount of damage causes the repairs to come anywhere near the cost of a new turbo.. just get the new turbo.

Yea, he gives you a warrenty on them but the problem is your still gonna pay shipping both ways again & again and that add's up pretty quick when sending internationaly to Canada

Boosted_Coupe

I bought a rebuilt turbo from them and upon the first start up it started to smoke. Sent it back to them, they "fixed" it, I installed it and it lasted about a month and it did the samething again.

integraturbo96

blaast is a nice guy and give a good customers service

ZC DOHC CRX

i decided screw getting a turbo rebuilt but rather buy myself a new garrett 57 trim. thanks for the insight tho *thumbsup*

non-VTEC

my 57-trim was rebuilt by blast. its been 6 months or so and everything is not that bad. occasionally it will smoke on startup but it goes away and wont happen for weeks/months. it doesnt bother me that much so i just leave it alone unless it gets worse.

i agree with others. just buy a new one. you might save 2-300 bucks with a rebuild but a new one is the best choice.

oranginal

i had my turbo rebuilt by them. they even added the water cooled lines. very knowledgeable. it's been almost a year now and no problems.

Redcoupe

I had my turbo rebuilt them.
Used it and sold it and never got a phone call from the guy or any complaints.

Never had a issue with my turbo and they were very prompt with emailing/calling me on updates.

evans_art

My turbo is gone..

ZC DOHC CRX

gone? what do you mean? and like i stated above i decided to just buy a brand new garrett unit

95dc2teg

this:

https://honda-tech.com/forums/forced-induction-16/beware-blaast-performance-turbo-rebuilding-2637210/

pauld

Had my Garrett rebuilt by Gillaume aka: Blaast, worked great! good pricing too. Friend of mine bought a reman t3/t4 from there and its been good too!! I live in Canada, so its no hassle for any customs crap - maybe some US guys might have a longer wait/border fees. Thumbs up from me!!

HiProfile

It's not the fees they're worried about. It's the fact that half their rebuilds fail w/in a month. Even if they re-fix it, you're still out a turbo that much longer. Time = money to most people...

pauld

Just as a comparo with another rebuilder, A local friend of mine sent his turbo out to a major rebuilder out in western Canada (NOT Blaast), and the cost was about triple of what blaast is charging, and his turbo went back no less than FOUR times! Oil consumption right from startup, or within a day or so. I'm not sure what other rebuild companies "failure rate" is, but I would be curious to find out. I can totally see how sending your turbo back and forth would become a major PITA, especially if its US to Canada, or the other way around. I see the big "anti Blaast" thread on here, but I would like to know how he stacks up against some other turbo rebuilders before making any judgement. Personally, I've been happy with my dealings with Blaast, and he seems to be beating out the one alternative I have to compare against.

jhammond_82

iTrader: (1)

sometimes i wonder if its even worth it to get a turbo rebuilt. i mean, i don't know the costs on every brand new unit, but the price some people pay to get them rebuilt, you can get a new one. know what i mean? for instance. a master power t3/t4 60-1 brand new in the box is only a $500 turbo. great performance, great background, yet people will pay that and even more to get a garrett or turbonetics rebuilt. is this honestly cost effective?