A i was just wondering if anyone on here has dealt with down2turbo...And if anyone has a contact e-mail or phone number for him...

Because i want to buy a turbo, but i dont have a ebay account.....

 

iv heard hes good. no other contacts beside ebay.com

 

i had two t3t4's **** up on me and the most recent one is burning a lotta oil

 

I bought one from him back in dec. t3/t4 I just installed my kit and its running good so far, about 2 weeks now.

 

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Damn, so now im having second thoughts

 

My buddy bought a turbo off him that was suppose to have a .60 compressor housing butthe one he received had a .42, and he is avoiding hims emails now.

 

I just emailed him this past week and he reponded right back to me, but i was asking about where i could get a inlet flange for my compressor housing. I donno. I've heard both really good things and really bad thing about this guy. I'm happy with the service i recieved from him though.

 

He has a lot of good feedback...

Other opinions?

 

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I am guessing user error. How does your oil return look? Have good compression in your motor?

I bought a t3 60 trim .60/.48 from down2turbo about 7 months ago and the turbo has worked out great. I have a shitty *** oil return so I do burn a little bit of oil (motor has good compression), but that is my fault, not the turbo. I would recommend this guy to anybody seeing as his prices are fairly cheap for a brand new remanufactured turbo.

 

Do you mean your return doesnt flow well or something?

Im tired of buying busted *** DSM turbo's, but dont want to spend 600 for a new turbo, but Im not sure this is the right route either.

How does this guy compare to turbocalculator.com rebuilt turbo's?

 

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Correct. My manifold sits the turbo really low, so my oil return doesn't flow well. Thaty is the only reason my car burns oil, the turbo is not the problem.

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How does this guy compare to turbocalculator.com rebuilt turbo's?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I know a few other people running these turbos also and they have no problems. I would defintely get one. Get an external wastegate if your planning on boosting more than 10 psi though. The internal wastegate works good, but at lower boost levels. It's not very stable at higher levels. I had to shorten my arm quite a bit and use a mbc just to get it over 10 psi.

 

Ok, I guess Ill give it a shot. Its half the price of the a new one.

Do you think the Garrett T3 Super 60 would be a good turbo for 250whp?

 

250whp should be no problem. You could probably make a little more than that, maybe 300whp?

 

its been a while. but the first one. the shaft bent on us. possible bad balance.

2nd one the locknig nut on the compressor wheel came loose and sucked back into the turbo.

 

I dunno, its the few bad cases that make me weary.

 

I just got my t3/t4 turbo on ebay but not from down2turbo. Try to buy one locally so you can check it out before you buy it. I know the guy you are talking about and to me, when he answered my questions he seemed kinda shady. If you are doubt, call the guy and see what's up.

 

Down2Turbo's turbos come from MJM Turbos so if that gives you some more insite into who he is and where he gets his turbos.

 

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2nd one the locknig nut on the compressor wheel came loose and sucked back into the turbo. </TD></TR></TABLE>

This is the first time I have ever heard anything bad about the turbos. They do have a 90 day warranty though.

 

I purchased my Super 60 T3 from them and have had the turbo on the car for 2 months. Seems to be working fine. Spools nicely and have had no problems so far.

 

I remember one guy saying he wasn't responding to his emails regarding warranty work...

As cheap as the are Im inclined to bite the bullet and buy new.