turbonetics turbos suck!!!
04-23-2003, 03:14 AM
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turbonetics turbos suck!!!
yeah i go to kwai yesterday becasue my car has been smoking a little bit more than it should. I am just paranoid about my car and take it in for every little thing. well when i got there my car was smoking bad. the turbo is less than a year old with less than 8k miles on it. we thought since the turbo was so new how could it be that... so we checked comp...180-180-180-180 ok thats perfect.... so then pull the plugs look for oil.... nothing..... finally take the dp off and on the exhaust side of the turbo there is shiny black stuff.... looks like oil, tastes like oil, smells like oil...must be oil. 
i ordered a new turbo last night.
i will be selling my turbonetics after they rebuild it.
i noramlly would not bash a product but i hear nothing but complaints lately about turbonetics. they used to be a really good company from what i hear but lately quality has gone down the shiter
precision turbo will now be getting my money
i was thinking the percision that is equal to a to4e 60-1
any coments
cliffnotes: turbonectics turbo failed ....going with precision
just to let everyone know as well...
benson at kwai is really going the extra mile with this...
he is ordering the new turbo today which i got a good price on...
and installing it asap... also for a very very very good price.
the reason for the rush is that there is an event coming up may 15th that i wanted to be a part of.
so it might cost me some $$$ to get it running in time but well worth it imo
so to benson at kwai....
Modified by slowsi00 at 6:25 AM 4/23/2003
Modified by slowsi00 at 10:09 AM 4/23/2003
i ordered a new turbo last night.
i will be selling my turbonetics after they rebuild it.
i noramlly would not bash a product but i hear nothing but complaints lately about turbonetics. they used to be a really good company from what i hear but lately quality has gone down the shiter
precision turbo will now be getting my money
i was thinking the percision that is equal to a to4e 60-1
any coments
cliffnotes: turbonectics turbo failed
....going with precision just to let everyone know as well...
benson at kwai is really going the extra mile with this...
he is ordering the new turbo today which i got a good price on...
and installing it asap... also for a very very very good price.
the reason for the rush is that there is an event coming up may 15th that i wanted to be a part of.
so it might cost me some $$$ to get it running in time but well worth it imo
so
to benson at kwai....Modified by slowsi00 at 6:25 AM 4/23/2003
Modified by slowsi00 at 10:09 AM 4/23/2003
04-23-2003, 03:26 AM
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SC444869 60 trim T31 .48 69 $775.00
SC446376 60 trim T31 .63 76 $775.00
SC604869 60 trim T31 .48 69 $775.00
SC606376 60 trim T31 .63 76 $775.00
SC516370 60 trim T350 .63 70 $775.00
SC526376 60 trim T350 .63 76 $775.00
SC536369 60 trim T04 .63 69 $775.00
SC546369 60 trim T04 .63 69 $775.00
i got this off of there website
just kinda curious on which turbo to replace mine with
i know the sc61 is super popular but which one is that??
just trying to gain a little bit more knowledge about the turbos themselves i dont want to be stuck with a turbo too big or too small
SC446376 60 trim T31 .63 76 $775.00
SC604869 60 trim T31 .48 69 $775.00
SC606376 60 trim T31 .63 76 $775.00
SC516370 60 trim T350 .63 70 $775.00
SC526376 60 trim T350 .63 76 $775.00
SC536369 60 trim T04 .63 69 $775.00
SC546369 60 trim T04 .63 69 $775.00
i got this off of there website
just kinda curious on which turbo to replace mine with
i know the sc61 is super popular but which one is that??
just trying to gain a little bit more knowledge about the turbos themselves i dont want to be stuck with a turbo too big or too small
04-23-2003, 03:49 AM
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Re: (slowsi00)
yeah turbonetics does suck there quality has gone down over the last few years and Garrett is only getting better, sorry to hear that hopefully when you do get that sc it should ride real good
04-23-2003, 03:52 AM
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Re: (BoostedsiR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BoostedsiR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah turbonetics does suck there quality has gone down over the last few years and Garrett is only getting better, sorry to hear that hopefully when you do get that sc it should ride real good</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah maybe after turbonetics rebuilds it it will be all good....
i think i am leaning towards a sc61 w00t
yeah maybe after turbonetics rebuilds it it will be all good....
i think i am leaning towards a sc61 w00t
04-23-2003, 04:03 AM
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Re: (Arturbo)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Arturbo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sc61 is a good choice.</TD></TR></TABLE>
cool i was hoping that u would chime in on this post....
so for about 400whp at around 18-20psi
the sc61 should be the way to go right???
cool i was hoping that u would chime in on this post....
so for about 400whp at around 18-20psi
the sc61 should be the way to go right???
04-23-2003, 04:17 AM
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Re: turbonetics turbos suck!!! (slowsi00)
Not only did their products go down the drain , their customer service sucks also that's why I choose Innovative Turbos for all my customers.
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04-23-2003, 04:38 AM
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Re: turbonetics turbos suck!!! (ekb18c)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ekb18c »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Not only did their products go down the drain , their customer service sucks also that's why I choose Innovative Turbos for all my customers. </TD></TR></TABLE>
turnaround time for my turbo to be rebuilt will be about a month thats if i am lucky
thats terrible customer service
turnaround time for my turbo to be rebuilt will be about a month thats if i am lucky
thats terrible customer service
04-23-2003, 06:00 AM
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Re: turbonetics turbos suck!!! (babyboib16)
i have a turbonetics turbo too and i dont notice any smoke, its used for about 10000 miles. only thing i hate about it is that it was used for 5000 then i bought it and put 5000 on it and it doesnt say a/r or anything on it like that. only a big T for turbonetics
04-23-2003, 10:43 AM
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Re: (slowsi00)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slowsi00 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so for about 400whp at around 18-20psi
the sc61 should be the way to go right???</TD></TR></TABLE>
that turbo will make that power easy, if you only want 400whp you might want to look into one alittle smaller for more of a faster spool. i personally run a sc52
the sc61 should be the way to go right???</TD></TR></TABLE>
that turbo will make that power easy, if you only want 400whp you might want to look into one alittle smaller for more of a faster spool. i personally run a sc52
04-23-2003, 12:35 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IMPULSE B18C-T »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
that turbo will make that power easy, if you only want 400whp you might want to look into one alittle smaller for more of a faster spool. i personally run a sc52
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i will have to think about that.
benson from kwai already ordered my new turbo... should have it early next week
and he is on the horn with turbonetics on getting my old turbo rebuilt.
that turbo will make that power easy, if you only want 400whp you might want to look into one alittle smaller for more of a faster spool. i personally run a sc52
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i will have to think about that.
benson from kwai already ordered my new turbo... should have it early next week
and he is on the horn with turbonetics on getting my old turbo rebuilt.
09-18-2003, 04:24 PM
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a guy here with a supra just went through 3 straight precision pt67's... every company in the world is going to have some flawed products. I dont think its fair to say turbonetics sucks becuause your turbo's seals (im guessing thi sis your problem) are leaking. How was your return setup etc...?
09-18-2003, 05:19 PM
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My Turbonetics T3/T04B ran fine for 3 years, and I got it second-hand. I think it's about 10 years old(it's from the very first generation of DRAG kits 
). Anyway, I got it rebuilt last year while it was off for smog, and it came back looking brand new(thanks cheapturbo.com ), and I put about 1k miles on it until I threw a rod 
. I guess Turbonetics isn't what it used to be.
). Anyway, I got it rebuilt last year while it was off for smog, and it came back looking brand new(thanks cheapturbo.com ), and I put about 1k miles on it until I threw a rod . I guess Turbonetics isn't what it used to be.
09-18-2003, 05:32 PM
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Re: turbonetics turbos suck!!! (slowsi00)
for sure, i have a friend that just put a drag gen 3 kit on his gsr. it came with a turbonetics turbo and his car wont boost at all, we've checked everything else out and we've narrowed it down to the turbo. brand new turbo I might add
09-18-2003, 05:49 PM
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Re: turbonetics turbos suck!!!
Often times the turbo should be the last thing to blame. About 95% of oil leaking issues I've seen are due to an improper oil feed/drain system (user error).
It's not right to blame the maker of the turbo if you have a problem like this which could (and probably is) not the fault of the turbo. Turbonetics have had their issues in the last few months, but things are starting to get back to normal lately. And even if the turbo had a problem, the 1 year no fault/no hassle warranty covers the rebuild for no charge. That doesn't seem too bad to me.
It's not right to blame the maker of the turbo if you have a problem like this which could (and probably is) not the fault of the turbo. Turbonetics have had their issues in the last few months, but things are starting to get back to normal lately. And even if the turbo had a problem, the 1 year no fault/no hassle warranty covers the rebuild for no charge. That doesn't seem too bad to me.