Replacing Turbo

[Michael Montgomery]

Hi Guys,

Any ideas of the best cost effective way of getting the CT 26 turbo replaced or renewed. Just got a quote from Toyota UK

of £1996 + VAT

I knew you can get it refurbished but not sure if it is ever as good as a Brand Bew Turbo.

Thanks

 

[Chas]

Not much use to you now, but I got mine replaced with a refurbed one by Greg at Burgess Hill for about 1/3 of the price (£750 ish) you've been quoted, that was about two years ago and it was running fine up til the time I last used my 80, that was when I blew the front diff at the last Lincomb. Gregs taken to the hills at the moment but it shows the sort of price you could be paying

 

[Crushers]

if you want to take a step up then contact this guy:
http://forum.ih8mud.com/members/gbentink.html
and have a chat, tell him Crushers sent you.
if you are getting it rebuilt then maybe...

 

[Julian Voelcker]

We get them refurbished and modified to increase throughput (bigger compressor) with the price including fitting coming out around the same as Chas paid.

At the end of the day a refurbished turbo is generally on a par with new ones.

 

[Nick Shepherd]

Do you do an exchange on that Julian?

 

[Julian Voelcker]

Yes, can do, but am short on donors at the moment - one of the problems is that the housings are often cracked which means that they end up being a lot more to refurb.

 

[Michael Montgomery]

Looking at the possibility of buying a Kinugawa Turbo from Japan much like this one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kinugawa-Turb ... 3478wt_956

After doing some research they are a main company that makes turbos for the large companies like Toyota, Mitsibishi etc who then sell them on for around three times the price.