Garrett or Chinacharger?
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I've been on my Garrett for about 75-hours and 15k miles and never had a problem. It still has stock-like shaft play and I bet I'm harder on it than you'll ever be.
You should look at the Borg Warner stuff too. The new EFR stuff is looking pretty good.
You should look at the Borg Warner stuff too. The new EFR stuff is looking pretty good.
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ultimately depends on your budget and how you plan to use the car (street/track). Unless youre on a super tight budget i would say 'do it right the first time' and get garrett or similar. I feel like this is one of the components you should get geniune, but thats just me. You can pick up a lightly used garrett or nissan turbo for pretty cheap
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From my experience and the research I did, I found that pretty much if you buy a ball bearing china charger, it will fail.
However, if you buy a "wet float" or journal bearing type, it will hold up.
I own a Garrett Journal bearing, so I guess I have the best of both worlds.
However, if you buy a "wet float" or journal bearing type, it will hold up.
I own a Garrett Journal bearing, so I guess I have the best of both worlds.
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Almost every single Chinacharger I've seen significantly less torque under 5000rpm than a comparable Garrett. There are exceptions to this rule, but for the most part that is the rule.
If you are spending money on a good manifold, a standalone, a nice 3" exhaust, a good clutch, and all the other bits and pieces that make up a quality turbo setup, you'd be a fool to run a cheap, sub-par turbo IMO. You don't have to shell out $1k+ for a Garrett DBB, but you should at least run something like an SR20 T25 or another used Garrett in a size that fits your goals
If you are spending money on a good manifold, a standalone, a nice 3" exhaust, a good clutch, and all the other bits and pieces that make up a quality turbo setup, you'd be a fool to run a cheap, sub-par turbo IMO. You don't have to shell out $1k+ for a Garrett DBB, but you should at least run something like an SR20 T25 or another used Garrett in a size that fits your goals
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Pay $550 and get a ******* borg warner airwerks turbo.
Something like this cute little thing
http://www.himni-racing.com/index.ph...oducts_id=1922
Something like this cute little thing
http://www.himni-racing.com/index.ph...oducts_id=1922
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From what I can tell, a chincharger is a lot like using an older turbo.
The design and quality of the wheels have come far enough that their is a measurable difference in performance. That being said, you can still do very well with a chinacharger.
Get a journal bearing churbo and you have a very good chance that it will be reliable.
People burn up Garrett turbos too. Its hard to tell if all the burned up chinachargers failed because of inherent design or because the people using them didnt provide them with a proper oil feed/drain.
The design and quality of the wheels have come far enough that their is a measurable difference in performance. That being said, you can still do very well with a chinacharger.
Get a journal bearing churbo and you have a very good chance that it will be reliable.
People burn up Garrett turbos too. Its hard to tell if all the burned up chinachargers failed because of inherent design or because the people using them didnt provide them with a proper oil feed/drain.
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Given the money, I would have a superior turbo to a china one. Now that I have decent internals, I would go better. IMHO, a bb 2860 like Trey has, will spool better than my turbo which is smaller, and our boost thresholds, well they are about equal, and I have a smaller one. But.... My turbo has been good to me, and made enough power to blow the stock internals, and wasn't too bad on spool or TQ. A 400 dollar 2871 seems awesome, but when a better, smaller turbo makes more power than you... I don't want to hear it.
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I have run both Garrett and China Chargers. I actually still have my old original .42/.48china charger that came from ss auto chrome. It made 184.4 WHP and 184.2 Tourque on my old civic at 12PSI. It saw tons of abuse and I never let it cool after beating on it. It never saw an oil restrictor and it still has almost zero shaft play. It's actually in better shape than the SR20 turbo I bought for my miata build.
I upgraded to a Garrett T3 .60/.63 57 Trim and it was useless. Great turbo but too much for a 1.6 on the street. IMO, proper sizing of a turbo is more important than the name on it. I would buy another china charger in a heart beat.
I upgraded to a Garrett T3 .60/.63 57 Trim and it was useless. Great turbo but too much for a 1.6 on the street. IMO, proper sizing of a turbo is more important than the name on it. I would buy another china charger in a heart beat.