Subject	Re: BB units are very costly to rebuild ( down fall )
Posted by	BryZ32TT on February 20, 2004 at 8:35 PM
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In Reply To	BB units are very costly to rebuild ( down fall ) posted by ZBlacktt on February 20, 2004 at 06:44 PM
Message	I've heard the same thing, but I have never seen this documented anywhere. I guess I could call a reputable turbo shop and ask what the rebuild cost is and get their take on BB reliability. What are your sources for this info?
Follow Ups	Reliability of HKS 2530's? - larryb 15:57:04 02/20/04 Almost 12K miles with boost between 12 - 23 PSI. (n/m) - Glenn (San Jose) 16:05:51 02/20/04 What boost setting do you use when road racing? (n/m) - Arnel(Z32R.com) 16:11:12 02/20/04 15 - 18 psi (n/m) - Glenn (San Jose) 16:15:31 02/20/04 Glad 2C you're fine running the boost within the spec range. (n/m) - Arnel(Z32R.com) 16:22:17 02/20/04 i was under the same impression - odium69 16:07:18 02/20/04 Mine failed - gtclk 16:08:19 02/20/04 After how many miles and what boost levels? (n/m) - Arnel(Z32R.com) 16:09:44 02/20/04 good question i got the car imported from JAPAN - gtclk 16:11:36 02/20/04 Those are HKS ratings, probably very conservative - kuah@splparts.com 16:13:56 02/20/04 Can't remember, but what neighborhood of RWHP is 1.3 bar? (n/m) - Arnel(Z32R.com) 16:16:03 02/20/04 I think Pentroof did ~550rwhp @ 1.2 bar - kuah@splparts.com 16:28:56 02/20/04 That is what I was assuming. Most turbo's come from the - larryb 16:18:06 02/20/04 LOL.... look what i started... - VECTOR 16:18:46 02/20/04 People will always want to push the envelope. So >> - Arnel(Z32R.com) 16:23:53 02/20/04 I have heard the same with many BB type turbo's. Since I am - larryb 16:30:51 02/20/04 Base on my experience, reliability is great - timz 16:20:11 02/20/04 I found this in a Google search: - BryZ32TT 16:49:01 02/20/04 Thanks! Excellent write-up! (n/m) - larryb 17:00:23 02/20/04 Re: Thanks! Excellent write-up! - BryZ32TT 17:11:59 02/20/04 Re: Re: Thanks! Excellent write-up! - larryb 17:20:29 02/20/04 BB units are very costly to rebuild ( down fall ) - ZBlacktt 18:44:31 02/20/04 Re: BB units are very costly to rebuild ( down fall ) - BryZ32TT 20:35:33 02/20/04 On the BB Turbo issue>>>> - dusthis 02:24:35 02/21/04 I can vouch for Rob@RPS in that none of that was to sell - SeedyROM (ZCON 2K4!) 20:46:43 02/20/04 HKS gt 25-30's are badass - Nizmo600z 19:14:50 02/20/04 Found some more info... - BryZ32TT 21:48:10 02/20/04 Very interesting thread. (n/m) - hoss 15:46:04 02/21/04
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