Piecing Together E99 Conversion to L99
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Are you restricted to the Garrett turbos due to state inspections?
For $800, if you can look at other turbo options.
If you cannot, I would try talking him down from $800.
For $800, if you can look at other turbo options.
If you cannot, I would try talking him down from $800.
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Unfortunately State Restrictions for California.
Im was thinking of trying to get it down to $650? Its a risk no matter what, trying to buy a used turbo off the internet. Specially a 38R.
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I am on my phone, but I seemed to remember your location was CA.
Man, that is a crap shoot... My initial thought is BS that the turbo was only run for a few thousand miles on it. The outside of the compressor housing looks like it has been subject to more time than what is mentioned in the ad.
The internals look OK from the picture, but that is a lot of coin to gamble on.
The rust is not concerning, but I would ask when it was installed.
Also, I am not sure what the stock 38R wheel looks like, but if that is the billet wheel in there, walk away from it...
Man, that is a crap shoot... My initial thought is BS that the turbo was only run for a few thousand miles on it. The outside of the compressor housing looks like it has been subject to more time than what is mentioned in the ad.
The internals look OK from the picture, but that is a lot of coin to gamble on.
The rust is not concerning, but I would ask when it was installed.
Also, I am not sure what the stock 38R wheel looks like, but if that is the billet wheel in there, walk away from it...
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Unless you know the guy, like one of are members, I don't think I'd risk that kind of money on a ball bearing turbo. But that's me. I might have to go that way also because of Calif., but I wish I didn't.
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I got a message back regrading "rebuilding" an GTP38R". I apologize if some of this information is old for some.
They don't rebuild GTP38R, you just buy a new center cartridge for $800.
You keep the housing and wastegate. They just send you a new cartridge.
They don't rebuild GTP38R, you just buy a new center cartridge for $800.
You keep the housing and wastegate. They just send you a new cartridge.
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"What's the difference?"
3mm worth of wheel mounting flange thickness.
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And cheaper parts in the future!
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