IS IT WORTH REBUILDING A RB20 TURBO? or buy another one? anyone selling one?

[chinoslines]

is it worth it or should i get another one? they are hard to find! anyone have one?

[Yellow4g63]

is it worth it or should i get another one? they are hard to find! anyone have one?

You can't rebuild it, you could prob use the housings and put another turbo in it tho.

[meet07]

buy a rb25 turbo or a cheap ebay turbo.

[chinoslines]

yeah i was looking at this rb25 turbo. getting it today. thanks man. so you know the size thread for the oil feed into the turbo?

[AxiOn419]

buy a rb25 turbo or a cheap ebay turbo.

Never recommend that to anyone else, ever. Those "cheap ebay turbos" are exactly that. The really cheap ones have their housing GLUED together.. Stay away from "cheap" when dealing with something as important as a turbo.

[chinoslines]

hey man thanks. i dont deal with ebay turbos anywayz, they are crap! i found a rb25 turbo for 250. is it worth it?

[streamtime]

buy a rb25 turbo or a cheap ebay turbo.

Thats not a good idea at all, A cheap quality turbo can ruin a motor.

You can find pretty cheap newer replacements from garret and precision. But then again if you want to stay stock thats up to you.

[Cjmartz2k]

All you people posting that ebay turbo's are worthless---quit posting third hand regurgitated internet wisdom unless you have first hand knowledge. The glued xs power turbo's were like 10 years ago. There is a lot of crap out there that is usable now. Not the best, but still, worth putting on a car. You are just repeating what you heard and don't know what you are talking about.

[KoshiLe]

Do you guys have any "drop in" turbos that would be good to replace the stock Rb25 turbo?

[USMCgetsome]

look up mjmturbo.com i think he can build you a stocker t28 garrett. it would be wise to just upgrade and use something like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...55996

they make some for t28 - t3 adapter.

[Cjmartz2k]

How much are you guys paying for RB25 turbo's in the states?
Modified by Cjmartz2k at 10:52 PM 9/24/2008

[moso240]

i have a orginal rb20 turbo NO SHAFT Play at all has less then 10,000km and boost strong all threwout the rpm range

[streamtime]

All you people posting that ebay turbo's are worthless---quit posting third hand regurgitated internet wisdom unless you have first hand knowledge. The glued xs power turbo's were like 10 years ago. There is a lot of crap out there that is usable now. Not the best, but still, worth putting on a car. You are just repeating what you heard and don't know what you are talking about.

Considering a buddy of mine installed an a ebay turbo, Which I believe was an XS product. The turbo lasted less then 30seconds after the car was started, something happend where the fins came apart and went flying thought the rest of the motor. I believe a bearing failed or something of the sort. Im not saying ebay products arent of any quality im just not sure I would go buying such a vital a part of a setup that cant be trusted. I have known people that have had success with ebay products just not enough to say that I would go ebay over other options.

Im not trying to start an argument, Im just saying I have other experience then what ive read on the internet.

[Cjmartz2k]

Welp, I stand corrected on your experience with them. I just hate when people regurgitate internet "knowlege" as fact just because they've seen it typed a bunch of times. Not the case here I guess.

Interesting side note--fearsometea finaly had his ebay turbo **** the bed after 3 years at over 500rwhp. Inducer on the compressor shattered for the most part and the pieces pulled themselves forward into the air filter Might have had something to do with running 2 bar though Stock headgasket FTMFW!

[black240jl]

so why is the rb25 turbos better and do they bolt up withho no mods to anythnig?

[Cjmartz2k]

They are good for like 20 more hp on the top end. And learn how to speak/type proper or even legible english please

[black240jl]

How does it add 20hp with the same boost?