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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 03:09 AM
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is this too good to be true?

New Garrett turbochargers for sale only $439 [ Commercial Ad ]
Siverturbo Phone: (562)3975375
Long Beach, CA Email: nelsiverio@hotmail.com


Bolt on hybrid 87-91 RX-7 400HP T3/T4 only$499
T3/TO4B>stage2 or 3 ex A/R .63 or .48 only $439
T3/TO4E>57 trim stg 3 ex A/R.63 or .48 only $499
T3/TO4E>60-1 trim stage 5 ex A/R .63 only $589
T3/TO4S>60-1 .70 A/R stg 5 ex A/R .63 only$639
TO4B>P or O trim .50 .70 .96 1.15 A/R only $479
TO4E>P or O trim .50 .70 .96 1.15 A/R only $519
60-1>P or O trim .50 .70 .96 1.15 A/R only $639
T-76> Q trim big shaft .96 1.15 1.20 ex A/R $1190
T-88> Q trim big shaft .96 1.15 1.20 ex A/R $1390
GT3037>Dual ball bearing 500HP $1190
GT40R> Dual ball bearing 800HP $1590
All turbochargers come with a 3 month manufacturing defect
Warranty
$50 extra for polish compressor housing
GT-series available inquire for more info and pictures


AD Number: 480406 | Posted: 26-Sep-04 | Expires on: 16-Oct-04


i was wondering around partstrader and i seem to have stumbled upon a too good to be true deal....

im assuming the entire assembly costs 500 bucks while the BRN stages costs 725 plus core.........so is this some sort of a scam?..
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 05:16 AM
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Good luck trying to get them to deliver promptly.
Check out http://www.cheapturbo.com/ - they are probably the best service out of the online discount turbo businesses.

I've heard some nasty stories about delivery times from Turbocalculator.
http://www.turbocalculator.com/sale-garrett.php


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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:43 AM
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Most of the bargain turbos I've seen are not water cooled.
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:50 AM
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I"ve seen that add as well and tried to get a responce. The very top line says it is a hybrid "direct fit". This is on www.thepartstrader.com
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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you can find new Borg Warner TO4Bs for $375-$400 on ebay. i believe they're good for about 400hp (youd have to check, i'm not sure). the one i ordered came in a box with "Schwitzer" (another brand of BW) and the address "www.cheapturbo.com" as Ted listed.
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Old Oct 16, 2004 | 10:44 AM
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Old Oct 16, 2004 | 12:13 PM
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I bought the bolt on turbo from Nelson Siverio. I talked to him on the phone a few times and had excellent service from him. It comes nicely packaged and I got mine in two days. I can get some pictures of it if you'd like, but it's all brand new components (less the stock FC turbine housing) it's all perfect, no shaft play etc and appears to be of excellent quality. It's a pretty tight fit under the LIM, but it works with proper adjustment. I disagree with Ted, I got mine shipped to me the next day which is the only possible thing, since I called at 5pm. Give Nelson a call, I reccomend him strongly from my experience.
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Old Oct 16, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by barcode
I bought the bolt on turbo from Nelson Siverio. I talked to him on the phone a few times and had excellent service from him. It comes nicely packaged and I got mine in two days. I can get some pictures of it if you'd like, but it's all brand new components (less the stock FC turbine housing) it's all perfect, no shaft play etc and appears to be of excellent quality. It's a pretty tight fit under the LIM, but it works with proper adjustment. I disagree with Ted, I got mine shipped to me the next day which is the only possible thing, since I called at 5pm. Give Nelson a call, I reccomend him strongly from my experience.
Are you talking about TurboCalculator?


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Old Oct 16, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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ok so wait a minute do you have it running in your car now or no??? if not can you post the results after you have it in your car and tested??? Also are you the type that is going to get it tuned and dyno'd, if so I would love to see the hp gains. Oh yeah also witch one did you get off thepartstrader.com website because he has a couple there. Reted is this guy affiliated with turbo calculator or the other one you metioned??? Sorry for all the questions just looking for a cheaper sollution then bnr, even though bnr is tried and true I would like to see some sort of compatition when it comes to these hybrid turbo chargers.
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 09:18 AM
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I got a quote on the BW setup from a local turbo shop for $275 for the center section, and ~100 or so for the exhaust. Unfortunatly, they have been backordered since febuary
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