meddle

What are some good places to have the stock twins rebuilt?

rynberg

BNR Supercars is probably one of the few places that are trustworthy to rebuild the stockers.

boost-in-rx7s93

I have got a quote form a machine shop arrow machine shop her in chattannooga tn. they are a friend of my fathers and they are all the time rebuiling turbos. he found the rebuild kit and priced the kit at 300 is this correct or can I get the kit cheaper?

ALso is the ball bearing rebuild kit that much more impressive? will this actually allow the turbos to spool up faster than they already do? I am going to keep the twinms sequintial on a 2 peice 2 mm ported motor! How much does this rebuild kit cost?

I also have a full exhaust (downpipe three inch pipe connecting downpipe to blitz (nurspec) exhaust do I need a computer as long as I dont run and intake and I watch my boost levels?

thanks, joe

cewrx7r1

iTrader: (2)

Petitt can do it and also reshape the compressor housing outlet for better flow.

mor

Get two rebuild kits from Turbo City $300.00 total and rebuild them yourself. It's easy!

duboisr

Does any one sell a rebuild kit that changes them to ball bearings ? I would like to know about that , if it is out there , where and how much. My mechanic tried to get Turbo Auto to work with him on this and they said it would cost way to much .

poss

iTrader: (5)

i haven't ever heard of a ball bearing "kit"

I rebuilt mine myself with turbo city rebuild kits. so far so good. I have about 1500-2000 miles @ 12psi with no smoke. Everything went smoothly and the kits appeared to be of sufficient quality, but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

r0t0r-rooter

The ball bearing "kit" is the upgrade from M2 (Mostly Mazda). It's not something you can do yourself. On a "17-year old student's budget (as you so often post) is quite a lot @ $3k

btw, stop hijacking everyone's threads

poss

iTrader: (5)

i wouldn't really consider the M2 ball bearings a kit.

but anyway, my advice is go BNR for $795 (?), or take chances with the turbo city kits for ~$400 after you pay to have them balanced.

redrotorR1

Truth be known ... there are no 'good' places to have the HT-12's rebuilt. Every rebuild shop has had at least a few cases where an HT-12 rebuild did not go well. And almost everyone who has that experience will say that 'so-and-so shop doesn't know what they're doing' or 'they're a bunch of crooks'. If you want a guarantee, buy new. Otherwise, take your chances with a rebuild.

Outside of that, many members have stood beside BNR's work and are very satisfied. Brian is a pretty stand-up guy, from what I've heard.

Cihuuy

How easy is easy?? and how did you balance the turbo's??

FEARED7

Hey RedRotor.

In a HT12 rebuild, there are many steps to go through. If you miss one step, they will smoke or fall apart . Over the years I have done lots of study on the HT12. I think that the design is very unique and efficient for turbochargers put on a factory production car.

I disagree on your opinion that no one can rebuild HT12's. I have had smokey turbos, but I learn and solve each problem that occurs, and I make it a point for that mistake not to happen again. I do not discuss any of the issues that occur, that way I don't give any pointers away to other turbo manufacturers. I specialize in HT12/HT18 Remans and upgrades. Every turbocharger that we rebuild/upgrade gets better and better in performace and longevity.

To all of my customers, I appreciate the business and support.

Bryan
bnrsupercars@aol.com
205 663 4797

redrotorR1

Kewl, man. I've gone through the rebuild pains twice already ... that is, before I got frustrated and bought some new RS/RZ turbos. Yes, I definitely agree that there are many intricacies in rebuilding the HT-12's and, after all the research and depleted funds, it's good to hear encouraging words from an experienced turbo rebuilder himself. I only extend a warning to people trying to go the cheap route ... which usually ends with yet another smoking set of turbos. Perhaps you'll be getting a set of RS/RZ turbos for rebuild in a few years ...