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Old 05-05-11, 08:11 PM
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Just a quick question... Are the factory turbines steel wheeled, or ceramic? Steel, correct?

Never mind. These are definitely ceramic. Thanks anyway.

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lmao! no its not ceramic
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definitely steel. have you seen the pictures of the bent remains of destroyed stock turbos? ceramic wont end in a bent shape, it just breaks.
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Man there is a lot of mis-information floating around, haha.

Happy to hear that! I'm be pulling it tonight anyway, I just wanted a heads up, haha. Thanks guys.




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