ebay turbo seller

[pocket-rocket]

Some time back I remember reading about a company that sold turbos on ebay, and they weren't cheap Chinese knock offs. They were an American seller selling decent turbos. I don't recall where the turbos were made, but they weren't the cheapy cheapy ones like the ones with the glued on compressor housing and the like. Does anyone remember the seller?

Edit: Thought I renamed thread, but it just renamed my post topic, lol.

[ga2001532]

Godspeed wasn't it

[pocket-rocket]

Yes, it was Thanks man!

[pocket-rocket]

BTW, anyone had any experience with Godspeed turbos?

[robertisaar]

not that i've dealt with godspeed, but my chinese manufactured unit actually seems to be decently built, even if it was advertised as something entirely different than what i received. no glue or anything, the only two "issues" i found with it is that the center housing isn't watercooled and it has a 270* journal bearing, both of which were very common for most 80s and 90s designed units. otherwise, i can replace anything in it with genuine Garrett parts.

i know some people like the Masterpower units, those are brazilian made.

just trying to give you more options Jon.

[pocket-rocket]

More options are always good. I'm looking at the more bang for the buck without killing my engine for this summer. Most likely it will be NA all summer anyways since I just want to drive the stupid thing and I have plenty of plans for the car at the moment. So yeah, options are always welcome With the price of the Masterpower units, that would most likely be an upgrade after I get my big boy turbo pants on and get the hang of tuning a boosted car.

[dskopek]

I have run a Godspeed turbo from E-bay. It was built pretty good, flowed the air that it should have. I blew it up but it was my fault, not the turbo. (No restictor in oil feed line and washed out the journal bearings) I would run one again.

[pocket-rocket]

I have run a Godspeed turbo from E-bay. It was built pretty good, flowed the air that it should have. I blew it up but it was my fault, not the turbo. (No restictor in oil feed line and washed out the journal bearings) I would run one again.

Thanks! Your opinion means a lot

[timg]

Godspeed is a still a cheap Chinese turbo. Not the cheapest, but nowhere near the quality of Garrett or Borg Warner. If you can, consider a journal bearing Borg Warner or Garrett turbo. They can often be had for under $800, actually match their specs, and won't blow themselves up due to poor assembly/materials. If you do go with something Chinese, consider having a local turbo shop check it out to make sure everything is balanced and put together properly.

See here:

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2953297

Tim

[Joseph Upson]

I have run a Godspeed turbo from E-bay. It was built pretty good, flowed the air that it should have. I blew it up but it was my fault, not the turbo. (No restictor in oil feed line and washed out the journal bearings) I would run one again.

Never ever heard of such a thing in a turbo. Over flowing the gravity drain and forcing oil past the bearings but the only way I can see damage resulting is due to an excessive amount of oil baking into the turbine end and center section and that takes quite a while to do unless you have smoke from oil seaping into the turbine housing on a daily basis. Otherwise since it's an ebay turbo I'd have to side with poor craftsmanship via tolerances where too much oil flows past the bearing due to excessive clearance instead of high pressure, both situations can lead to the same problem except excessive bearing clearance will flow more oil than typical high pressure will against good clearances.

That's just my observation from the turbos I've rebuilt from improper drain back and using a worn center section which allowed too much oil past the bearings. The bearing load is not the same as what's experienced with connecting rod and main bearings. Heck the more oil you can flow through a turbo without drain issues the better I'd think.

[robertisaar]

Heck the more oil you can flow through a turbo without drain issues the better I'd think.

more flow = better heat disipation. by effect, less chance for the oil burning up in the center housing.

and i guess it would disperse any particles that may be present faster as well.

[pocket-rocket]

I read all 8 pages of that thread. I wasn't aware that they were cheap(ish) Chinese turbos. I normally don't try to cut corners just to get results. No reason to start now. Even if this won't be the permanent engine in the car I don't want to blow it up in the middle of know where after saying "Watch this!" and tearing off.

[pocket-rocket]

The more I thought about it at work, the more saving up for a good turbo made sense. Especially since they are boosting our pay $100/week because of the pain in the backside radiused roofs we are doing now.

I figured if I'm going to get a cheap turbo, it's going to be because it's a used name brand in need of rebuild. I'm eyeing the Holsets, but I need to do all the math to figure what model would suit my engine. The reason I was eyeing them is because they spool about 500 rpm faster than the others of the same size from what I was reading.

But yeah, Borg Warner, Garret, Holset, IHI, ect. is what I'm looking for now. Thanks for your input guys

[MidnightriderZ24]

if youre worried about price when it comes to a turbo and reliability, and want performance? i would look into the HX series turbo from holset.

[dskopek]

more flow = better heat disipation. by effect, less chance for the oil burning up in the center housing.

and i guess it would disperse any particles that may be present faster as well.

Thats was my thought also right up to the point i pushed a seal out becouse the internal drains from the bearing sleeves were just too small for 60-70 psi of oil pressure. If i run one again i will open up the restriction a little so i can run a higher flow rate.