The Devils Own Chariot
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I had purchased a 25g OBX turbo off of Ebay. I was warned by members on here about this turbo. I did a lot of research on this turbo. It seems no one has really even used this turbo yet in the car community to give opinions on it. I read some good and some bad. What made up my mind is when I tried removing the C clip on the turbo to clock the compressor the snap ring broke every easily. If it was made out of true quality spring steel it should never break.
I then took the turbo to a reputable shop that rebuilds turbos (Rochester Fuel Injection). They said the wrong clip was used for the compressor and it was like it was hammered in to make it fit. Then he showed me the inside of the compressor housing. There we buggers in the casting. He said he better grind them down or they could come loose under heat situations. I told him to forget it. That was it for me. This was enough for me to call the company up and asked for a refund. They agreed to it even though it was not normal procedure to do this.
To me this is a red flag and I will NEVER put that product on my vehicle.
I like to take the road less traveled and this is what I found for anyone that wants a reference on OBX turbos.
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63534&highlight=fmic&page=3
http://www.obxracingsports.com/about_us.php
Ok I will say it "Renz you were RIGHT!"
I then took the turbo to a reputable shop that rebuilds turbos (Rochester Fuel Injection). They said the wrong clip was used for the compressor and it was like it was hammered in to make it fit. Then he showed me the inside of the compressor housing. There we buggers in the casting. He said he better grind them down or they could come loose under heat situations. I told him to forget it. That was it for me. This was enough for me to call the company up and asked for a refund. They agreed to it even though it was not normal procedure to do this.
To me this is a red flag and I will NEVER put that product on my vehicle.
I like to take the road less traveled and this is what I found for anyone that wants a reference on OBX turbos.
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63534&highlight=fmic&page=3
http://www.obxracingsports.com/about_us.php
Ok I will say it "Renz you were RIGHT!"
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