Argyle dan Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Hi all, could do with some advice,feedback. Looking at buying a pair of hks gt2835 turbos one of which is a little smokey, I’m told. I though that’s no biggie must only be a seal or something like that going to be loads of parts available. Here lies the problem been contacting a few of the big turbo refurb companies and there saying that Garret no longer male cores or parts for these turbos. HKS, as usual refuse to answer emails. TurboTechnics who I usually use can’t do the job due to not being able to source parts( understandable). I have spent the last weeks trolling the internet trying to find cores but to no avail, then I get a reply from midland turbo saying they can service for £220 and a full recore for £440 ( plus vat of course ). They come with a 2 year, unlimited mileage warranty. Last thing I want to happen is spend all the time and money removing the stock twins and installing the new turbos to have them fail and be left in a worse situation due to not being able to source parts for them. I did a search on midland turbo and have found a mixed response, from good to stay away, use cheap parts etc. My questions are: 1, has anybody on the forum used Midland turbo, what was there experience. 2, what a recore actually consists off.(remanufacture of original or replacement) 3, has anyone ever had a successful warranty claim from a failed turbo. Thanks in advance, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) You will never make a successful claim on a failed rebuilt turbo, and I personally wouldn't have a turbo rebuilt, I've seen way too many fail after a short time on here over the years. Spend your money wisely and buy new. Edited April 26, 2018 by Burna (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle dan Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 So the warranty’s not worth the paper it’s written on. Doesn’t suprise me. I had my stock twins rebuilt a few years ago, and fingers crossed they haven’t missed a beat. Why did hks stop making these kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam27 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 I had my HKS T04 rebuilt and upgraded by Midland Turbo, and was pleased with their service. Liam was really helpful and kept me updated along the way. I can dig out the warranty and have a look over it if you like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 When I had my mr2, I sent my ct20b to http://www.turborebuild.co.uk, who stripped it all down, and rebuilt it with new internals - they even made a couple of the parts as they weren't available to buy. It was perfect, and they were much cheaper than turbo technics at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Don't bother with putting big twins on dude, old tech, the new single setups are far superior in every way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 As above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 You will never make a successful claim on a failed rebuilt turbo, and I personally wouldn't have a turbo rebuilt, I've seen way too many fail after a short time on here over the years. Spend your money wisely and buy new. Exactly what i`m doing dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Exactly what i`m doing dude. making a claim or just buying new ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 making a claim or just buying new ?Sorry, buying new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 wow that was a quick reply I almost thought it was 2008 for a second lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle dan Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Thanks for the reply’s, even more confused with what to do now, lol. Just got this thing in my head about twin turbos. I’ve got a 5k budget need to get a new clutch with that aswell really, as the trd single plate is pretty much at its limit already. Anybody using a GTX3582 gen2, my tuners trying to sell me one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the reply’s, even more confused with what to do now, lol. Just got this thing in my head about twin turbos. I’ve got a 5k budget need to get a new clutch with that aswell really, as the trd single plate is pretty much at its limit already. Anybody using a GTX3582 gen2, my tuners trying to sell me one of those. As said before, that big twin setup is very old tech now, and not very desirable. Are you already single turbo and looking to switch from single to big twins? Or are you stock twins looking for more power? if your stock twins, then I really suggest you do some research on going single turbo, as a £5k budget and needing to buy a new clutch out of that too is no where near going to cut it mate unfortunately. Is it a UK spec car or J-spec? The Garratt GTX3582 is what I'm going for eventually. What is your tuner advising you about fuelling and ECU? Edited April 27, 2018 by Burna (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle dan Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 It’s a j-spec with uk turbos, 650cc sards, with a link thunder. Running 400bhp atm. The reason why I was going for the twins was down to budget, got as far as I can with the stock twins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 It’s a j-spec with uk turbos, 650cc sards, with a link thunder. Running 400bhp atm. The reason why I was going for the twins was down to budget, got as far as I can with the stock twins Ah gotcha, so you've got fuelling and ECU I think the GTX3582 gen2 is a good choice, and around £1700. You'll then need to choose your manifold, wastegate etc... Is your tuner quoting you a full drive in drive out price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdavies Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 It’s a j-spec with uk turbos, 650cc sards, with a link thunder. Running 400bhp atm. The reason why I was going for the twins was down to budget, got as far as I can with the stock twins You could always buy a decent branded 2nd hand kit and add the new Garrett Turbo, will probably need minor adjustments to pipework but would be the cheaper way of doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argyle dan Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 No, he can do, but I do everything myself, keep the costs down. Spend more on shiny bits then, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Less shiny bits, not required, more good quality dirty bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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