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Old 12 May 2015, 07:09 PM
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Have you fitted it yet?
Unfortunately not mate, zero time available!
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Old 12 May 2015, 07:10 PM
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The inlet looks a bit too long to me, certainly wouldn't fit on my blob like that. Cracking turbo the 16g though
It may well be, I didn't have anything to work off at the time. It'll be easy to modify if it won't fit though. Hopefully it will!

Anyone got a converted TD05 sitting around to compare with? I did think at the time it was too long, but better looking at it rather than for it.
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Old 12 May 2015, 07:17 PM
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Just sold mine, I have pictures somewhere though
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Old 25 May 2015, 01:02 PM
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I need a company to do mine, not that skilled in welding. I don't know why someone doesn't buy them and convert them to front entry must be some money in it.
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Old 25 May 2015, 01:24 PM
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Someone on eBay is at it but they're looking £350 per unit, extortion!
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Old 25 May 2015, 01:46 PM
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You can buy a brand new 16g front entry for £179
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=201243341307
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Old 25 May 2015, 02:13 PM
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I know, seen those before. The guy I saw on eBay was using old genuine units and doing what I did, then trying to punt them for crazy money. I've bought, converted, and rebuilt mine with new bearings and seals for a total of about £90/£100 if I remember right.
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Old 25 May 2015, 06:34 PM
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There Chinese rubbish mate, unbranded i think.

With as turbo i wouldn't skimp on cheap rubbish, when it packs in could end up taking your engine out with it.



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You can buy a brand new 16g front entry for £179
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=201243341307
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Old 25 May 2015, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jaygsi
There Chinese rubbish mate, unbranded i think.

With as turbo i wouldn't skimp on cheap rubbish, when it packs in could end up taking your engine out with it.
Na, I've not had a problem in all these years
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Lol why you got one on yours?

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Na, I've not had a problem in all these years
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Old 26 May 2015, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jaygsi
Lol why you got one on yours?
Yep. No probs at all.
I've had several Chinese turbos on several cars, for thousands of miles over the years. Not had any problems yet.
What experience does everyone else have? I'd like to hear
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Old 27 May 2015, 10:37 PM
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I have no experience and I'd buy a Chinese turbo in a heartbeat. Only reason I didn't was because I got this one cheap and just fancied the challenge of converting and rebuilding it. I have however got experience of fitting two Chinese CHRAs to two of my mates cars, just over one year on and they're both running perfectly. I'm with boosted on this one
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Old 03 June 2015, 08:00 PM
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Hmmmm really, guess some could be worse than others how would you know though.
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Originally Posted by jaygsi
Hmmmm really, guess some could be worse than others how would you know though.
Not really, the quality has been consistent in my experience.
Most "branded" turbos or parts of said turbos are made in the same factories/ production lines in china. People need to wake up to the biggest growing industrial country in the world!
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There was a guy on ebay selling machined front entry housings for TD05's. That's where I bought mine from. Really nicely done too, the inner part of the intake is machined smooth to give the best airflow.
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Scotty please refrane from Americanism's like "intake"
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Inner housing / neck then. Whatever you want to call it
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Originally Posted by ScottyPPP
Inner housing / neck then. Whatever you want to call it
Inlets fine mate
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Old 07 June 2015, 03:31 PM
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Lol
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Next it will be diaper, bunch, headers, movies. Would just like to nip it in the bud now before it gets out of hand.
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Old 09 June 2015, 09:38 AM
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I've been fighting this battle for a while bud, the amount of people on this site that use American terms. The problem is they get all there info off google and not there own knowledge.



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Next it will be diaper, bunch, headers, movies. Would just like to nip it in the bud now before it gets out of hand.
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Old 09 June 2015, 11:07 PM
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Yeah I google all my own knowledge, know nothing about Impreza's at all....
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Originally Posted by ScottyPPP
Yeah I google all my own knowledge, know nothing about Impreza's at all....
Honesty is the best policy on here mate
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Have you managed to fit this TD05? If not sell it to me
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Haven't fitted it yet but I might actually be selling due to the purchase of a 2.1 stroker kit!
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Originally Posted by jaygsi
Have you managed to fit this TD05? If not sell it to me
Ill have a billet big 16g for sale soon. Looking for £250ish plus postage

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Originally Posted by ScottyPPP
Sneaky
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Ok keep me posted

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Haven't fitted it yet but I might actually be selling due to the purchase of a 2.1 stroker kit!
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Don't suppose you have his user name?

Originally Posted by ScottyPPP
There was a guy on ebay selling machined front entry housings for TD05's. That's where I bought mine from. Really nicely done too, the inner part of the inlet is machined smooth to give the best airflow.
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