anyone ever tried non-garret turbos?

[Ricktalife]

Yea I just got an ATP WGA and I think I'll wait to install it until I find an upgraded downpipe since it would be stupid to take that stuff off 2 more times just for fun haha.

 

[cougar10agREDUX]

my HiBoost kit came with a Masterpower t3/t4. masterpower is brazilian, quality seems alright. i've researched them and found out they have a QC problem, some turbos were made perfectly, others had a lot of unfinished parts

 

[yudkib]

youve had no issues to date? do you know if they use any garrett parts/factory seconds?

 

[yudkib]

fyi - masterpowers USA distributor lists their journal bearing stuff for about 610, garrett through ATP is about 700.

 

[cougar10agREDUX]

youve had no issues to date? do you know if they use any garrett parts/factory seconds?

only problem i've had was on cold starts when oil pressure is around 80 psi, it spits oil out of the tailpipe. i have not seen any amount of oil in the IC pipes tho to raise concern.

i do not know if they use garrett parts. my turbo is a journal bearing tho.

i forget where i saw the review, but some are fiished better than others. try googling masterpower. i might have gotten one of the slightly better quality turbos.

EDIT: ive had the turbo on since OCT 08, about 30k miles.

 

[Amdeus]

http://www.designengineering.com/spaturbo http://drivenmotoring.com/spa-turbos.html They are used a lot in the UK and brazil by the Ford / VW / Pegute or how ever its spelled. I ran a T3 of theres for awhile before I sold my motor and bought the MSP. Was really happy with it. On the second link is the spa-6300 is there version of the GT28rs

 

[HondaEat-R]

I was gonna say the SPA chargers seemed pretty decent, but had no experience with them. Good call.

 

[cougar10agREDUX]

heres the turbo i got wit the HiBoost kit.

http://www.masterpower.com.br/novoSite/siteIngles/prodDetalhesAuto.php?idProduto=28

 

[steedspeed]

From what I have heard from guys in the biz the BW turbos seem very well made and reliable + decent price. Also hearing good stuff about the Precision turbos.

 

[yudkib]

well id hope BW made good stuff, theyre OEM on a lot of things. ill have to take a look into precision. im sure youve seen a lot of cars come and go through the business, any of them run non-garrett stuff?

 

[cougar10agREDUX]

yeah borg warner makes good stuff. ive been tryin to find a direct fit high flow fuel pump from them.

they also have a new turbo design that has extended tips that increases the effeciency so you can have a lighter and smaller compressor wheel, yet still flow a ton of air. i read up on it a while ago. SRT-4 guys have been going nuts over them because they spool like stock yet are able to make like 400-500hp. i might get one of them

 

[destineal]

Anymore info on MasterPower?

 

[justanothermp5]

yea, i was looking into a masterpower turbo here soon
all the reviews ive seen say its a great turbo for the money

 

[destineal]

same here.

 

[Jondar]

as for turbo manufacturers, doesnt hitachi make the one that comes stock on the FC rx7?