well, it's still the same size turbo, just a smaller compressor housing. I worked it out with him and I'm mailing out the .70 A/R compressor housing out tomorrow and he said he'll mail out the .50 A/R compressor housing as soon as I send him the tracking number. so, should only be a couple more weeks. The new housing has a 90 degree bend for the outlet... which might just be a good thing

still haven't heard from the guy about the wastegate...

but I still bought another CT-26 that I'm gonna put in tomorrow so I can have a working turbo while I wait for this other one. for now, here's some pictures.

Here's a couple of the engine bay as it stands, with the new intake and the catch can, and relocated battery.



my friends were eating some alphabet cookies and they made this while I was inside:


and my favorite pic of all

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Jeez and I thought the ct26 was a big turbo.

any updates. i cant seem to find a ct26, so i'm leaning towards the t3/t4. car went into the shop yesterday for a rebuild. so it has begun

yes, I do have some updates:

1: sent the compressor housing back and he's sending me the correct one. I asked for express mail which is 4-5 business days so should be here next week.

2: heard from the guy about the wastegate, he says TiAl refused to ship directly to me and had to ship to him, so he told me once he recieved it he would ship it out with express mail. so, should also be here next week. He apologized for the delay and said that for the next item I buy from him he would give it to me at his cost, and he said he got a pretty good discount on anything automotive, so maybe I'll get me something nice.

3: I got the other CT-26 in and working yesterday. so now I have boost again! one problem though. When Jeff had it, he said he was hitting insane amounts of boost, like 20 PSI... he said it was because there was only one bolt on the bracket for the wastegate actuator so when the actuator moved, it would bend the bracket rather than open the wastegate. BUT, I put both bolts in and it seems fishy. basically, it'll only hit like 4 or 5 PSI initially, and then hold that for a bit and then start to climb again. I did a few 3rd gear pulls to see how high it would get and it hit about 12 PSI by the time I shifted at about 5200 RPM. I think if I had kept revving, it might've gone higher! I'll keep a close eye on the boost gauge. I think the actuator is sticking. so I think I'm gonna spray some WD-40 on it and see if that helps it. I just gotta be careful not to blow my motor before I even get the good turbo on it!

or switch out to your old trusted wastegate from your last turbo

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easier said than done. I've pulled the turbo out twice this week, I really really, REALLY don't want to pull it out again anytime soon!

very true

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Sounds like totally normal boost creep that everyone gets with a ct26 and a free flowing exhaust, in the winter.

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thing is, the last turbo I had didn't do this. and it's actually been warm, around 70 degrees, yesterday and today.

ok, got the new compressor housing today. went to put it on. I noticed it was a tight fit so I was trying to be extra careful. once it was on and the bolts were only loosely put on, I tried to spin the wheel but it would not spin because the compressor hosuings inside diameter was too small. not only that, but I noticed that it bent the compressor fins!!! so now the turbo is f'ed. I contacted the company who apparently is trying to rip me off left and right, and told them I want a refund. if they refuse, I'm gonna take it up with paypal since I used them to pay for it. we'll see what happens. otherwise I have a $600 paper weight.

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NOOOOOOOOO!!
dude, that sucks.
who did you order the turbo from?

blaastperformance.com

it was rebuilt, which I know was not the best, but it had a warranty so I thought I'd be ok. I'd recommend never ordering from them. ever.

You have some of the worst luck with turbo's I've ever seen.
If its under warranty, shouldn't they replace it for free?

jeez, that sucks nut....

id be doin the same thing. reeefund.

hopefully it all works out soon

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tell me about it. I've got 4 of them in my posession. one working ct26, 2 blown ct26s, and a garrett with bent compressor fins. not to mention that other turbo I paid for and never recieved. so that makes 5 turbos I've bought at some point... probably over a thousand dollars worth. That's why I bought the garrett instead of a CT26! it was supposed to be warrantied and not break like every other one!

anyway, I'm really hoping they just refund me my money, I don't even want another one, I don't want to deal with that company any more. I'll spend the extra $200 to buy a turbo locally at atp turbo.

I though the whole point of getting the t3/t4 was that you finally wanted a brand new turbo? Yet you went and bought a used one?

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rebuilt. with a 6 month warranty. I'm pretty sure the entire CHRA is all brand new.

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so wait.
you bought a rebuilt turbo, for 600$, knowing you could get one brand new for the same price somewhere else?
(i posted about KO racing selling the very turbo you paid for a used turbo for the same price in the larger turbo thread..)

well, it was more like $550. I paid $475 for the turbo, plus $33 shipping, then $22 shipping to send the old housing back, and $28 for shipping to get the new housing here. total of $558. If I had known I was going to be sent the wrong housing, then ripped off paying for shipping 3 times, and then not get a response when I ask for a refund, I definately would've bought a new one. but until I develop psychic powers I guess I'm out of luck.

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::shakes head::
unbelieveable.

to top it off, I just found their policy on returns on their website (don't know why I didn't see it before) apparently any returns count for store credit and no refunds will be given under any circumstances. I really don't know what to do now. Do I get another compressor wheel that's slightly smaller? do I get another one that's the same size and have the housing bored out? do I get another one the same size AND get a correct sized compressor housing?

I think I'll give Blaast a couple of business days to reply, and if they don't, then this turbo will be going on ebay for dirt cheap.

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get the correct turbo.
thats IF they warranty it.

why dont you just use your working ct26??

update time. So, they agreed to make the housing fit doing "whatever it takes (boring out the housing)" free of charge. However, they said the compressor wheel is not covered under warranty. they said they may be able to bend the fins back if it's not too bad, otherwise it's gonna be $60 for a new compressor wheel. not too terrible. definately should have gone with a new one by now, but hey, it's too late now.I'm kinda thinking about selling this turbo once I get it back and then buying the full KO racing t3/t4 or GT28rs kit. I doubt I will, but I'm thinking about it.

I recieved a refund for the wastegate I bought over a month ago. Apparently there was a mix-up with TiAl, and they refused to ship directly to me and had to ship to the guy I bought it from on ebay and then he would have to ship to me. I don't really know why it took a month to recieve, but he just got them today only to find that the one they sent for me was black... when I paid $15 extra to get it in blue. So I asked for a refund and he just sent it about 20 minutes ago. I'll buy one in person at ATP turbo for ~$15 more than what I paid on ebay. at least I won't have to wait a month for it.

more updates to come. I'm getting some wheels and tires on my car in the next few days, so I'm kinda gonna be delaying this project until I can fully afford it.

I know we are giving you a bit of a hard time, but read my sig and memorize it.
If i lived close to apt turbo, I would be doing all of my shopping with them.

I've just emailed KO racing to see if they'd be willing to sell me just the CT26 to T3 adaptor and downpipe seperately.

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gt28rs.... ooo just my 2 cents but that'd be one awesome f'ing turbo

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I dunno. On one hand, since the t3/t4 spools slower it'll lead to less tire roasting and technically be faster in terms of quarter mile times. But since the car is still a street driven car, it might be less fun to drive with the slower spooling turbo. I'm most likely sticking with the t3/t4, but we'll see.

I think the 28rs would be too much of a tire roster on the 5sfe.

KO racing said that if I send them my turbo, they can make the adaptor and downpipe and modify my turbo to have a V-band like they do on their street bawler kits. ok sounds good, until he said it would be $900 plus shipping! HA! maybe I'll just get the adaptor from ATS racing and buy some universal pipe and have it welded for free by the welding instuctor at my school.