Anyone have a recommendation for a turbocharger seller who can deliver quickly? Specifically looking for a GT2259 with a 0.56 A/R turbine volute.
I looked around a bit on Google and didn't find much that looked professional and legitimate. GRM supporters would be given first priority!
Jay_W
Dork
9/12/12 8:40 a.m.
I've had good results with atpturbo.com.
Cool, thanks! They don't have 2259 listed, but I sent them an info request.
Bought my Dart's GT40 from ATP Turbo as well.
ATP unfortunately didn't have that model, but they seem to have a good selection otherwise.
New question: where to get bearing kits for Garrett turbos?? There was an incident, and now the turbo has ~0.020" of radial play. Seems like a bit more than it should normally have...
moerdogg wrote:
There was an incident, and now the turbo has ~0.020" of radial play. Seems like a bit more than it should normally have...
I had a similar concern once. Called a Garrett distributor and got their service guy on the line:
Me
"What's the radial play spec for a GT2560?"
Him
"Does it rub the housing?"
Me
"No"
Him
"Then leave it alone!"
Ahh O.K. I reassembled and got back to business. That was 3 seasons ago, on a now 8 year old turbo. I guess he was right.
Haha, oh automotive turbochargers...
The compressor wheel was rubbing the shroud line, and when we took it apart, the thrust bearing looked like this:
instead of this:
Not really a warranty issue, since we are running a custom-designed compressor wheel. And Garrett apparently does not sell bearing rebuild kits for this (GT2259)