# Turbo Rebuild kits **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 23, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492 "2006-02-23T06:11:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/1 "2006-02-23T06:11:05Z")
im looking for a turbo rebuild kit for a T3 turbo. Does anyone know about how much they cost and where i could get one? ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/2 "2006-02-23T06:14:28Z")
[http://www.saabperformanceparts.com/item107.htm](http://www.saabperformanceparts.com/item107.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/3 "2006-02-23T06:16:37Z")
at the parts counter? ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/4 "2006-02-23T07:07:44Z")
> [@shaggy](#): > > [http://www.saabperformanceparts.com/item107.htm](http://www.saabperformanceparts.com/item107.htm) that one doesnt come with bearings though ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/5 "2006-02-23T07:55:36Z")
> [@BlkP42E](#): > > that one doesnt come with bearings though bearings are in the pic? “This amazing package includes all bearings, piston ring oil seals, seal plates, hardware, thrust collar, thrust bearing, gaskets, o-rings, shims, exploded diagram, photos, instructions,etc” ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/6 "2006-02-23T07:59:30Z")
:doh: i was looking at this [http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8039214335&fromMakeTrack=true](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8039214335&fromMakeTrack=true) ---
**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/7 "2006-02-23T08:08:49Z")
I don’t know much about rebuilding, but I believe they are supposed to be balanced after rebuilt? I’m sure a bit of shimmy would cause catastrophic failure very fast. ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/8 "2006-02-23T08:21:10Z")
> [@BlkP42E](#): > > :doh: > > i was looking at this > > [http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8039214335&fromMakeTrack=true](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8039214335&fromMakeTrack=true) those come with them as well, yes the turbo is sopose to be balanced, so when u take the compressor wheel off you need to mark it and the shaft so u put it on the same was it came off, i rebuild my turbo, no problems yet, although if it fails hello gt40r or bigger ---
**Author:** ![GNocide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gnocide/32/5947_2.png) [@GNocide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GNocide)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/9 "2006-02-23T09:12:45Z")
[turbonetics.com](http://turbonetics.com) [limitengineering.com](http://limitengineering.com) ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/10 "2006-02-23T15:48:18Z")
um, well a: most likely a bad turbo will distort the main shaft, making rebuilding it useless. You’ll have to make for sure its still round and doesn’t have any diameter variations. b: The “wheel” is balanced, not the whole thing. I’ve swapped out wheels 2-3 times before and the turbo never changed its beat. ---
**Author:** ![P8NT-BALLAH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@P8NT-BALLAH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/P8NT-BALLAH)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/11 "2006-02-23T16:30:47Z")
veccio, near cleveland ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/12 "2006-02-23T19:33:19Z")
well i found a .60/.63 from a Merker a kid offered me for $100. which is the same size that i am running, however, the exhaust flanges are different. is it possiblt to just swap the exhaust housing on the 2 turbos to make it work with my flanges? ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/13 "2006-02-24T06:01:26Z")
a garrett based turbo you can swap them. Are you talking about the “t3” flange where it bolts to the manifold? ---
**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/14 "2006-02-24T06:08:18Z")
> [@gearhead](#): > > um, well > > a: most likely a bad turbo will distort the main shaft, making rebuilding it useless. You’ll have to make for sure its still round and doesn’t have any diameter variations. > > b: The “wheel” is balanced, not the whole thing. I’ve swapped out wheels 2-3 times before and the turbo never changed its beat. the whole thing is spin balanced…thus the size of the nuts so they can balance the assembly through grinding the nut. you can’t really balance the wheel by taking material off of it you balance the assembly ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-rebuild-kits/180492/15 "2006-02-24T09:39:03Z")
> [@gearhead](#): > > a garrett based turbo you can swap them. Are you talking about the “t3” flange where it bolts to the manifold? yea.