Turbo Replacement Help
05-04-2008, 09:29 AM
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Turbo Replacement Help
So yea, the kit I recieved had a messed up turbo and I was wondering where I could get a replacement turbine for a ZPI stage 0 and how much it would cost? Thanks for looking 
05-04-2008, 02:16 PM
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Re: Turbo Replacement Help
Originally Posted by Griever
So yea, the kit I recieved had a messed up turbo and I was wondering where I could get a replacement turbine for a ZPI stage 0 and how much it would cost? Thanks for looking
05-04-2008, 06:00 PM
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go to turbochargers.com and tell them you need your 16G with the External wastegate option rebuilt. probably the most affordable way to go and I have heard they do a really good job.
if you were ever planning on upgrading go with this one which will work with the ZPI kit
http://www.turbochargers.com/store/p...roducts_id/421
if you were ever planning on upgrading go with this one which will work with the ZPI kit
http://www.turbochargers.com/store/p...roducts_id/421
05-05-2008, 08:58 AM
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I PM'd todd a few days ago and he still hasn't gotten back to me. Can anyone recommend me a site or an online vendor on the site that can hook me up with my new turbo? Thanks for the info Scott, I was thinking of upgrading but right now I just want my turbo installed asap 
05-05-2008, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Griever
I PM'd todd a few days ago and he still hasn't gotten back to me. Can anyone recommend me a site or an online vendor on the site that can hook me up with my new turbo? Thanks for the info Scott, I was thinking of upgrading but right now I just want my turbo installed asap
05-06-2008, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 08superwhite
i have a spare t3/4 turbo in great shape with about 2,500 miles on it if you are interested
05-06-2008, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Ace83
turbochargers.com will be your best bet, they were once affiliated with zpi and they rebuild turbos.. or you can google about turbo rebuild
I don't think they had anything to do with ZPI. They were around before ZPI.
05-06-2008, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Ace83
yeah but they took over, i think bought the rest from zpi towards the end or something like that.. and i think kenny is there now too.. at least thats what i've heard
Kenny does work for them if I remember someone telling me that
05-07-2008, 09:14 AM
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I spoke with Paul from Dezod and he said that the Evo III 16g turbo is: "knock-off crap from China and wasn't even made from Mitsubishi" So now I'm in a predicament.. I have a discontinued turbo kit with no direct replacement for a turbo 
This whole situation's giving me an ulcer... Help...
This whole situation's giving me an ulcer... Help...
05-07-2008, 02:03 PM
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did you try turbochargers.com? you can still have that turbo built even if its a knock off and im pretty sure you can fit a new and better turbo with you setup with some modifications..its really not the end of the world for you.. just keep your mind open
05-07-2008, 06:08 PM
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That turbo was a knock off of a stock EVO 3 turbo... It was made to be a direct replacement and you can buy a real Mitsubishi turbo and it will fit just like your turbo does. ZPI actually switched to real Mitsubishi turbos towards the end. I have a replacement turbo right now and it fit perfectly. Just buy a new turbo and if it still has the internal gate, weld it shut and remove the actuator. In the end all you need is a turbo that is made to fit a stock DSM (turbo eclipse) and you will be fine. I would just buy mikescion's turbo to make things even easier if you do not want to upgrade.