View Full Version : Blown Turbo & Slowboys Reputation?
howslowcanyougo
10-02-2005, 09:46 PM
Believe it or not I was driving my Godson to Church this morning and boosting a little bit cause we were running late, and then suddenly I heard a LOUD blowoff sound except my foot wasn't off the gas! Then the car started stumbeling, running slow and weak for the next mile or so to our Church. I thought that I just lost a IC clamp or just caught a large boost leak, but my wife said I was starting to blow blue smoke? I got the car back home, and gave it a once over and couldnt see any clear boost leaks or couplers-clamps hanging off etc. I took the intake off to start a boost leak test and checked for shaft play and the damm 90 day old $1000 turbo is loose as a goose, with the shaft play is now wobbly as hell. I really did wonder about the integrity of this turbo from day one as whenever you'd run a boostleak test you could here air bubbling in the oil pan as it blew by the seals. I just spent most of Sat finally installing the PLXM300, and finally was ready for a nice tune, and now this crap! Anyway, that's the emotional vent, here's the real question: Has anyone else had any issues with Slowboy's Turbo's? and or service from "Crager?" Damm I really hope they do the righ thing here and at least repair it? Think they will they stand by their work?
Comments welcome....?
TIA.....Howie
I've heard of good and bad. Head over to tuners and do a search to see if you find anything relevent to this. And call them first thing tomorrow.
Jakey
10-02-2005, 10:08 PM
Which turbo do you have again Howie?
scheides
10-03-2005, 08:37 AM
I haven't had the best service from slowboy, I'll say that.
howslowcanyougo
10-03-2005, 10:05 AM
Which turbo do you have again Howie?
a "Bastard 20G"........TD05 housing with a 50 trim exhaust and a 20G comp wheel, it ran a bit laggy on my auto but it had a strong top end, atleast until Sunday morning.........:-<
Onefast99gsx
10-03-2005, 11:27 AM
That turbo should have a warranty. I had bad seals on mine. Bought it 6 months ago. Sent it back and had it fixed under the warranty terms. Only cost me for the shipping to get it there. It is a PTE turbo but any large retailer should stand by there product and honor a warranty. SlowBoy is pretty big. I had it there and back in my hands in 7 days.
howslowcanyougo
10-03-2005, 12:28 PM
I just talked with "Craiger". He said write up exactly what happened, and ship the turbo back, they will take a look at it and then determain if the failure is under warranty. Sounds fair in one respect, but we will just have to see, as I know this turbo had good oil, Mobil1, good pressure, an RRE stainless tube run right off the new Fram Ultra fitler! I'll repost to the board when I hear back from them, one way or the other.
Thx.....
Shane@DBPerformance
10-03-2005, 12:49 PM
Fram? no wonder :)
howslowcanyougo
10-03-2005, 01:43 PM
Fram? no wonder :)
Not sure if it was fram, but it was some Ultra gard deal?
Maybe a puralator then?
Yeah, "Pure One" that was it!
Onefast99gsx
10-03-2005, 01:47 PM
What's this mean, "an RRE stainless tube run right off the new Fram Ultra fitler"
Do you mean a Stainless braided line off the oil filter housing?
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