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Old 11-16-2009   #1
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Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/an...431590044.html

Notice anything goofy in this ad?
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Old 11-16-2009   #2
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Re: Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

what. the.hell.

How does that even happen? That's amazing.
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Old 11-16-2009   #3
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Re: Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

holy crap....I kinda wanna email him hahaha


Edit:I emailed him.

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Old 11-16-2009   #5
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holy crap....I kinda wanna email him hahaha


Edit:I emailed him.
Did he reply? What did you write? Did you ask if it boosts to redline? What are the flow charts on that puppy?
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Old 11-16-2009   #6
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Re: Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

Actually I just bought it. hahaha
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Old 11-16-2009   #7
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wow
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Old 11-16-2009   #8
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Re: Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

maybe it's spinning so fast, it looks as if it's broken lol.
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Old 11-16-2009   #9
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maybe it's spinning so fast, it looks as if it's broken lol.
Must have been a light breeze in the area.
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Old 11-16-2009   #10
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Re: Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

Looks pretty good for an 80,000 mile Audi part.
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Old 11-16-2009   #11
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Re: Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

Wow, how does that happen? You would have to use it to vacuum sand I would imagine, even my compressor wheel being let free at over 200,000 rpm doesn't look that bad...
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Re: Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

So it's got a little shaft play, who cares, run it!!!


I love the fact that he never once says anything about it needing a rebuild or that it has a problem. But I guess if you're looking at it, you should now better.
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Old 11-16-2009   #13
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Yeah, I'm surprised he got 80k miles out of it. Probably lost the fins at 50k and didn't notice any real power difference.
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Old 11-16-2009   #14
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^lol.

Damn that dude is selling all kinds of shit.
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Re: Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

K03's and k04's usually only last 80k-100k either way. Less fins, less resistance/rotating mass right?
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Old 11-18-2009   #16
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So does this one make a "dentist drill" noise? LOL.
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Old 11-19-2009   #17
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Re: Why you should be leary of buying used turbos

Lol, awesome.

Bump for what he replied with from the email.
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