zeiss150 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Hi guys! Does anyone have any experience with the Chinese knock off of the holset hy35w? I know you get what you pay for buuuut... is $250 Chinese better thank used $700 holset? Still putting my turbo build plan together 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlejester Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 One of those things where if you have to ask, probably best not to. They have in general come up in quality, but one really wouldn't be surprised if they prematurely fail. A genuine turbo is more or less a life of the engine kind of thing, eBay turbos don't seem to do well at 10,000 miles if it even makes it past the first 10 miles. There are some half measure places. CX has better quality control according to some. Driftmotion turbos use genuine garrett center sections in aftermarket housings. VR I think even offers a warranty longer then 30 days. If you are not equipped to deal with one going bad, (blown oil seals, unbalanced wheels, fragments chipping and going through the engine), then probably not worth a look. I mean for a bit more than $500 you can get a brand new borgwarner turbo with a warranty and customer support. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Borg-Warner-AirWerks-S200SX-Turbo-51mm-T4-Twin-Scroll-0-83-A-R-220-580hp-177257/181774009769?hash=item2a529345a9:g:01sAAOSwu1VW3xBl&vxp=mtr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scartail Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 youtube's got a few reviews. from what I understand, they're not bad (not great, either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeiss150 Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 I’ve watched a few reviews on YouTube but they were pushing the turbos pretty hard. I’ll watch a few more. I have no problem spending $$$ on a turbo I was just wondering if the $250 eBay turbo was better than the $125 turbo. 🤷🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 On 11/1/2017 at 10:41 PM, zeiss150 said: I’ve watched a few reviews on YouTube but they were pushing the turbos pretty hard. I’ll watch a few more. I have no problem spending $$$ on a turbo I was just wondering if the $250 eBay turbo was better than the $125 turbo. 🤷🏻♂️ Here's a thought: Find a used HY35 for a reasonable price, get a rebuild kit: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-HY35W-HE351CW-Rebuild-Repair-Kit-for-Dodge-Ram-5-9L-Holset-Diesel/131974262328?hash=item1eba476e38:g:SncAAOSw-CpYBdYz&vxp=mtr and then get a Taiwanese billet extended tip compressor wheel (essentially the same tech as the Garrett GTX series): https://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Billet-Compressor-Wheel-For-Holset-Cummins-5-9-HY35-55-96-78-5-5/262952991370?hash=item3d39383a8a:g:YPwAAOSw-FZXkJJm&vxp=mtr https://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Billet-Compressor-Wheel-For-Holset-Dodge-Cummins-HY35-55-96-78-8-8/262538447760?hash=item3d2082cb90:g:KE8AAOSwZVlXkZiR&vxp=mtr There are some other brands out there too, but I can vouch for the Mamba wheel - I'm currently running one in my GT4294R, and the results were VERY impressive. I had already bought, installed and tuned a brand new GTX4202R (not cheap!) and was just going to refurb the old GT4294R and sell it. The old turbo had a nick in the compressor wheel so I figured what the hell and ordered one of these Mamba wheels. The new wheel was taller AND lighter than the stock cast wheel, and happily I decided to swap it back in just to see how well it worked. It not only spooled faster than the old GT4294R, it out-performed the GTX4202R on the top end as well! I sold the 4202 and never looked back. Full disclosure - I also replaced the turbine wheel/shaft with a new stock replacement, so I was certain that everything was properly balanced - they both come "zero balanced" so you can safely just assemble and go. I've had zero problems with this setup. I believe that this is also the case with the "stock" turbo wheels, so you should just be able to install the new compressor wheel on the old turbine wheel/shaft and go, but I won't swear to it. https://photos.app.goo.gl/rhwEbYNkPDfo6ML02 https://photos.app.goo.gl/G3jFQFgc9333kyw32 https://photos.app.goo.gl/St0IJGOMuDYytcRw2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeiss150 Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 Great info Tim. Definitely a way to go. I’m gonna look into buying a used HY35w at my local truck salvage yard. 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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