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hairline cracks near stock turbo wastegate!


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Was going about my business rebuilding the turbo for my swap when i came across this

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my friend said he ran his STI with a crack in near the same location but then again this is a car thats 20+ years older. So should i run with it like this or should i buy another turbine section?

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Was going about my business rebuilding the turbo for my swap when i came across this

post-5235-074038800 1278966303_thumb.jpg

my friend said he ran his STI with a crack in near the same location but then again this is a car thats 20+ years older. So should i run with it like this or should i buy another turbine section?

 

 

While it's entirely up to you, many people will run the turbo like that. It can be a fairly common place to crack. I've seen them run with no impact on performance. Yours definitely has a larger crack than most I've seen. If you can find a cheap housing without cracks, replace it.

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I have a stock T3 with a thrashed compressor wheel, but I haven't pulled off the stock downpipe yet to see whether or not the other side is damaged. Regardless, I highly doubt the turbine housing is damaged. I would let the whole assembly go for $120 shipped. Let me know if you're interested and I will pull of the downpipe and snap some photos.

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