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Old Sep 22, 2016 | 08:10 PM
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Pure turbos coming to the M157 platform!

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Who's ready for upgraded turbos that won't cost $20k?
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Old Sep 22, 2016 | 11:48 PM
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the turbos have never been the expensive part.. the turbos on vasily's 1179 hp e63 are GTX3076 which are only about $1,400 each ...

the weistec W4 kit appears to be based of the same turbo, so about $17K of the weistec kit is tuning/airbox/coolant lines/ oil lines/ turbo-folds/ gaskets and misc hardware.... you can buy the turbos separate for ~$3K and make your own kit

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Old Sep 23, 2016 | 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by gaspam
the turbos have never been the expensive part.. the turbos on vasily's 1179 hp e63 are GTX3076 which are only about $1,400 each
don't say that , I will post my story soon
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Old Sep 23, 2016 | 10:40 AM
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what happened to your car?

but my point was is that the actual turbo hardware itself its not expensive.... its the tuning to get them to work with our cars thats the expensive part
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Old Sep 23, 2016 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by gaspam
what happened to your car?

but my point was is that the actual turbo hardware itself its not expensive.... its the tuning to get them to work with our cars thats the expensive part
this is how it's now




I'm going to make big interesting post soon if my issue will not get resolved
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Old Sep 23, 2016 | 02:25 PM
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hope its not too bad... i dont see the turbos in that pic so im assuming something happened to them... keep us posted
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Old Sep 23, 2016 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by gaspam
hope its not too bad... i dont see the turbos in that pic so im assuming something happened to them... keep us posted
I think the OP posted that ones of the turbos oil seal went bad.
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Old Sep 23, 2016 | 04:52 PM
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I think the OP posted that ones of the turbos oil seal went bad.
i see it now on his instagram.. saw the smoking out the tailpipe vid, sure does look like turbo seals (or coolant/head gasket since its white smoke)

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Old Sep 23, 2016 | 08:11 PM
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yep , seal , lol
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Old Sep 24, 2016 | 04:57 AM
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That's really bad, they are quite new, aren't they?
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Old Sep 24, 2016 | 05:00 AM
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Old Sep 24, 2016 | 04:18 PM
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Those turbos must be pure crap failing that quickly.
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Old Sep 25, 2016 | 08:28 AM
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Those turbos must be pure crap failing that quickly.
The turbos he has are not pure turbos... I believe they are Weistecs
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Old Sep 25, 2016 | 10:24 AM
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The turbos he has are not pure turbos... I believe they are Weistecs
I said they are pure crap. Never did I mention Pure.Turbos. Hope Pure Turbos does build a better system.
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Old Sep 26, 2016 | 12:17 PM
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Damn Vlad, sorry to hear about the turbos. Spending that much money and having these issues shortly after is a nightmare.
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Old Sep 26, 2016 | 12:31 PM
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Damn Vlad, sorry to hear about the turbos. Spending that much money and having these issues shortly after is a nightmare.
It is nightmare , I lost $20+k so far . but I'll get it back on the road stronger then before .
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that sucks.
you seem to do your own work, but if you had to pay for labor it would be a nightmare.
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Old Sep 26, 2016 | 04:37 PM
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Old Sep 26, 2016 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by shardul
that sucks.
you seem to do your own work, but if you had to pay for labor it would be a nightmare.
I paid labor first time , $5k , first time i didn't do it my self , now I pulled the engine my self , still my time , my hoist , etc
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What are the components of your $20k loss calculation?
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Old Sep 26, 2016 | 07:39 PM
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What are the components of your $20k loss calculation?
labor x2 , cores , payment for upgrading , shipping
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Old Sep 27, 2016 | 04:21 PM
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I paid labor first time , $5k , first time i didn't do it my self , now I pulled the engine my self , still my time , my hoist , etc
$5k labor to swap turbos? Damn!
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Old Sep 27, 2016 | 07:40 PM
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$5k labor to swap turbos? Damn!
hardware and fluids from the dealer is well over 1k
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hardware and fluids from the dealer is well over 1k
Damn, hope it works out for you. thx for sharing and leting us know
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Damn, hope it works out for you. thx for sharing and leting us know
I haven't solved and haven't shared yet , I will, later, depends on how things work out with who ever made them
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