I Donated thefultonhow Posted April 16, 2012 Author I Donated Share Posted April 16, 2012 Less then 20k, I know BNR as excellent customer service. But I put 35k a year on my LGT. I need a min. for turbo the last at lease 60K. I wait to here what BNR as to say. Until then,turbo list is down from 5 to 3. As I said, I wouldn't necessarily take one experience as indicative of overall reliability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMER DOWN Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Ya, but I don't know anyone with more miles then you. On any BNR turbo. I mite be wrong, but no one else comes to mind. Best of luck get you car up & running again. Mike Mileage:331487 Retired/Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted April 16, 2012 Author I Donated Share Posted April 16, 2012 Ya, but I don't know anyone with more miles then you. On any BNR turbo. I mite be wrong, but no one else comes to mind. Best of luck get you car up & running again. Mike Seriously? I don't know anyone offhand, but there's gotta be someone in CO or somewhere on the west coast. SSpeed, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 subscribed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Ack that sucks. My BNR (10k miles, 22 months on car) just drinks oil. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted April 23, 2012 Author I Donated Share Posted April 23, 2012 Bryan took a look, and, well, no reason for me to paraphrase: We found the issue with the unit. There is a stainless heat shield that is between the CHRA and the turbine housing, it was barely making contact with the turbine wheel and caused the whine. We will put the assembly back on the balancer, replace the bearings with the updated goods and put you a new heat shield in. Other than that, the turbo looked good. He had also mentioned in a previous email that the shaft play did not look unreasonable. So it looks like I'm getting new bearings as a precautionary measure, a new heat shield, and a once-over of the CHRA, and it doesn't SOUND like he's going to charge me for it, even though I'm technically out of warranty. I really can't argue with that. Now the question is, since my car is down anyway, and I have alternate transportation at the moment, do I want to put in a new clutch and a TSK3 kit before I get it back up and running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigleben Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Get rid of that DMFW! You won't regret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted April 23, 2012 Author I Donated Share Posted April 23, 2012 Uh, I'm already running a SMFW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No DRFT Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Dmfw? Smfw? I have no control over drippie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted April 23, 2012 Author I Donated Share Posted April 23, 2012 Dual-mass flywheel, single-mass flywheel. Dual-mass came stock on 05-06; single-mass came stock on 07+ and all EJ255 WRXes. Dual-mass was supposed to improve smoothness starting up, but just ended up being non-resurfaceable, easier to break, and less compatible with aftermarket clutches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xero287 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 What you want to do is a 6MT swap. What you need is a new clutch. See the difference there. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 How many miles on the clutch you have ? Is it slipping ? Do you plan for more HP ? Yes, do the TSK3 when it's clutch time. Also make sure you post up a new vid of the shaft play when you the turbo back... 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted April 24, 2012 Author I Donated Share Posted April 24, 2012 How many miles on the clutch you have ? 20k of my miles, 5k before I got it. So a total of 25k. Is it slipping ? Only when I get it heated up (after a couple of hard launches). In everyday driving, it's fine. Do you plan for more HP ? No, but Stage 3 on the stock clutch is still a bit much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Oh dear, sorry you have a stock clutch. My Spec 2+ has over 75,000 miles and still grabs great. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 So was this turbo from the batch before Bryan changed the bearing supplier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xero287 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 ^Good question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted April 25, 2012 Author I Donated Share Posted April 25, 2012 I bought it December 2010. I THINK that's before he changed bearing suppliers, but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subadozer Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I bought it December 2010. I THINK that's before he changed bearing suppliers, but not sure. That's when I bought mine and it was before the change. Since I still have it sitting in the basement I sent it back to have Bryan change out the bearings just for an extra bit of peace of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I too bought one before the change but hadn't installed it when he made the change so I sent it back. Also got the EVO III compressor wheel instead of the EVO X version. Presently in the tuning phase with infamous. Great stuff so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragman Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I wonder if I need to be concerned with the bearings in my "early" bnr 16g? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahr_side Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I wonder if I need to be concerned with the bearings in my "early" bnr 16g? Mine is from fall 2010 and has about 20,000km on it. As of a few weeks ago the shaft play was very minimal... quite normal. Obligatory '[URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/2008-gh8-238668.html?t=238668"]build thread[/URL]' Increased capacity to 2.7 liters, still turbo, but no longer need spark plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subadozer Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I wonder if I need to be concerned with the bearings in my "early" bnr 16g? I think Bryan had decided that it might not have been a problem with the bearings after all but he still was willing to change them out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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