S14 - Turbo died , best replacement ?

[Croustibat]

Originally Posted by night colors

if i chose gt28rs, maf and injectors and im ready for replacement ? like is there a chance of getting heat problems with stock rad , etc ?

Depends.

You are likely to get heating problem depending on your use, climate, coolant quality, rad being clear, water and oil pump being ok... More power = more heat, keep that in mind. If you dont driver harder, it wont heat more anyway.

The way i see it, you dont want to spend money, so just get an OEM T28 or its roller bearing counterpart ( GT28R aka GT2560R). It will still cost you money, a turbo is expensive. But stay away from ebay specials, again. Remember these things turn at 150.000rpm. Garrett makes flanges able to resist an exploding turbo throwing bits of metal in every direction and contains it in the flange. Dont believe chinese crap is doing the same.

GT28RS and GT2871R are not very far pricing wise. May as well get the 71. There is a reason everyone uses it: it works very well.

Also forget the "S15 turbo" story, they are not ball bearing turbos. The legend says they are, but the truth is only late JDM S14a and early JDM S15 had the roller bearing version, all the others had a regular T28.