How big of a risk is this?

[aga]

worst case scenario, you will have shaft and exhaust side fins damage due to contact with the housing.

best case scenario, exhaust gas leakage around the housing resulting in lack of boost. it is bad, but i wouldnt call it dangerous for the rest of the engine, just for the turbo.

[cdvr-s13]

Originally Posted by Kaifd3s

That why you need a daily. I have a 03 saturn, something I dont even want to mod lol.

Originally Posted by bardabe

yup, 95 integra GSR here. best tool a tuner can buy is a daily driver.

I actually do have a second vehicle. It's just that it requires a provincial inspection because I imported it from a different province, and until that inspection is passed I cannot drive the vehicle (legally :P). It's a dark grey 92 Mercedes 190E 2.6L with a 5 speed manual (ultra rare). Yeah I'm dumb for having basically two work-in-progress vehicles, but the re-sale value will make it well worth it in the long run.

Originally Posted by aga

worst case scenario, you will have shaft and exhaust side fins damage due to contact with the housing.

best case scenario, exhaust gas leakage around the housing resulting in lack of boost. it is bad, but i wouldnt call it dangerous for the rest of the engine, just for the turbo.

Yeah at this point I'm pretty close to certain there is damage to the exhaust turbine, based on how long its been doing this. The main concern though is getting to work. I've been risking it so far and it hasn't gotten worse. I have been getting killer gas mileage though as I've been keeping the revs as low as possible and have almost completely avoided using boost (unless absolutely necessary for merging, etc).

In other news, I cancelled my order for the S15 turbo and went with a GT2871R 0.64 A/R. I think I'll be much happier

Thanks again everyone.