I'd go with Precision, who use garret center sections. Or Straight Garret. I think they last longer

Garrett's are no joke either..... I like them...they are just a bit pricer units though then some of the other brands.

A friend of mine is selling his HKS 3037s for a good price and im thinking about it because o f the *bling* it will show when mounted to my engine.What do you guys think?

3037's are a little on the smallish side, but will bling for sure....hehe

go with borg people get alot out of them and they sound so amazing

What shops here are selling borg?

what about comp turbos triple ball bearing, affordable to rebuild and spools faster than dual ball bearing design.

Forced Performance has the S374 on there web site, and I know they have other models available that are not listed on there web site. I bought my S374 from Forced Performance. Over 800 awhp so far.

You can get the S374 (S400-74mm with T4 housing) for 900 bucks guys. Go to the folks that CNC them...look at the bottom..... http://www.forcedinductions.com/productsborgwarner.htm. Give them a call and ask them...they will give you the 411 on all the BW crap.


I just bought 3 of them and re-sold them to a local shop...lol.

You cannot rebuild a ball bearing turbo. If the CHRA is blown it's over. You have to replace the CHRA. For double ball bearing it cost $800-900 to replace.

As for the triple ball bearing, I don't know what it cost to replace those and don't kid yourself into thinking Comp turbos are apart of the Comp performance cams manufacturer. It is a no name brand.

Go with Holset or Borg Warner. They are highly advanced standard bearing turbos that outspool the Garrett dual bb turbos, capable of more power, much more reliable and easy $300 rebuild if needed.

ask brent rau what he use.

thats a 2.0 20v vw not 16v

what about : http://www.billetturbochargers.com/ ??? seems promising.

copied from their website

• Perfectly matched aerospace grad full complement twin silicon nitride ball bearing system
• Precision CNC machined aeronautic grade billet aluminium centre cartridge.
• Latest technology Inconel turbines

• Latest technology compressor wheels
• Handle higher shaft speeds and thrust loads
• Physically lighter
• Spool faster

• First class finish and look great
• More durable

go with the garrett

I have a garrett and wouldnt recomend anything else