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Old 10-03-2007, 12:57 PM   #1
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Default SlowBoyRacing Turbo's any good?

Can someone chime in on this? They offered me a TD06-20G 8cm2 for a good price and im thinking about buying it over FP, Deadbolt and Blouch.
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Old 10-03-2007, 01:09 PM   #2
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Old 10-03-2007, 01:18 PM   #3
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What is a search button?
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Old 10-03-2007, 01:23 PM   #4
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I was gonna say what's an "any good" and why does a slowboyracing turbo have one?
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Old 10-03-2007, 02:25 PM   #5
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Damn based on my research, SBR is a pos company and mike huml is an internet bully. Whats this world coming too?
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Old 10-03-2007, 02:36 PM   #6
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I actually llived pretty close to their shop and purchased a decent amount of products from those guys and their customer service is A+++ and prices are pretty good to boot. But the 20g over the fp? eh.. look at the specs. I love my fpgreen
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Old 10-03-2007, 02:43 PM   #7
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FP TD06SL2-20G 8cm $1261 (tax) vs SBR TD06H-20G 8cm $1150 shipped

FP 20G 8 weeks to get, SBR in stock
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Old 10-03-2007, 04:20 PM   #8
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SBR do not include banjo's, lines, you have to buy all of the stuff seperate. the FP comes ready to mount, no extra ****e to buy.

all im gonna say is you get what you pay for.. id rather wait 8+ weeks and know im getting a quality turbo..
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Old 10-03-2007, 04:32 PM   #9
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Stay away from turbochargers.com also. The turbos dont have any hard lines either but they dont tell you that.
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Old 10-03-2007, 06:40 PM   #10
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Old 10-03-2007, 06:44 PM   #11
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your point...???

we aren't saying that they don't make power, we are saying they aren't reliable.
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Old 10-03-2007, 09:17 PM   #12
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damn is Slowboyracing that bad? All i wanna do is by a 20G turbo, nothign else. So you guys are basically saying the SBR 20G will most likely fail? Or is it just the customer service that sucks?
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Old 10-03-2007, 09:18 PM   #13
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search button. you fill find your answer.
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Old 10-03-2007, 09:32 PM   #14
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What should I search for? SBR turbo failing?
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Old 10-03-2007, 10:07 PM   #15
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Just get the 20g from forcedperformance.com and be done with it.
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Old 10-03-2007, 10:12 PM   #16
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Just got off the phone with Mike, didnt sound like a bad guy to me.
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Old 10-03-2007, 10:14 PM   #17
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I am sure the turbos are fine its just the people that get the bad rep.
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Old 10-03-2007, 10:14 PM   #18
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lol.. im not gonna say anything else man.. you can either take our advice and the research, or get a turbo now, and end up paying more in the end (banjo's, hardlines, ect).
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Old 10-03-2007, 10:15 PM   #19
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I am sure the turbos are fine its just the people that get the bad rep.
agree'd, i dont have and hard evidence.. but in the end ur paying more and may be getting horrible customer service.

think about it
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Old 10-03-2007, 10:29 PM   #20
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agree'd, i dont have and hard evidence.. but in the end ur paying more and may be getting horrible customer service.

think about it
That was my experience with turbochargers.com also. There are a lot of bad vendors out there so go with who is proven.
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Old 10-03-2007, 10:47 PM   #21
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It was good chatting with you, even if it was at 10:00 p.m. and I have been here since 6:30 a.m. - so if I was hard to understand - that is why.

http://www.slowboyracing.com/estore/...at=1403&page=1

Mitsubishi water line kit, they look better now - this was a prototype kit.

http://www.slowboyracing.com/estore/...at=1403&page=1

Oil line kit - except he will also get a 12 mm banjo bolt and banjo adapter to 4an since he is going with MHI turbo.

You can see all the kits here -

http://www.slowboyracing.com/estore/home.php?cat=1403

No reason not to get the right parts, unless you talked to Pookie here - then who knows what you will get ---- I have no issues helping everyone here personally.

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Old 10-03-2007, 11:02 PM   #22
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what is the most that the 20G can hold in power
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Old 10-03-2007, 11:14 PM   #23
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what is the most that the 20G can hold in power
Good question,

I think it has a lot of variables.

A few of them -

Engine displacement (more a difference in actual TQ than maybe HP).
Turbine housing size.
Turbine wheel size.
Internal or external WG.
State of modification the car is in, IE - does it have the needed parts to take advantage of the turbo.

I have seen 6H 20G's on my dyno make 370-385 WHP - and I am sure it is capable of more on the right car - and tuner.

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Old 10-22-2007, 10:53 AM   #24
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I have a Slowboy 20g on my car that I bought used from a local guy for a good deal. It's not a bad turbo IMO. I made 353/399 with it on 91 with meth injection. I still have a TMIC and IWG which are holding me back but my EWG will go on next week and a FMIC soon after.
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Old 10-22-2007, 10:56 AM   #25
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I have a Slowboy 20g on my car that I bought used from a local guy for a good deal. It's not a bad turbo IMO. I made 353/399 with it on 91 with meth injection. I still have a TMIC and IWG which are holding me back but my EWG will go on next week and a FMIC soon after.
You're not in Texas and this thread is a month old. Why the hell are you posting in it?
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