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When I replace the turbo from the SE, it'll be for sale, so if someone wants a spare just in case 

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blackster wrote:I havent pulled one apart, the consensus is that its RHF5 non ball bearing.
Taken from the original handbook for the SE:
"if you have dríven up a steep hill, on a freeway for long periods, or dríven hard, you should let the car idle for at least 30 seconds. Never switch the car off straight after *before mentioned* otherwise irrepairable damage will occur to the turbocharger"......Sounds like its a non ball bearing turbo to me
blackster wrote:Fuzzlet you may have buyer once you pull it off, will make a nice hi flow project...............
Trouble with that, is I'm planning on selling everything as one kit...pretty much a bolt on turbo kit for any BP
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Fuzzlet wrote:blackster wrote:I havent pulled one apart, the consensus is that its RHF5 non ball bearing.
Taken from the original handbook for the SE:
"if you have dríven up a steep hill, on a freeway for long periods, or dríven hard, you should let the car idle for at least 30 seconds. Never switch the car off straight after *before mentioned* otherwise irrepairable damage will occur to the turbocharger"......Sounds like its a non ball bearing turbo to me
Added to that, driving like a sunday granny for about a km before reaching your destination, would work just as well for the cool down period.
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THE REAL BORIS wrote:Okibi wrote:Did you give them the numbers off the turbo in my pics?
I would have (I even printed it for my file) but I would have been guessing on some of the numbers. Don't suppose you can verify them?
I'll have a crack:
Turbo Spec: VJ390405
Serial No RHF5: 24041A
Part No BP8J

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Off of the IHI turbo:
The turbo spec part # is VJ350407.
The Parts No. is #BP8J
http://www.miatapower.com/Body%20Parts.pdf
Part number from pdf BP8J-13-700C
Off of the IHI turbo:
The turbo spec part # is VJ350407.
The Parts No. is #BP8J
http://www.miatapower.com/Body%20Parts.pdf
Part number from pdf BP8J-13-700C
If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.
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THE REAL BORIS wrote:Excellent. Stephanie is the odd one out with the last spec. digit of 7 though?
Asking for advice about the MSM from stephanie, now there's trouble..........
Email Keith from FM, im sure he will be more then happy to give you the information you need, highly likely they have a few units laying around after doing FMII upgrades.
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