Ok, I stand corrected!! But still, the price is skyhigh for a single SMALL
turbocharger!
on 7/8/00 8:18 AM, Ptturbo@aol.com at Ptturbo@aol.com wrote:
> Toyota turbos . They say "Toyota CT26" on the compressor housing, but are
> made by Hitachi.
> Mike V
>
>> ast year I decided that I would get rid of my poor tired little '86 Toyota
>> 4x4 turbo. It was at 140,000 miles and I thought that I should get rid of
> it
>> before it started draining my bank account. It was still on the original
>> turbo, and a new replacement (just parts) would have run $1497. Toyota
>> decided to manufacture their own turbo-chargers instead of using any of the
>> aftermarket units widely available (Rotomaster, Schwittzer, Rajay, KKK and
>> others that all other car makers use). That explains the high parts price.
>> Toyota seems to believe that all of their parts are made from precious
>> metals and exotic materials.
>
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