[strongbowkid]

About 6 months ago I bought my first r32gtr. I was sold the car with apparently steel internals on the standard turbos. I have changed these now for some different turbos and was wondering if there is anyway of checking if they do have steel internals or were they telling me a load of s#%t

 

[Mookistar]

erm.. Have you tried a magnet?

 

[R32 Combat]

The shape of the drive on the turbine end is different between ceramic and steel. IIRC, triangular is steel.

 

[FRRACER]

I believe the exhaust side are ceramic and that is where you should be looking. get a magnet on it.

These are mine:

 

[R33JONO]

"Steel" wheels would mean the exhaust wheels. On most rebuilds the std aluminium compressor wheel is reused.
The exhaust wheels shouldn't be made from steel as such, as they would melt.
They are most likely, or should be made from inconel witch unfortunately isn't
Magnetic.
The only way to tell would be to compare the nut bit of the exhaust wheel against standard ones. On my steel hybrids it is hexagonal. On std ceramics I think they are bi-hexagonal.

 

[strongbowkid]

Ok cool I'll try the magnet thank for your help

 

[UKPAISLEY]

Search there was a good pic ages ago, easy to see the difference .

 

[FRRACER]

you mean like this? these are ceramics

 

[strongbowkid]

Sorry mate I'm clueless lol I took some more pics

 

[simplysideways]

Ah well there standard turbs

 

[strongbowkid]

Thank fella I didn't want to false advertise them. Is £250 a reasonable price then