S5 turbo life

how long will the turbo on the S5 TII last? I mean even after you rebuild the engine will the turbo itself have much of a life span left?

ok somebody has to have an idea of how long it will last... anybody?

A turbo life span is like an engine life span... It depends on how its treated... I have seen 100,000 mile + turbos with little shaft play and great spool, and I have seen some that are just slap worn out. Hard driving, prolonged boosting, etc.. All contribute to the eventual demise of your turbo...

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how much is it to replace a turbo?

you can rebuild them for around 400-600 I think.

i bought a j-spec turbo w/ no shaft play for around 150. Installed it myself.... got new seals... about 200 in total to replace it.

I paid 800 for my BNR stage 4...

well I would want one just slightly better, I'd use it to daily drive, drag and autox occasionally, and drag occasionally as well... so I'd guess I'd want it a little bigger but not too much or it would give off mad turbo lag when daily driving

any suggestions? I've heard garret turbos are the way to go...

keep the stock turbo, do a racing beat downpipe, additional fuel injector controller, upgrade your secondary injectors, walbro fuel pump and have your ecu remapped by rtek

sweet, I'll save this info so I have it when the time comes. Thanks

oh and any suggestions on what injectors to get? I figure 750cc primarys and 850cc secondarys... is this good? and who makes the best or does it matter all that much who makes them?

550 primarys and 720 or 780 secondarys. It dosent really matter who makes them but I use Denso or RCs.

keep the stock turbo, do a racing beat downpipe, additional fuel injector controller, upgrade your secondary injectors, walbro fuel pump and have your ecu remapped by rtek

With bigger injectors you will still need some fuel control, even with the RTEK ecu upgrade..

yea, I would get either a greddy or apexi a/f controller at that point