Borg Warner EFR Build Quality Shocking!
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Borg Warner EFR Build Quality Shocking!
I got my new BW 7670 EFR today and i'm gutted the build quality has plummeted the exhaust housings are shocking looks likes Stevie Wonders been in there with an angle grinder then Ray Charles did the QC inspection.
It doesn't even sport the Borg Warner name anymore suppose they are too ashamed to put their name to it.
The Compressor housing isn't much better roughly finished and machined.
I know some people will say it doesn't matter how it looks but how it performs that counts but when you're paying the kind of money these cost you don't expect this kind of finish.
If it hadn't come in a sealed box from a reputable company i'd of said it was a chinese knock off.
Here's a video walk around of it:
(Oh ye and sorry for the heavy breathing i've got a dodgy knee and now systematically make loud breathing noises as I move lol)
Rich
It doesn't even sport the Borg Warner name anymore suppose they are too ashamed to put their name to it.
The Compressor housing isn't much better roughly finished and machined.
I know some people will say it doesn't matter how it looks but how it performs that counts but when you're paying the kind of money these cost you don't expect this kind of finish.
If it hadn't come in a sealed box from a reputable company i'd of said it was a chinese knock off.
Here's a video walk around of it:
(Oh ye and sorry for the heavy breathing i've got a dodgy knee and now systematically make loud breathing noises as I move lol)
Rich
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Don't go look in dafs wear house full of fooked turbos and engines with bent con rods then lol or you really will be shocked!!
On the daf mx engine they suffered from roller bearing brake up letting all the oil go in the inlet causing them to hydraulic lock.
Daf were taking them to court the bill is meant to be for millions!
I'll still be fitting one to mine as they did iron out the problem in the end
On the daf mx engine they suffered from roller bearing brake up letting all the oil go in the inlet causing them to hydraulic lock.
Daf were taking them to court the bill is meant to be for millions!
I'll still be fitting one to mine as they did iron out the problem in the end
Last edited by ajamesc; 12-07-2014 at 11:38 AM.
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If they are prepared to let the outside look like this what's to say they haven't lowered the standard of the internals too?
Rich
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its absolutely unacceptable and there is no excuse imo, its the quality expected from a cheap Chinese knock off not a high end top of the range turbo !
all the garrets ive had all were finished well, and the twin billet gt30s on my 3.8 have insane response boosting hard by 3000 rpm.
I look forward to your views on it rich in comparison to your old gt turbo, is your current gt35iirc turbo billet or non billet ?
all the garrets ive had all were finished well, and the twin billet gt30s on my 3.8 have insane response boosting hard by 3000 rpm.
I look forward to your views on it rich in comparison to your old gt turbo, is your current gt35iirc turbo billet or non billet ?
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I don't mean any disrespect to you Rich and i don't know the full cost of these so forgive me, but surely it's how it will perform rather than a fashion show?? As said, not a dig at you as i understand where you're coming from. Surely once fitted & mapped hopefully your thoughts will be soon gone
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If it were my product I would like to spend a bit of time making it look nice....it is their shop window after all. f1 cars look right just out of the box. First impressions don't get second chances, why would they not spend 20 mins making it look right?
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to be honest looks grand to me all the machined surfaces are well finished, ya want to see the state of some of the cast components we get into work
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I don't mean any disrespect to you Rich and i don't know the full cost of these so forgive me, but surely it's how it will perform rather than a fashion show?? As said, not a dig at you as i understand where you're coming from. Surely once fitted & mapped hopefully your thoughts will be soon gone
I think Richs point is if it looks un finished and rough why would the inside be any different and I agree if a so called top turbo manufacture wants to turn shit out like that only a monkey would trust there workmanship '
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I have to agree, it doesn't look great, I arrange for boilers to be fitted in houses and to me. One of the most important finishes it the making good, ( plastering and outside brickwork) as that's what most people can see when we have patched up, I think if you spend a decent amount on something you should expect a nice finish throughout,
If you shortcut a little finishing what will you miss that can't be seen
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If you shortcut a little finishing what will you miss that can't be seen
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I got a bit worried when I read the title that they had started falling to pieces or something as I'm still planning on putting that turbo on my Sunny.
Can't see the problem personally, no they don't look as nice as the original housings but didn't they have to switch suppliers early on in production for some reason?
Depends what you want from a turbo I suppose, performance or looking pretty? I know which one I'd be worrying about first
Can't see the problem personally, no they don't look as nice as the original housings but didn't they have to switch suppliers early on in production for some reason?
Depends what you want from a turbo I suppose, performance or looking pretty? I know which one I'd be worrying about first
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I got a bit worried when I read the title that they had started falling to pieces or something as I'm still planning on putting that turbo on my Sunny.
Can't see the problem personally, no they don't look as nice as the original housings but didn't they have to switch suppliers early on in production for some reason?
Depends what you want from a turbo I suppose, performance or looking pretty? I know which one I'd be worrying about first
Can't see the problem personally, no they don't look as nice as the original housings but didn't they have to switch suppliers early on in production for some reason?
Depends what you want from a turbo I suppose, performance or looking pretty? I know which one I'd be worrying about first
The finish is shocking, try selling that on and convince someone it's not been in a fight with gravity and a hard surface a few times.
It'd be on the way back in my opinion, looks like a casting defect and no reason in this day and age for that to be churned out.
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The thing is the Chinese GT Garrett copies that Toyo Sport down the road from me sell for Ł189 have a much better finish to them i've never seen a worse finish on a turbine housing ever let alone on a turbo that costs over 8 times as much!
For all the it's not how it looks but how it performs guys I'll liken it to my day job;
I work for Severn Trent Water so when a customer askes for new MDPE service to be laided up there drive way we go out dig a trench remove the old lead or copper or whatever their curent service is made of laid a new length of 25mm MDPE and reinstate the footway and drive way clean everything up and Bobs your Nan.
Let's say we just dig it out leave all muck up against the wall/hedge whatever connect up the new MDPE and put some road plates over the excavation.
Then the customer complains (and rightly so) and we say; "Have you got water?" "Can you still use your driveway?"
"Whats the problem you have better flow and pressure now, it's the performance that matters not what it looks like!"
Rich
For all the it's not how it looks but how it performs guys I'll liken it to my day job;
I work for Severn Trent Water so when a customer askes for new MDPE service to be laided up there drive way we go out dig a trench remove the old lead or copper or whatever their curent service is made of laid a new length of 25mm MDPE and reinstate the footway and drive way clean everything up and Bobs your Nan.
Let's say we just dig it out leave all muck up against the wall/hedge whatever connect up the new MDPE and put some road plates over the excavation.
Then the customer complains (and rightly so) and we say; "Have you got water?" "Can you still use your driveway?"
"Whats the problem you have better flow and pressure now, it's the performance that matters not what it looks like!"
Rich
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Well in that case James Rich should send it back, threads like this will always get mixed replies, a bit like, what wheels for my Sapph or 3dr we see every week
Only a Rich can decided what to do, i know if i WASN'T happy with a product it would go back.
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I have also seen the new stuff coming and it's even better.
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It's a casting, with a typical rough cast finish.
I really dont see the problem ?
I'm sure you could have had either polished at extra cost if the external appearance is so important.
Engine blocks, cylinder heads and many other cast parts look equally as....cast
Out of interest...
Is that turbo using the genuine Borg Warner turbine housing with the integral wastegate that the units normally come with ?
Or maybe reason it doesnt say BW, is it's an aftermarket piece to accommodate the use of an external wastegate ?
I really dont see the problem ?
I'm sure you could have had either polished at extra cost if the external appearance is so important.
Engine blocks, cylinder heads and many other cast parts look equally as....cast
Out of interest...
Is that turbo using the genuine Borg Warner turbine housing with the integral wastegate that the units normally come with ?
Or maybe reason it doesnt say BW, is it's an aftermarket piece to accommodate the use of an external wastegate ?
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little google..thread from a couple of years ago
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...-Not-Impressed
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...-Not-Impressed
Does the serial no/tag indicate a genuine part with external gate ?
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-eng...iled-pics.html
http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-eng...iled-pics.html
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I'll still drop it down they can use the current turbo as a mock up even if it's to go back.
Ye Carvery sounds good to me mate
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Cheers Richard.
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Were both turbos from the same supplier ?
What about their serial nos/ID tags ? Are they both genuine BW tags ?
So is your new one mostly a case of your turbo supplier supplying their own turbine housing to suit the external gate ?
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BW stopped the investment casting production and continued the production with regular sand casting to lower the cost of each unit. Thats why the surface finish is terrible compared to the older ones. All later model BWs are supplied with these sand casted turbine housings.
Remember that Garrett turbine housings are cast iron, vs BW cast stainless steel = MUCH higher pouring temps and MUCH harder to get a nice finish. Trust me, I have done some work in a foundary.
The compressor cover is slightly different as the 7670 has a larger compressor than the 7064...
My 7670 is the same as yours. It is, however, much better finished inside than outside.
Remember that Garrett turbine housings are cast iron, vs BW cast stainless steel = MUCH higher pouring temps and MUCH harder to get a nice finish. Trust me, I have done some work in a foundary.
The compressor cover is slightly different as the 7670 has a larger compressor than the 7064...
My 7670 is the same as yours. It is, however, much better finished inside than outside.
Last edited by nixon_2wd; 12-07-2014 at 03:10 PM.