Thread: Anyone have experience with Kinugawa turbos?

Considering the 16G w/ a TiAl external gate... they're available in T2 flange and they're made (in China, I'm sure) of MHI parts. Shouldn't be bad, huh?

Seems some of the CA18 guys on NICO have tried these and like them - wondering if anyone here's got any hands-on or wheeltime with one.

Setup:
Lower
86mm stock block, decked 0.005" @~50RA
ARP 190 mains
ACL "race" bearings, std size
OEM oil pump
Weight-matched 53J pistons
fresh OEM rings, weight matched

Upper:
53J head, surfaced 0.005" @~50RA
Supertech OEM-sized valves
Crower valvesprings & spring seats
Ferrea Ti retainers
JWT S4 w/ OEM cam gears
Cometic 1.0 MLS
ARP 190 headstuds

I have a P11 trans, with a clutch/plate set to tolerate significant abuse. Recommendations? If it's not this, then it's Precision SC61...

...is it wise to save money and go Kinu? (I fear I know the response.)

/h

Where are you purchasing this turbo?

I have one of the small kinugawa tf035 upgrades on my diesel navara and they seem like good value for money its been overboosted to 1.3 bar quite a bit and is holding up fine.

I think the general consensus is they are fine.