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turbo life?

what would u say the life of the turbo that goes into a 1990 mitusbishi elcipse? my car is hitting 200,000 miles on an original turbo. car is still very fast but im feeling the turbo lag more and more that i never felt before or remember not feeling when i got it in 1990. car has a new engine (60k miles now) new transmission(also 60k miles now), new power steering, new alt, new radiation new computer, (when i say new, i meant its not longer the original) and if it needs to be change how much is reasonable?

thanx for the help.

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AirborneDSM
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Wow that is actually pretty good for the stock turbo. The turbo life ussually has to do with how nice the owner is on the throttle. Things that you will notice when you turbo is going is loss of spoolup speed, smoke comming out of the exhaust, and shaft play. You can test for shaft play by taking off the intake pipe and wiggling the compressor shaft back and fourth. Your price range can vary with what you replace it with. You can go with a used turbo for only about 150.00 or you can go up too 1000.00 and everything between for an aftermarket turbo. The most common turbo to replace your current turbo would be a 16g. Another thing you may want to try is testing your car for boost leaks.

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ok 300 bucks sounds good, i dont want an upgrade i just want it the way it is

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AirborneDSM

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