Proof that Thomas Knight Turbos are Trash...

PseudoRealityX said:

This comes to you via Probetalk, where one of the mods just recieved his TKT turbo kit...

"Let me just start out by saying that if any of you buy any Probe-related parts from Thomas Knight of TKT, I will personally come over and break your legs....


Alright....now that I aired that, let me talk about my TKT-built turbo kit that arrived today. I believe a half dozen monkeys armed with welding torches could have done a better job...

The rear bank collector is as follows - 2.25" pipe for the first 8-10 inches, which then is welded to a cruch bent ('crush' literally) 1.75"-2.25" in diameter over its length. It then is welded into a 1" iron elbow (yes, you read right, a 2" into 1" step-down restriction). Said elbow is welded into a hole cut in the turbine housing. Said hole is at a 90 degree angle to the flow of gas, in effect slowing down the turbine until the RPMs are high enough to overcome this restriction (the rear bank collector becomes pressurized, creating gas flow reversion until boost begins to build).

Next, the 3" downpipe - which is 3" in diameter after it passes through the 2" diameter restriction out of the turbine outlet.... and is beat with a HAMMER to clear the crossmember. The wastegate is in piss-poor shape as well.

Do you believe in miracles? Because it will be a miracle if this thing makes even 200 crank hp. Time will tell.

I'll have to replace 90% of the downpipe because it is crushed to half its diameter right before the flexpipe anyway.

I almost puked when I unpacked this thing today.

More good news - TKT was only using 2 (yes, TWO) of the 5 bolts that hold the downpipe to the turbine flange - 1 was broken, and 2 were WELDED over. I could shine a light through the crack between the downpipe and the turbine flange - no wonder Nick wasn't hitting full boost until 4k RPM.

This thing will need so much work, I wish I would have made my own kit. Because a KIT this thing isn't. Not to mention that it violates just about ever rule of kit-building there is....

TKT can ***** my **** and ****** the *******!"



Your welcome.

Click to expand...

1st MP3 in NH said:

Thats Why I'm goin Corky!

Click to expand...

JMS'sMP3 said:

Man sorry you had to pay the price of finding that out the hard way. But if it makes you feel any better I was thinking of getting a TKT turbo... But not now, The hell with him and his bad parts. I bet he doesn't even think anything is wrong with the "kit" he sent you. Are you going to get your $$ back or just keep the junk.

I guess I will be going the N/A route now unless Corksport or Tri Point comes out with a kit.

Click to expand...

Aricjm15 said:

http://www.vindustries.com/taurus/scvulcan.html

this guy had to chop up his hood to make a supercharger fit

Click to expand...