11-22-2019, 04:06 PM | #1 |
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Doc Race S55 turbo kit
Are there any solid reviews on this kit yet? Does anyone have it on their car in the wild and willing to share their thoughts? I tried searching already and found nothing.
I'm seriously on the fence between this kit and the KRATOS turbos and I need to make a decision soon. |
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Actually the KRATOS and Doc Race kits are the same price (with the turbo option I wanted) if I'm not mistaken. What steered me away from the Doc Race kits was the deletion of the wastegate actuators. Open dumps would've sounded really nice, but I wanted ease of operation and installation. The KRATOS turbos have also been proven and virtually bulletproof so far. |
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We offer Pure and Kratos, both are quality kits
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11-23-2019, 04:07 PM | #10 |
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Can you share the details of the failure?
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11-23-2019, 04:21 PM | #11 |
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According to Kratos there hasn't been any documented failures of these to date. At least as of the week before last.
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I have a customer who has his car at Doc Race, the car should be wrapped up pretty soon. I would wait to see the results before deciding on anything
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You do realize these are two way different options right? One fits like factory and the other is a welded tubular manifold, external wastegates, etc..., that was made by hand, so there will be variation from unit to unit. This is comparing a boutique custom shop vs something in production.
Doc Race does give you the option for a vast number of different turbo sizes, which is nice, but not always super necessary unless you are doing something outside the norm. I will also mention I sent an email for some information on the Doc Race kit to them months ago and never received a reply which would rule them out for me right off. This isn't that uncommon for small one man band sort of shops though. If their customer service is like that for someone looking to purchase imagine what it would be like if there was an issue. Just my .02 worth.
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Kratos turbos just showed up today, looking forward to seeing how these perform on the dyno.
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