Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) JR Adkins super sonic turbo?

[Tcolesanti]

I never had that turbo above 42psi. I had a set of 120hp EDM's and a drag comp. I don't think I was past the limits at all, the stock HX-35 took more miles of abuse at 48psi, and I never blew that thing up???

 

[RonA]

Tom.

Listening to this is bringing back too many bad memories. Sorry I brought your name up. You were probably trying to forget about it too.

Ron

 

[Tcolesanti]

To top all this off, I blew this turbo up, got the truck home, took it apart and called JR. What it boiled down to, was he was not willing to help me out at all other than trying to cut me a deal on one of his Lil '55's, which he would'nt have ready for another month. (the last time he said a three weeks it equated to six weeks. ) I had to leave from Ca and drive to NY, in 2 weeks. I said thanks but no thanks, then after like a week, after I already had another turbo on the way, he says hey, I got this Lil '55 here, I was building for myself but I can sell it to you. WTF!!?!?!?!??! Needless to say that shirt I got is a shop rag now and alot of people remember the compressor housing dangling from the rear bumper of my truck all summer.

 

[TravisG]

Tom.

Listening to this is bringing back too many bad memories. Sorry I brought your name up. You were probably trying to forget about it too.

Ron

RonA- I thought you were a friend of Forest's, and I had a question about it. Sorry if I brought up to many bad memories. Get some therapy dude.

To top all this off, I blew this turbo up, got the truck home, took it apart and called JR. What it boiled down to, was he was not willing to help me out at all other than trying to cut me a deal on one of his Lil '55's, which he would'nt have ready for another month. (the last time he said a three weeks it equated to six weeks. ) I had to leave from Ca and drive to NY, in 2 weeks. I said thanks but no thanks, then after like a week, after I already had another turbo on the way, he says hey, I got this Lil '55 here, I was building for myself but I can sell it to you. WTF!!?!?!?!??! Needless to say that shirt I got is a shop rag now and alot of people remember the compressor housing dangling from the rear bumper of my truck all summer.

TColesanti- I am not going to make any apologies for J. R. 's time table. Except that he is a one man show. If you pop a turbo from II or HTT or Piers are they gonna just send you out a new one for free? I doubt it. Sorry you had a bad experience. Enjoy that elevator ride.



Tiger Rag- Sorry your thread upset a couple of fellas. Hope you enjoy the new HTT turbo.

 

[RBratby]

I have to agree with travisg. no would would have sent you a new turbo. the turbo is good for about 400hp and you were at 456hp. sounds to me like you needed a bigger turbo. j. r. adkins is a one man show at his shop building turbos/engines for people and answering questions on the phone/email. what else would you have liked him to do

 

[Tiger Rag]

Guys, I hope I didn't stir anything up, I didn't mean too. I just wanted to learn about this turbo. Only thing I have against it is that it doesn't sound like it will support the power that I want to get to... ... or a least have the option to build to. I spoke with JR and he was a good guy. He tried to help me and answered questions on this turbo. He also suggested a couple other options. Seems most folks like his turbo's, maybe just not this one all that much. Anyway, seemed like the Lil 55 was closer to what I needed, just was a little more money that I wanted to spend. I don't perceive any drawbacks from HTT and the guys I know that have them have had good service and a very good product. Given the level of service of expertise from the vendors and HTT directly, my peceived quality of their products and a significant price advantage, I think that is the way I'm planning on going.



I do appreciate everyone's help and input.



Thanks, Matt

 

[Tcolesanti]

After I talked to him personally about it (before purchase) and the other guy running around here saying he was pushing it past 50psi, we(JR and I) thought it was a good choice, so I bought it.

I was told the wastegate was set at 40psi, I get it and could only muster 32psi out of it, some tweaking and it was happy at 38psi, but I did hit 42 a couple of times testing.

I know he is a one-man-band operation, but he leaves himself no room to help a customer out after a product failure like myself. I know he was building that Lil '55 when I called him and told him about the turbo blowing up, but he waited another week/week and a half before telling me he had one, this is all after telling me he could have one built in a month or so.

Yes I have since gone with HTTurbo's product, and after a full season of sled pulling @51psi, that same turbo is the one I use on the street now in the off season. You ask if HTT would replace a charger if it popped? Probably not but they will do a lot to help you out IF it did happen.

I am really tired of the band wagon crap on this site, I am no HTTurbo cheerleader, just had good luck with thier product.

On another note, I have had a really crappy experiance with JR Adkins, and I thought Tiger Rag should hear both sides of the story before picking his poison.



TravisG, RonA does'nt need therapy, but the normal person might after what he went through.

 

[Bpostel]

Tcolesanti... J. R. offered to help you out on another turbo so stop saying he never offered to help you out. He was building that lil 55 for himself, he was thoughful enough to offer it to you. He doesn't have the spare turbo's laying around. I purchase all my products from J. R. and will continue too!

 

[Tcolesanti]

Bpostal, I am not telling you to stop buying from JR. The fact is I made it clear I was under a time restraint, instead of offering me that '55 right away he waited until it was too late. If he had offered it to me right away, I know for a fact that turbo would still be on my truck today.

 

[Bpostel]

Look back at your post and read it again when you said you called him. He was "building" the lil 55 at the time so it wasn't ready yet. You don't build turbo's overnight.

 

[Tcolesanti]

My point is he would have had that one done in time, he just failed to tell me that until it was done. I literally got off the phone with JR after he said he would not have anything for me and bought a turbo from HTT.

What I am saying is that he could have said "I got this lil 55 almost done I will sell you this one if you can hold off for a week" But he did'nt all he told me was it was going to have one ready in a month.



And for Christ sakes I know you don't build turbo's overnight.

 

[Bpostel]

Sounds like to me you had to have this turbo right away you couldn't wait a week. Quit :{ about it and get over it. I'm tired of :-{} with you over this. Everyone else including myself that have bought products from J. R. know they are awesome. When your ready to run out front you'll be ready to call J. R. again.

 

[Tiger Rag]

BD Super B turbo?

OK, I'm going to Hijack my own thread back. Anyone running a BD Super B turbo? BD says it will go up to 425-450 hp. I still don't know if that gives me room to grow..... well, I guess I could buy the rest of their twin set up down the road..... but anyway, just thought I'd check on this turbo.



I put a set of Bilstien 5100 shocks on this morning at the local shop (they ride awesome I might add) and they guy mentioned to me he could do me a pretty good deal on the Super B. Any thoughts on it?



Thanks again for both good and bad comments. I'm not trying to start fights, but it does help to hear the dirty laundry as well as the satisfied customers.



Thanks again guys, Matt

 

[Cooker]

Bpostel, I really don't want to get into the middle of this but this is what I read.

... . cut me a deal on one of his Lil '55's, which he would'nt have ready for another month. (the last time he said a three weeks it equated to six weeks. ) ..... then after like a week, after I already had another turbo on the way, he says hey, I got this Lil '55 here, I was building for myself but I can sell it to you.

It sounds to me like he was originally told he would have a month not a 1 week.



Just my observation.

 

[Tcolesanti]

When your ready to run out front you'll be ready to call J. R. again.

:-laf :-laf :-laf That's a good one!!!!



I don't have any problems getting the BEST parts in the country from my supplier and good friend Craig Johnson at Big Power Diesel.

 

[Bpostel]

Cooker... The original turbo would be another month, not the 55 that he offered, that was a week.



Tcolestani... So will we see your truck at IRP this year with your "towing turbo"?

 

[Cooker]

Cooker... The original turbo would be another month, not the 55 that he offered, that was a week.

Not that it matters but I am reading it that he was only offered a deal on a little 55, and it was the little 55 would not be available for a month. Only after the fact was a little 55 available in a week. Maybe I am a little slow with things today



I don't really care either way I was just giving my interpretation of the post I was reading.

 

[cjohnson]

Cooker... The original turbo would be another month, not the 55 that he offered, that was a week.



Tcolestani... So will we see your truck at IRP this year with your "towing turbo"?

:-laf - Oh Boy. . .

 

[csutton7]

this is what I should say---



Bpostel--I don't know what your reading, but I see it also that there's wasn't a turbo available for a month and after one week he then calls Tom and says he has his own available--seems to me you're trying to read between the lines and make things up to make Tom look like he's the one who screwed up---it ain't so--it was JR who said he couldn't help Tom out for at least a month after Tom said he needed something in two weeks 'cuz he was headed cross country--so tell me oh wise one what was Tom to do--wait a month and cancel his trip, which was probably towing something cross country that he'd contracted to do and lose money or should he have ordered a much needed turbo that would get his truck up and running to complete his work---sometimes you guys need to take a break on defending guys---things go wrong and if you build turbos or something else one is bound to fail sooner or later and if you're small it's the customer who usually gets burned when this happens to some extent, sometimes it's not too bad and other times when you are in a bind it's not pretty---now before your panties crawl into your mouth, I'm not bad mouthing JR--this is just the facts of business and it seems that JR just got caught at a bad moment for this incident---now if JR wants to come aboard and tell his side of the story then we all can see what the differences are, but I would think that JR sees no benefit in this---also, Tom hasn't said anything derogatory he just stated the facts as they happened, unfortunately it wasn't good for him--



really though my post is to say ----that Bpostel is having trouble reading what Tom said---chris

 

[RonA]

Tiger Rag was interested in a turbo. I believe this thread showed him that the turbo he asked about was probably not a good choice. He will be making more power than it was designed to support. You can argue the customer support issue all week and it will never be resolved. If you make big hp using Adkins parts, I'm happy for you. Maybe you can find a couple more happy customers, get out your pom poms, and form a pyramid.



Ron