My B7 doesn't want an F23

[Flexcj5]

So about a month ago this beautiful specimen shows up from Franken Turbo


Couple of days later I get rearended by a kid texting. Fine, I'll just go DTM.

A few days after that, I'm playing with my lil old K03 and grenade a front wheel bearing and cv axle under heavy throttle. Was probably on its way out anyway. Fixed all that.

Then the Snowpacalypse comes to the south on my only free weekend when I had planned to install the F23.

Fast forward to today. Beautiful sunny weekend, got some stuff to do this morning and then it's turbo time!
Nope, 55mph the caliper bracket decided it didn't want to play anymore. It took its caliper and went home. It literally, shattered into 3 pieces.



Limped it home on 3 brakes with some vice grips and shoe string.


So that's been my 2014. Guess I'll be replacing brakes and ordering a wheel and tire instead of a turbo install tomorrow.

My car hates me.

[stevengrande]

I will PM you my address. Just send the FrankenTurbo to me before anyone gets hurt!

[AKO]

Holy carnage! That could have been much worse man. Glad it wasnt

[vce1232000]

Man that some BAD luck you been havin

[leftovers]

Wow. I can't believe you failed the caliper bracket. I don't think that's very common. Crazy.


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[Mc Suly]

damn glad you ok!

I have the f23 installed, just breaking in the clutch than off to the dyno!
great turbo :D

[aluthman]

Ouch man, that's a serious string of suck.

[Levski]

Haven't seen a caliber bracket do damage like that

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[J.Owen]

i'm not sure if I'm more frightened that the caliper bracket let go, or that you limped it home like that.

[drumnjuny]

good news! only 8 bolts and two hose clamps to swap the frankenturbo on. you can do it yourself and save $$

[kegobeer]

Yes, your car definitely hates you. Glad that's all that happened and you made it home ok.

[Jake@JHM]

Holy crap! Glad you are okay though man!

[mec]

It's because you got your car hyped for a tubular Gtx turbo build and have it blue balls, now you want to throw this tiny turbo on and it's like feck it let's cause mayheeeeeem

[Jake@JHM]

It's because you got your car hyped for a tubular Gtx turbo build and have it blue balls, now you want to throw this tiny turbo on and it's like feck it let's cause mayheeeeeem

Sounds like a logical explanation lol

[dalmation53]

Damn bro all that happend in 2 months? wow I don't know if you track your car or it just has more then 250k miles an everything is starting to fail lol well good luck anyways

[4rings5stars]

You didn't recently have that caliper off for any reason did you? I've never heard of a failure like that! Scary!

[Flexcj5]

Yeah. I track the car twice a year. It's an 05. Just hit 96k last week. Never had any real issues other than general maintenance.

Caliper was off for the wheel bearing replacement. Everything was Lock Tite and torqued. Don't know what caused the failure but the bracket failed in the center. It was still bolted on at the top and bottom.

[vce1232000]

Metal fatigue

[4rings5stars]

Metal fatigue

That's what I was thinking. Hairline crack, heat fatigue an anomoly [shrug]

[Tyler8]

So the F23 kits are actually in production and shipping to everybody now? I want one, but the website says its still in the testing phase.

[aluthman]

The people that have them currently are the beta testers. They are not officially available yet.

[PDX04a4]

Holy shit! Glad your ok, that could have been much much worse. I don't think I've actually ever seen a caliper bracket fail like that.

[Jhad]

I am impressed you limped it home with some shoe string. too bad you didnt have any duct tape and 550 cord.

good luck throwing the turbo on... id be a little nervous.

[IronAudi]

Did you talk to your car, like they did in Days of Thunder, if so looks like it worked out as well for you as it did for Cole Trickle.

[pat_do]

Any news?