TD04 Billet Wheel - Group buy?

[EddyP]

Hopefully this will be ok with the mods, if not let me know.

I've been talking a company called Kawasaki Turbos:

https://www.facebook.com/kawasakitur...ref=ts&fref=ts

They manufacture billet turbo wheels, I saw them in person at the Autosport show and the quality does look to be very good.
Wheels are available for the 16T, 18T and 19T, the original wheel in these are a 6+6 blade design, the billet wheels are an 11 blade, and there is also a billet 6+6 available for the 19T, and there is also an 11 blade wheel with a 6 degree cutback for the 19T.

I do have some of the wheel dimensions available if people want them.

Price delivered would be around £65 each, this is dependant on a minimum total of 10 buyers, if there are more then it may be possible to drop the price a bit, the killer is the shipping cost.

[timbo]

Ill have a 16T wheel, any import duty fees on this or is it a Uk company?

[p fandango]

you can put me down for a 19t 11blade NON-cutback please sir

as the specs are identicle to what ARD sell, i'm guessing they also sell the 19t conversation wheel people need to upgrade 15g/16t's (still need matching housing to go with it)

[sartain87]

Without going to facebook, what are the advantages on these for say an 18T turbo?

[theflyingbrick]

ive got a billet wheel in my 19t i cant comment on the advantages over standard but i can tell you its very smooth and spools very quickly

[EddyP]

The wheels are lighter so can help with a faster spool up, I understand that the 11 blade wheel can also hold the boost a bit longer than the 6+6 design so the boost won't drop off as much at higher RPMs.

I've taken into account the import duty etc.. on the price already. I'm willing to deal with the company, import them etc.. then repost out to you all, or bring to a meet or something.

[theflyingbrick]

The wheels are lighter so can help with a faster spool up, I understand that the 11 blade wheel can also hold the boost a bit longer than the 6+6 design so the boost won't drop off as much at higher RPMs.

I've taken into account the import duty etc.. on the price already. I'm willing to deal with the company, import them etc.. then repost out to you all, or bring to a meet or something.

i need to type faster lol just to add that yes the 11 blade pulls alllllll the way to the rev limit!! you will run out of revs before you run out of power

[EddyP]

you can put me down for a 19t 11blade NON-cutback please sir

as the specs are identicle to what ARD sell, i'm guessing they also sell the 19t conversation wheel people need to upgrade 15g/16t's (still need matching housing to go with it)

Just checked the ARD website, I suspect they source their wheels from the same supplier, the info on the ARD site certainly matches the spec on these ones.

[p fandango]

Just checked the ARD website, I suspect they source their wheels from the same supplier, the info on the ARD site certainly matches the spec on these ones.

if kawasaki turbo do the housing as well it might be an idea to see how much they want for the 19t, can see a few people on here being interested in all the bits for the conversion

to clear any confusion, i defo just want a 19t wheel. Just giving ideas that might increase sales which then increases the discount

[EddyP]

I'll try and find out, I can also get an upgraded thrust bearing that's machined from billet, these would work out to around £50 each.

[Yosser]

What sort of timescale are we looking at? - I'm just on the cusp of ordering an 18T billet wheel from ARD as I can get it brought over here quite soon without having to pay postage.

[EddyP]

I hope to get them landed within a month, it is a little subjective to people committing as it changes the price quite considerably with quantity, i'll start a post on T5D5 too.

[sartain87]

if you can get an idea of cost i would be intrested

[BIG G]

How much would the 19t wheel be all in delivered to door?

[EddyP]

All the wheels will be around £65 delivered, the price may change before the order is made because it's quantity dependant so that I can pass the discounts onto you all, but it shouldn't change by more than £5-10

[EddyP]

Can people who want a wheel add their name to this list please:

1. Timbo - 16T 11 blade
2. P Fandango - 19T 11 blade NO cutback

[BIG G]

All the wheels will be around £65 delivered, the price may change before the order is made because it's quantity dependant so that I can pass the discounts onto you all, but it shouldn't change by more than £5-10

Thats kool, id be interested in this at that price...

[sartain87]

1. Timbo - 16T 11 blade
2. P Fandango - 19T 11 blade NO cutback
3. sartain87 - 18T 11 blade

[Wobbly Dave]

Is it too early to be smug about my GTX billet wheel?

[p fandango]

Is it too early to be smug about my GTX billet wheel?

Depends how confident you are your going to get some good numbers out of it lol