How much does a turbo weigh?

[Grrrrrrr!]

Thinking about bringing a turbo back from Oz in a few months and wondering how much a turbo weighs? I just don't happen to have one lying about to weigh atm. If its <10kg I figure I can take some older clothing and ditch it before I fly back to save AUD$120 in excess baggage thievery.

[Stott69]

Will depend on turbo, the one I took off the car is lots lighter than the new one

[Elmo]

VGT turbo from a 600 signature is about 50kg (at a guess)

[Grrrrrrr!]

So your 60-1 which the turbonetics website says is 15-20lbs was heavier than the Std turbo... guess a td05 should be in a similar ballpark then, plus weight of fittings/hoses etc. Will have to take the old steelcaps etc and ditch them before I return but should be doable.

[iOnic]

I can weigh a td05hr/a if you want. Got a few.

[Grrrrrrr!]

Chur, that would be good man. Can preweigh and make sure its going to be under 23kgs.

[iOnic]

Definitely is under that. My T88 weighs just on 15kg

[Stott69]

So your 60-1 which the turbonetics website says is 15-20lbs was heavier than the Std turbo... guess a td05 should be in a similar ballpark then, plus weight of fittings/hoses etc. Will have to take the old steelcaps etc and ditch them before I return but should be doable.

Wasnt a standard, DSR430 slug. Still have the DSR at the mo if that weight suits your needs.

[phoenix]

Just fashion it into a hat and save the luggage space.

[Bling]

Glad it wasn't just me that thought of that

[rollaholic]

My T88

wtb pics of t88 on rb30

[Lith]

Atpturbo provide shipping weights for all of their turbos, which could give an idea of what you could expect : http://www.atpturbo.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=tp&Category_Code=GRT

[Jdawg]

You can buy extra luggage allowance before you go.
Cost me NZ$60 for 40kg when I bought back a Commodore brake kit for the HZ = 20kg per side.
I went over in the clothes I was wearing and bought new clothes over there on my first day.

[spoonza6]

Careful they might classify it as a dg n won't be allowed in checked luggage

[Grrrrrrr!]

Lol, good one

[thegreatestben]

They almost didn't let me take a kingchrome socket set onto a domestic flight in my backpack, worried I'd take the plane apart midflight bahaha

[iOnic]

Near as makes no difference to 10kg. Td05hra 16g with titanium compressor and 10.5cm rear housing.

[CAMB01]

Friend of mine couldnt take some of his tools over to Aussie with him as he needed them for his job. They wouldnt allow them on board.

[Grrrrrrr!]

Carry on is a no-go, checked should be fine. I've personally taken pinions, shims, hand tools, battery drills, various bearings, drill sets to Oz with no problem in checked luggage. Most trouble I had was with the shims and pinions, 28kg box of tightly packed stainless steel and high strength plastic gears. They xrayed it 5 times but they still couldn't see much, asked me what it was and seemed happy enough to let it fly once I told them.

I've actually been surprised at what I have got through security in carry on. had a couple of smallish screwdrivers in my laptop bag I'd forgotten about, and they had no problem with that. Would've been most useful if I'd wanted to stab someone..

[CAMB01]

These were large 3/4 sockets etc. He's a diesel mechanic.