Whoosh Turbo Longterm Reliability?

[ron@whoosh]

I see a few years ago, some of y'all were having great longevity out of your Whoosh Hybrids.

I'm jealous.

My second Whoosh Hybrid (same vehicle) just died today in spectacular fashion, leaving the smokescreen behind me like the game Spy Hunter (NES). It was a warranty replacement, but I got the privilege of paying for labor and replacement took four (4) months.

Both turbos lasted right around 11k miles and we're professionally installed.

2 sides to every story

Here's the notes from our builder from this morning

His turbo is a total loss, Turbo failed at overspeed. Customer preloaded the wastegate so heavy that it opens at 26PSI and the wastegate flapper doesn’t even open a 1/8 of an inch. I can send you a video if you would like

I would consider finding a new "professional installer" He owes me the cost of a turbo. They're mistake and yet you're here bashing the product. Truly unreal

 

[Phoenix77]

Yeah, and when they followed the YouTube video provided by the seller as an extra measure of caution, the result was the same.