absolutley with blake on this one... ball bearing turbos are a waste of money and unrebuildable.

and garret is just not in the top of the turbo game any more. kkk, holeset, borg warner/schwitzer, they just make better more efficient and MUCH more reliable turbos.

and no, borg warner and garrett are not affiliated with one another. they do not share parts.

ho0nestly i'd snag a used hx35 or hx40 and have it rebuilt before i'd drop coin on anything that starts off with "gt"