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Funnily enough that was my next question haha, whats the average cost of balancing a turbo? also can it be done in the cartridge, ie: just the compressor and exhaust housings removed? or does it have to be dissassembled to the stage where its just the shafts and the wheels? Im very much the same, ive previously clocked turbos to suit my 1.8t vag application and recently opened up my vf 22 after the bearing went just to gain a better understanding really.

OK, done a bit of searching and it seems the compressor wheels vary slightly between models vf22 inducer diameter: 47.2mm exducer diameter: 60mm vf30/34 (which uses a comp housing somehwere between the size of the larger vf22 one and smaller vf 23 one) inducer diameter: 46.5mm exducer diameter: 59.94mm it appears the wheel dimensions change between models but the shaft diameter stays the same so id imagine on at least the ball bearing turbos the cartridge probably utilises the same design im pretty confident if i took my comp housing and wheel and put them on a vf 23 id see the same results my vf 22 put out shame i damaged the comp wheel when strippung it down :( will keep searching for some defiitive info as im yet to find the diemnsions of the 23,24,28 wheels etc

cheers for the quick reply! that is also my understanding/theory (hopefully) only other things ive read is the 22 can hold more boost about 5 lbs more so i didnt know if there was any difference internally (as you stated) ill have a look into the wheel upgrades, thats a good idea cheers!

Hi everyone quick question regarding the vf series, i recently had one of the bearings let go in my vf 22 im sure a lot of you have been there... cant seem to see many 22's about for sale at the min but ive seen a few 23's it seems other than it having a smaller comp housing and a 6 blade wheel over the 22's 5 blade there the same? so if i get a 23 and put my comp housing on it am i good to go? or have i overlooked something or do i have incorrect information? any help appreciated! thanks in advance