Balls. Everyone loves to play with them.

Ball bearing turbochargers are renowned for having far superior spool up qualities than a like for like plain bearing counterpart. The GTX and EFR range all use ball bearings due to their performance characteristics, and now even the OEM are getting on board. Mercedes led the way with the VKLR examples, with other brands following shortly after offering high performing diesel cars running turbos using low friction ceramic ball bearing systems. We at Pioneering Performance are leading the way in making this exciting technology available to the mainstream - for the VAG 1.9 TDi range initially, with plenty of others in development.

This range is constantly expanding so if you can't see what you are looking for be sure to contact us or check back soon. We can offer replacement parts or CHRA for rebuilding your Mercedes fitment VKLR turbo (up to a whole new 794877 2260 or 802774 2060 OEM unit). We can offer retrofit CHRA assemblys for rebuilding a VKLR unit and/or converting it for another application (commonly 1.9/2.0/3.0 TDi). We sell whole plug n play VAG 1.9 VKLR turbos, and if we don't list it yet we are probably going to soon!