May 06, 2022 TurboDirect S.A, Chris Kambouris, TRO (Turbo Remanufacturers Organization)
TurboDirect grows its operation
TurboDirect S.A is the official agency for Garrett, BorgWarner turbochargers, Mitsubishi, IHI turbocharger systems, AEM electronics, ARP, NOS, ACE Clutches, their own in-house range of racing Turbos and turbine housings, and intercoolers. Synonymous with in-house manufactured and CNC machined Billet are among the other brands that TurboDirect S.A holds and supplies.
TurboDirect S.A began in the mid to late 1990’s as an automotive performance-based company, importing products to support the local racing industry. Customer requirements soon expanded into other market sectors including OE in all passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, agricultural, mining and many other applications. Now 24 years later TurboDirect S.A is more active in all turbocharger market sectors becoming the first company to achieve the ultimate success story in the Turbo industry.
The company managed to create and complete 4 remarkable projects and become the first in the country to successfully achieve the firsts ever in the automotive industry with their Turbos.
“Lock down was tough on all companies specially in the automotive aftermarket sector, said Chris Kambouris, founder, and CEO of Turbo Direct SA. But it did give us the time to create and complete these 4 huge projects over this period, costs incurred were immense during this period, products were developed, manufactured and successfully tested with exceptional results. The financial investment and the time put into this feat was a huge commitment, however it’s something I will never regret as all of the projects were remarkably successful.”
“We now have three new locally designed, developed and manufactured, marketable Turbo ranges that have been tested and proven and ready to sell. A full-blown performance racing unit, a universal designed and assembled DSR range of Garrett replacement turbochargers, as a bolt-on replacement turbo for all popular passenger vehicles and heavy-duty turbocharger models at very affordable prices. Finally, a bolt-on upgrade for all popular VW - Audi 2 litre models providing up to a Whopping 700 hp in dual ball bearing guise. This turbocharger has no contest in performance, response nor price point,” said Kambouris
“At the same time this was all happening we successfully launched the TRO (Turbo Remanufacturers Organization) an exclusive association for all the Turbo Repairers and Specialist workshops, it did not end there we did something that all companies dread we moved to a brand-new manufacturing orientated factory and built our own offices that have all the facilities we will ever need going forward. It has been a long hard ride, but we now are equipped with the facilities required that suits our latest manufacturing portfolio and offerings,” he went on to say.
TurboDirect SA will now start to manufacture, market, and promote all these new models and look at the export market. On their TDRT race Turbo all the designing, development, manufacturing and testing in the 24-hour Lemons endurance race was all filmed and recorded. A tear down video of the race turbocharger has been produced and will be posted on their YouTube channel as well as a 4-part documentary film of the design and build of the new turbocharger and the race itself which was flighted on Ignition TV from January 2022 for 4 weeks. The series proved to be one of the most exciting, and enjoyable series in the South African automotive television. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvbDrcPuEeY&t=1s
The prenominal achievements included
• The first ever locally designed and manufactured performance race turbo to be successfully tested and proven in a 24-hour endurance race
• The first locally designed and assembled Direct Service Replacement range of turbochargers for the Garrett turbo brand for all popular models at very affordable prices
• The first locally designed and assembled bolt-on upgrade for all popular VW - Audi 2 litre models providing power options from 450, 550, and up to 700 hp in dual ball bearing guise.
• TurboDirect creates and sets up a groundbreaking organization- the TRO (Turbo Remanufacturers Organization) an exclusive association for all the Turbo Repairers and Specialist workshops
If this was not enough, for the team over the same period they moved their entire factory and offices to a brand-new state of the art operation setting them up for the manufacturing future.
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