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Focus on Turbo Direct SA 2026 - The growth of the company has exceeded all expectations

Jan 16, 2026 TurboDirect SA, Chris Kambouris, for Garrett, Honeywell, Borgwarner, IHI, Mitsubishi, Holset, Continental,

Focus on Turbo Direct SA 2026 - The growth of the company has exceeded all expectations

TurboDirect SA formed by its current CEO and major shareholder Chris Kambouris, and the man who brought Garrett by Honeywell to South African shores back in 2005 with a joint venture with Autozone, shortly thereafter Kambouris acquired the master distributorship for Garrett directly with Honeywell and built the brand to what is it today. Expansion to all other brands including Borgwarner, IHI, Mitsubishi, Holset and Continental, TurboDirect S.A is today’s most comprehensive turbo business in Africa.

With Kambouris at its helm, the business has grown exponentially with substantial milestones in the businesses and product development lifecycle. TurboDirect S.A develops its own in-house designed and manufactured turbocharger and related performance products. Kambouris graduated as an electronic engineer in 1992 and has a strong technical engineering knowledge base and experience. TurboDirect S.A has been associated directly with the Garrett by Honeywell brand for over a decade with close relationships with the business. Kambouris is a certified fixed wing pilot and holds three different and current aviation licenses. Kambouris is also the brainchild behind the Carbon/Kevlar compressor housing, which is his first patent, with more to follow soon. All the records in straight line sprint races are held by Kambouris products, setups, and creations from 1000m, 1609m (Texas mile) and 1/4mile door car - with the only 6sec door car in Africa running the designs and sponsored products that Kambouris contributed.

Services Passenger Cars - TurboDirect S.A hold the widest range, and largest inventory of stock on hand in all major brand names for example BorgWarner, Mitsubishi, Continental Holset, Garrett, and IHI - for the passenger vehicle sector in South Africa. They supply most of the trade and can expedite any turbocharger within 8-10 days landed in South Africa.

Mining - TurboDirect S.A supply brand new turbochargers, service exchange units, and conduct repairs to all brands of turbochargers, with genuine parts at reasonable prices! Their technical ability and forty-five combined years of experience, together with the industry leading CNC, automated and computerized equipment allow them to make sure that the repair is conducted right the first time. Kambouris is the brainchild behind many OEM turbocharger upgrades ensuring reliable operation in African and other high altitude and demanding environments. Designs from TurboDirect S.A have been adopted by local OEM mining machine manufacturers to solve premature failures on turbochargers. Kambouris is the trusted name in the mining turbocharger sector in Africa.

Agriculture - TurboDirect S.A have an in-depth understanding with the agricultural market, and the machinery used in this industry. They know the shortcomings of the turbochargers used on these machines, and we have the solutions to extend the life of your turbochargers. We offer brand new genuine turbochargers for all makers and models of agricultural equipment at a fraction of the cost from the OEM vehicle/machine dealers. We are the only turbo business in Africa with the ability, knowledge, and capability to accurately diagnose and report on any turbocharger failure.

Racing - TurboDirect SA has a proven track record in the turbocharger and related products industry, with products designed and manufactured by TurboDirect SA powering the fastest cars and bikes in Africa. They have strategic partnerships with all key suppliers and fulfill a demanding customer requirement for the supply of top-quality turbochargers and related products. One of their many strengths is their unrivalled technical experience allowing TurboDirect SA to offer the most comprehensive solution for any turbocharger requirement in all market sectors, making TurboDirect SA an invaluable partner. With in-house dynamometer testing, flow bench machinery, high speed balancing equipment, five axis CNC machines and a range of other high end advanced equipment, TurboDirect S.A are at the forefront of all things’ performance and racing. TurboDirect S.A are the first and only South African turbocharger designer and manufacturer with their products having been tested on race trim vehicles that participated in the 24hour and 9hour endurance events held at Redstar raceway back in 2021 with 100% reliability success rate!

Repairs - They service and repair all makes and models of turbochargers and have the best and latest equipment in South Africa bar none!

For more information call Tel. 011 392 5195 or e-mail him on info@turbodirect.co.za

Or go to the web site www.turbodirect.co.za

Trade enquiries welcomed.