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Rob read about the swap in Bentley.
The center cartridge is the guts. The moving parts. You slap the housing on, etc. Set the wastegate...typically not a huge deal BUT sometimes the whole thing doesn't line up and scraping/disaster happens at speed. I mean you'll know right away it the turbines are hitting when you assemble it. Happened to my neighbor. He has to remove material from the housing....but it all to together and it contacted at engine speed! But he was out only having to take the whole mess apart because he shut down at very first noise. I for this reason, the complexity factor and the fact you DON'T get a turbo waranty DO NOT recommend this route for you. People give me shit for this - so you don't have to listen to me.
What I do recommend is a Garret rebuilt turbo (or have your own rebuilt if not cracked) for under $500. Not too hard to swap turbos and you get a 12 month waranty as long as you replace the oil feed tube.
Allow your self a couple weeks of goofing around. I could do it easy over a weekend. But what's the rush? There are some parts that sorta present a hassle factor.
I recommend synthetic Amsoil motor oil to help that turbo last.
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