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Ne1 Using A El Cheapo Ebay Special Turbo?

skiwhine

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lingeringsoul Grand Master

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I'd love to see some results and feedback on these.....but chances are no one's going to brave enough to slap these junk on their pride and joy, so we probably won't be seeing any results any time soon.

Is anyone here brave enough?

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skiwhine

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im hangin to see results, be a laugh if a few pp bought them n every1 started catchin and the price went threw the roof... n they alledge they use the same machines as Garrett how bad can it be? i mean if i jumped the counter at maccas and made a burger i dont think it would turn out a horrible mess...

shnaped_second Mentor

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Bought a cheap shit turbo a couple yrs ago of ebay and put it on my Ca 180sx, lasted about 5000k's then the oil seals completely seperated. All i can say is pay the bit extra for somthing decent...

LBR33 Grand Master

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Any workshop that uses ebay chinese t04e's on customer cars is dodgy I cannot stress enough how many shortcuts are taken to make them (low grade metals, poor balancing)

http://www.mx6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110947

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skiwhine Collaborator

skiwhine

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i PM'ed a guy on ebay about 1 of the afore mentioned turbos his response:

hey there yeah its a good quality t3 turbo it didnt bolt straight on to my r32 skyline i have to get a dump pipe with an external waste gate flange.ive taken the turbo to workshops who specialise in turbos they said it will have twice the power as my standard turbo an i will be able to run 25 pound boost.cant wait to give it a thrash lol.

LBR33 Grand Master

LBR33

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Just to be sure, I hope no one is taking my above comment seriously.

As LBR33 stated STAY AWAY FROM THESE TURBOS! They are poorly made, and will almost surely damage something in your engine.

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The photos above i posted are from the turbo running for about 10 secs

cactu5 Enthusiast

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im hangin to see results, be a laugh if a few pp bought them n every1 started catchin and the price went threw the roof... n they alledge they use the same machines as Garrett how bad can it be? i mean if i jumped the counter at maccas and made a burger i dont think it would turn out a horrible mess...

This made me laugh.

esky_mad Proficient

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i brought one of these, i did a little bit of research before i did, i thought nah ill be alright.

then before actually fitting it i did heaps of web searching and about 80% said stay the f**k away.

so i sold it and brought a garrett.

if you cant afford a good quality turbo(my 3040 was 2nd hand so i got it a lil cheaper anyway) just keep it stock or go hi-flow unless you want to be stuck with no car until you can get all the scrapnel out and afford a rebuild.

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