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hey, can anyone tell me if there would be much difference between a cheaper ebay item like THIS for $280 including post, or getting a brand one for about $800??? as far as i see it, it's just stainless pipe and there wouldnt be too much difference at all, but just after some opinions.

Cheers, Brad.

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i used ebay dumps on my gtr and i had to skim the flanges and die grind a lot in side them if it was a manifold defernetly dont buy as they crack all the time but dumps and front pipe wouldnt be to bad if your budget wasnt big enough for name brand stuff

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you can use cheap/copy parts in some places without a problem.

However a dump/front pipe is a pain in the ass to change, hence i would spend the money on something that you won't have to take off.

OR

but the cheaper copy, and get it cleaned up/welded and so on before putting it on. Will cost couple hundred at least

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ebay is a bit of a hit and miss... some may fit perfect, others wont. it comes down to manufacturing quality therefore china vs. japan (or a better factory in china again in some cases)

i got a jjr one, for the price they are pretty good, fit up well and i haven't had any problems with it.

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This is the pipe setup that I purchased. I'd avoid it if you don't want to do some home panelbeating with the thing. The system sounds nice but when installed you need to pad the front pipe or it will vibrate against the car body. Dump pipe is giving me alot of wastegate issues at the moment...I'm diegrinding the hell out of it to make more clearance for the wastegate flap. It is one of the "safer" cheap eBay items, but if you don't want the f*** around that I'm going through at the moment then just think of this as a $280 mistake you'll have to pay on top of a branded system that does fit perfectly.

I don't think they've even bolted these items up to the cars they're designed for. Appear to have just gone off the most basic measurements and estimations.

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Would installing the dump pipe for a bigger turbo help on the response? Or the difference is not that big afterall? I'm contemplating to put the HKS dumps on since thats gonna cost another 4hrs worth of labour (gonna put on HKS front pipe). It'll probably be worth it if you're changing turbos but from how I see things, its not worth doing it atm.

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