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so i'm in need of a wastegate to fit a standard 38mm 2 bolt flange, i jumped on ebay and noticed these turbosmart gate's for $170 shipped from Singapore.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Turbosmart-Wastegate-External-Ultra-Gate-38mm-Tial-/280601345110?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item415524bc56

it looks pretty good but im concerned of the authenticity seeing as though i have seen these forsale locally for over $400.

has anyone bought one? are they the real deal?

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isnt that very illegal ? turbosmart is patented and copyrighted ?

yeh thats what i thought, seems strange cause they have been up for sale for a while now...

also spotted this they claim its a genuine item too... but apparently all turbosmart gates are made in Australia so its a definite fake.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/GENUINE-TURBOSMART-38mm-ULTRA-GATE-Tial-Wastegate-/150524346602?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item230bf340ea

You can always tell a fake eBay product, look at the title, they make up those bogus item titles like "Tial Turbosmart Greddy 38mm v-band genuine" sorta thing...

Go Tial. They are cheap and good quality, the yanks swear by them. The MVS (38mm watercooled) gates can be had for under $350 shipped so long as you can find an adapter for the v-band...

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