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I asked a simular question when i 1st came on this site about the cheaper turbos and soon got drilled about it. Obviously by putting one of these turbos on he would be running his engine at risk. However ive also watched a lot of vids of youtube with the yanks and there ebay turbo engine builds (mainly on honda civics). some last a year or so and some dont. Mafia also said to me that most of these turbo only last one or to runs on the dyno then they blow oil seals.

If ur mate does decide to go ahead with this turbo then atleast msg other ebay users who have bought it and ask them what its like, preferably the buyers who bought it a while ago so they can tell u if the turbo is still running ok or shat itself

There's nothing wrong with trying a cheap turbo, but putting one on while you wait a week or two for your genuine Garrett to arrive is simply retarded.

It's one of the silliest things I've read on here thus far. And I read most of NewB's inane bullshit!

how is it $700 on a temp turbo ive told him not to do it but he is and will be putting it on the dyno

It's going to cost a solid $50 to post, he'll likely need different oil/water lines and a dump pipe. Then there's fitting and/or tuning.

$700 is likely a conservative estimate.

OMG im not a newb and its a direct bolt on for all the lines and dump pipe even the factory cooler piping fits and its $426 delivered

his turbo is 2 weeks away then a further 2 weeks for the exgate and to modify the stock manifold then a week for the dump pipe so after he sells the stock turbo for 250 or so its only 150 more to try a turbo for a few weeks

yeah ill tell him pretty sure his gonna do it

at the end of the day theres plenty of people using ebay turbos

ie kando and i remember when taos turbos first came out they were only sold on ebay and i remember 5-6 years ago people were worried about them and saying the same stuff but now look most people swear by them

Kando, made in Japan using Mitsubishi components. Hyper gear, made in Australia alot of testing. China turbos, made from cheap, inferior components, not tried, hardly tested and not proven. People aren't giving you or your mate shit about turbo choice, no, it's the whole idea which is horrible and an utter waste. a proper turbos compressor wheel cost as much as that Chinese turbo cost to cut out of raw material. You want to tell me they are reliable? Imagine what the core looks like.

I recon if your mate did do this, he will have the Garrett in his hands before this China turbo is running and tuned on his car.

And it's not a direct bolt on, you are going to need a new hot pipe or silicone bend.

Edited by SargeRX8

My opinion in 3 points:

- I would probably try that turbo for the lulz factor of it possibly being very good (it seems to be a completely custom turbo).

- I would NOT buy another turbo for ANY reason if I already had one on order.

- YOU MUST GET IT TUNED.

K I'm done.

lol ill ban them all :P nah its just a forum joke, some forums even have a smiley that holds a sign saying 'pics or ban'

like when someone says 'just fitted my te37s' you say 'pics or ban'

you said '280kw $400 turbo just got off the dyno' i said 'pics or ban'

yeah all good hahaha but yeah i went in his car and omg it was impressive for a $400 turbo he has been giving it a really hard time and no signs of wear of shaft play YET but we will wait and see

come on guys lets see some more people try this if i was goin to get a gt3071 again or a highflow i would snap this up

EVERYTHING bolted up once he removed his stock turbo 100% no problem at all just needed a new silicone bend but thats it

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