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CHECK OUT THIS EBAY TURBO KIT! ANY GOOD??

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Old 03-19-2007, 03:42 PM
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Old 03-19-2007, 03:44 PM
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I wouldn't... Looks like a bootleg verison of the turbonitics turbo...
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not so much
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Buy it and tell us how it works.
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^^^ Agree
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It's freakin' eBay! What do you think?
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It's freakin' eBay! What do you think?
enough said.
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Old 03-19-2007, 06:02 PM
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i dono i buy alot of ____ off ebay and have been pleased, i bought a cheap intake off of ebay and put a k7n filter on it and it gives me more power than the injen intakes which cost a buttload more
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let's analyze the situation.....


EBAY + TURBO + GOOD = oxymoron as in almost pregnant is an oxymoron.

Dont cheap out when it comes to your ride, you will break it.
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Old 03-19-2007, 07:32 PM
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Turbo and Cheap do not and cannot go together. You will quickly learn, true performance upgrades are neither easy or cheap.
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When a normal blower costs as much as the whole kit ...you know there is a problem somewhere
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Old 03-19-2007, 08:19 PM
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Bad Idea, no dyno or install examples......and its all universal parts except for the manifold, MISSING: Engine management, injectors, downpipe(how are you going to connect to existing downpipe without custom fab$$$) intercooler looks like all those cheap kits on ebay universal piping (so that means you have to get thos cut or cut metal from your bumber to fit$$$).
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Just thunk of all the extra trying to get that intercooler to fit and custom making all the pipe and who knows how long that turbo will last.
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Old 03-19-2007, 09:36 PM
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Be very careful. That really isn't a kit. The piping is random, the intake is non existent unless you count a flexible hose and the turbo is sized all wrong for the car. I've seen these kits for other cars and they are REALLY bad. Unless you have bead roller, tig welder and a LOT of time I wouldn't buy one.
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SOmeone on here has bought this kit, and has done a writ-up on it with pics an everything. I think it looks horrible though. I agree with everyone else, you buy cheap and your going to get what you pay for. Do not cheap out when it come to performance, otherwise youll be paying it down the road for a new motor
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