thendawg

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for $400 what kind of turbo is that?? You can get a name brand (garrett/BG/etc) for that price

purplenitroustc

I have persoanlly seen several ebay turbos and wastegates fail severely. from leaks to just blowing apart

Nobody finds it odd that ebay turbos are $150 and SMART people spend no less than $500 for a small garrett unit

cburglb34

that is a garrett and um ebay products have gotten better the whole exploding turbo doesnt exist much anymore since the chinese have stepped their game up i have a ebay 20g on my drag car and it only had one problem....didnt come with hardware geez luiz i think that for 200 to have something that contributed to my 12 second car is a hell of a deal

purplenitroustc

u have a drag car and used an ebay turbo..

enough said

I cannot believe people are defending ebay products

not only are they ____ty but they hurt the real companies that make quality products

Crayola_G

the wastegate will fail you, the blow off valve will leak id replace those. id atleast get watermeth if ur running no i/c

thendawg

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Ive seen reports from both sides - there are several toyota, honda, and dsm owners that have had good luck and bad luck with the ebay turbos, im just tired of people saying things about something they havent witnessed first hand, theres alot of reports from someone's brother's cousin's friend out there that say they will all blow up and destroy your engine! lol So yea buying an ebay turbo is taking a big gamble but it seems they have worked for some so in the end its up to you. If you look around you can find a good deal on a used name brand turbo I see Garrett T3/T4's (genuine) on ebay all the time for around $500 brand new so yea

java09

i am in 100% agreement.. so many people started making knock offs of greddys hard work and quality and look where they are now.

i would rather do it right the FIRST time and go with a brand that has proven itself time and time again vice a brand that may cause major damage to my car and wallet in the long run.

purplenitroustc

dont buy ebay ____

java09

^^i'll AMEN that... can i get a AEMN?????

Crayola_G

amen


WE are not kidding you in any way Ebay car parts are 100percent crap

for my custom build i had some ebay parts i tried out,

1 was a manual boost controller that once i had it in my hands i immediately threw it in the garbage. 2nd was the wastegate, that came w/ a valve that would not close it stayed open the entire time. i new this was going to happen i just wanted to put the ebay myth to the test, i replaced it with a nice Turbonetics raptor wastegate.

EBAY IS **** for turbo parts unless u need a catch can lol stay away.

JoeSchizo

i'm torn with this....see here, i support the companies aaaand i also believe ebay is full of poop...but i also kiiiinda (only a lil'!) want this turbo to work out for the guy, just so he can throw it in your faces some and be proud of his work.....

but i'm sure we all have expectations of poop with this one....

Crayola_G

yeah for sure we want him to succeed but i mean not w/ ebay parts maybe it will work and he'll come on here say it works shove it in our faces but then 2 weeks later it'll go. Go ahead do the ebay parts, i know some people over at a shop i go to who are completely ebay ftw...they love getting those wastegates and rebuilding them. I gave my old ebay wastegate (aka JDM Wastegate) to my friend who works at the shop and is building the wastegate to use for his honda...im not into hondas but hey these guys do good work.

to each his own i just prefer name brand

JoeSchizo

by all means, so do i....

...companies you can trust ftw! (shout out for dezod!)

java09

and Garrett!

thendawg

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I do agree that they arent the best products, I guess I really only own one ebay turbo piece myself and thats the manifold which has turned out great but thats one of the few things id really trust (cast manifolds, intercoolers, piping, all seem to be ok things to get off ebay) Just dont egt anything welded - the welds seem to be really bad and crack easily. So yea there ya go And you can get a hell of a deal on a turbo if you just look - i bought a brand new never mounted tnetics t3/t4 with water cooled chra 50 trim with .48 exh side for $150 just had a destroyed compressor wheel (some idiot stabbed it with a screwdrive) so $140 invested in a new wheel and balance from a local turbo repair shop and i have a brand new turbo for $290 :D

GhostFaceKilla

My Ebay FMIC and manifold is the shizznit.

chicotunner07

^well those pieces dont have the ability to turn your engine into a large paper-weight, turbos and wastegates do, lol!

im supporting the OP, hope this works for him, but even if it does and puts down good numbers, i still wouldnt jump!

SoFloTC

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ive used an ebay turbo before.. the seals suck my dick.. the turbos are made in china.. = ____

tainoxl

You would be suprised how many drag vehicles use ebay turbos, but you have to still consider that you get what you pay for. So if your turbo does fail you cant be mad. As for the wg and bov both ebay stuff is garbage and I would replace, wg will fail, know from experience. I have experience with ebay parts, frankly I would invest in quality parts that will last longer, that is not to say ebay stuff wont work but like I said before you get what you pay for.

indyTC

I hope it works out for you man...But incase something does happen, we told you so..

good luck..