AlexD
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You are probably 1 out of 10000 people who dont have issues with their knock off turbo parts, if they work for you, more power to ya.
But who wants to build a turbo integra and not abuse the shit out of it? :twisted:
Ebay turbo for light DD
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You are probably 1 out of 10000 people who dont have issues with their knock off turbo parts, if they work for you, more power to ya.
But who wants to build a turbo integra and not abuse the shit out of it? :twisted:
AlexD
J13 sooo mad
As much as you like to believe what you read, a tune isnt going to save your car from a cracked manifold from a shitty weld and material, or a piece of shit seal in your turbo because its some cheap knockoff, where 8/10 units fail.
I have a cheap turbo kit, relatively. My kit pieced together with a forged bottom end ran me under 4k. Considering I have a built bottom end now, I figure that is extremely cheap.
What youre overlooking is that the components of a turbo kit is just as important as the tune. The weakest link in your car is going to be the worst component.
How do you expect to have anything reliable when you are cheaping out on parts.
If you cant afford anything half decent then why step into the turbo game to begin with? You only give yourself more headaches and spend twice as much as you should before finally realizing that you shouldve bought the right shit to begin with.
Kuchtaboy
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Lol, I actually know quite a few people that have run ebay kits other then what I've read. And good you spent 4k. Forged internals are also not required for a turbo kit. If you're buying a low cost kit, you're probably on a tight budget, in which case 4k is probably double what your car is worth, so I don't think an ebay kit on 5-8 pounds is that bad of an idea.
When your seals go, rebuild the turbo. I've also seen ebay housings replaced with quality internals before.
Personally, I like the dsm turbo idea, only cause its a turbo from a stock turbo'd car that's probably going to last longer anyways.
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When your seals go, rebuild the turbo. I've also seen ebay housings replaced with quality internals before.
Personally, I like the dsm turbo idea, only cause its a turbo from a stock turbo'd car that's probably going to last longer anyways.
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crzyshthed
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if you know anything about how an automatic works you can take less than 5 minutes and adjust your shift points. its super simple and all you need is a ruler and a open end wrench and you can make it shift so late and hard that shifting into third gear its possible to chirp the tires and make your passengers spill their coffee lol
itzrivera
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lololol this, i need to learn how to do :lol:
AlexD
J13 sooo mad
Youre only proving that youre talking out of your ass, I actually speak from experience from doing this instead of "knowing" someone who did this and that, but since you want to jump on that bandwagon I will too. My roomates car made it down the street out of boost before his turbo seals went. Great, there goes a $100 ebay turbo, and a $350 dollar rebuild is on the way, to do it professionally. Because anyone buying an ebay turbo thinking its going to be awesome doesnt have the brains to rebuild it themselves.
I actually budgeted myself to build a kit that suited my goals, and if you factor out the cost of forged internals my kit pieced together was anywhere from 2500-3000, my first setup anyways.
and an ebay kit for 5-8lbs doesnt mean s***. whp and wtq is what matters when it comes to FI, but I suppose one of your friends ran 5-8lbs so thats what you go around telling people its safe.
But what do I know, my budgeted turbo kit that cost me 4k is worth double my car LOL.
Pretty sure my non-ebay Garret turbocharger cost twice as much as 2 of the long blocks in your "2001 LS DC4"
By supporting these knockoff brands your essentially killing off the companies that actually make quality parts and quality customer service. Whats going to happen if your turbo seals go out? You think xs power, master power, or ssautocromes customer service is going to hook you up with a new one? theyre going to tell you to get bent if they even pick up the telephone.
pinkley
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i like Coke :retard:Youre only proving that youre talking out of your ass, I actually speak from experience from doing this instead of "knowing" someone who did this and that, but since you want to jump on that bandwagon I will too. My roomates car made it down the street out of boost before his turbo seals went. Great, there goes a $100 ebay turbo, and a $350 dollar rebuild is on the way, to do it professionally. Because anyone buying an ebay turbo thinking its going to be awesome doesnt have the brains to rebuild it themselves.
I actually budgeted myself to build a kit that suited my goals, and if you factor out the cost of forged internals my kit pieced together was anywhere from 2500-3000, my first setup anyways.
and an ebay kit for 5-8lbs doesnt mean s***. whp and wtq is what matters when it comes to FI, but I suppose one of your friends ran 5-8lbs so thats what you go around telling people its safe.
But what do I know, my budgeted turbo kit that cost me 4k is worth double my car LOL.
Pretty sure my non-ebay Garret turbocharger cost twice as much as 2 of the long blocks in your "2001 LS DC4"
By supporting these knockoff brands your essentially killing off the companies that actually make quality parts and quality customer service. Whats going to happen if your turbo seals go out? You think xs power, master power, or ssautocromes customer service is going to hook you up with a new one? theyre going to tell you to get bent if they even pick up the telephone.
Kuchtaboy
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Lol, k, you're taking this way to personally.
I didn't turbo my car because I didnt want to turbo my car.
Chill dude, its not a big deal that an ebay kit can work on a car. Its not your car its going on, and if you actually read my post I didn't say your car is only worth 2k.
I'm done replying, so rant on if you feel. It'll be okay tho man. Everything will be just fine.
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I didn't turbo my car because I didnt want to turbo my car.
Chill dude, its not a big deal that an ebay kit can work on a car. Its not your car its going on, and if you actually read my post I didn't say your car is only worth 2k.
I'm done replying, so rant on if you feel. It'll be okay tho man. Everything will be just fine.
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AlexD
J13 sooo mad
I take it personally because you recommend piece of shit components that will end up ruining the market by putting legit businesses OUT of business. The ones that actually R&D their products, stand by their products, and components that show results.
If you think for a second that its harmless to recommend these $100 crap turbochargers you should think again.
I actually have friends in the business that make money and a living by selling quality turbochargers.
If you think for a second that its harmless to recommend these $100 crap turbochargers you should think again.
I actually have friends in the business that make money and a living by selling quality turbochargers.
pinkley
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Not trying to get in the middle of this but do you really think that people buying eBay turbos is going to put "legit" businesses out of business? Do you think Pro racers are going to start buying eBay turbos? Do you think the unknown business that makes eBay turbos are gong to start sponsoring pro racers? Just a honest question.
AlexD
J13 sooo mad
People buying cheaper parts and then recommending them to other people will eventually put many people out of business. These companies find the cheapest quality materials and labor and sell these turbochargers at a fraction of the price other companies do, the ones that use quality materials, r&d, and actual engineers with degrees for creating their turbines etc.
When you have people recommending this stuff to others new to the scene, what do you think is going to happen? People will flock to that stuff because its cheap, and convienient, who cares if its quality or not. unfortunately thats the mentality.
Its no different than Walmarts putting small grocery stores out of business. For a while theyll hold on but eventually itll all go under. Id hate to see it happen but its the reality.
Do I think itll happen soon? No not really. But its always a possibility.
Heres something else to consider
do it right the first time.
When you have people recommending this stuff to others new to the scene, what do you think is going to happen? People will flock to that stuff because its cheap, and convienient, who cares if its quality or not. unfortunately thats the mentality.
Its no different than Walmarts putting small grocery stores out of business. For a while theyll hold on but eventually itll all go under. Id hate to see it happen but its the reality.
Do I think itll happen soon? No not really. But its always a possibility.
Heres something else to consider
do it right the first time.