autowrench07

hey i know all about ebay turbos bein no good and a couple of my buddies built a kit from dsm parts whitch i wana do to save money and it be good but i was woundering if i could use like the ebay intercooler kits and ebay manifolds and it still be good i just dont like the look of hf manifolds and is there any good ebay bov's

IndySporty

The BOV's are mostly good on Ebay. I would recommend Log mani or a equal length, the SS auto crack ones are bad news. I made 260 WHP on a 100 dollar Ebay log-style manifold and an Ebay T70 turbo.

dohczccrx

if you go with an ebay manifold you need to get the cast or it will crack. and why spend 50-60 on ebay bov when you can buy one for a dsm ,supra, ect. for like 20 dollars.

freeagent

not to thread jack but ebay kits arnt good? what about to make a little over 200 hp on a b18a1??

~sp33~

Often the kits are assembled but untested. The turbos are obviously cheap and prone to failure. There's a recent thread on ozhonda.com comparing a cheap eBay kit vs a Greddy kit. After fixing the fitment issues and replacing the broken or inappropriate parts it worked out to be cheaper to get the Greddy kit.

AK_CRX

The only things I would trust off ebay to piece together a kit would be: log cast manifold, the fake rfl bov isn't bad either, and I'm 100% fine with the taiwan intercoolers, super cheap, known to run fine up to 30 psi... I'm down. Turbo's and shiny manifolds/wastegates are a no no... used oem turbos have worked out pretty well for me though, like t3's from fords and volvo's or the common dsm units.

technine

I got everything for my turbo kit (except manifold) off ebay. No problems so far after running for about a year, but sometimes there is a little smoking at idle (about 1 out of 100 times) which I think is the turbo seals going slightly, but for $150 for the turbo, I'm not complaining.

97grnrs

just stay away from the stainless shiny manifolds.. most else works fine. ive used the turbos without problems. for a long time but i have gotten one bad one once right out the box. but they did replace it .

AK_CRX

10 second car on ebay turbo, ****, I'm eating my words now...