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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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worth my money at all? majority of them are by XS POWER, reputable/reliable company? waste of money? or am I wrong? and/or is it a pretty good turbo kit? thanks!
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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Best tubo kit ever
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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na im just kiding.. if u just want turbo for cheap.. then thats ur best bet.. if u wanna make power then no there not the best... i did see a b16 350whp with a ssauto kit
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:41 PM
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you might get more satisfaction from wiping your *** with your money than buying an xs kit, i know I would.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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just asking, new to the turbo seen, tired of all-motor setup. Should i just piece together my own turbo kit, or save up for a reputable turbo kit then?? and which of the two options is more bang for your buck? Thanks guys!
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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for ur first time turbo kit its not that bad come on kno.. its like 600 bux for everything... i ran a ssauto crome manifold on my first turbo sohc... i and ran 12.0 with a stock SOHC ??? watsup?
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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If your going to buy an ebay turbo kit, then get the vecco.net turbo kit. they come with a turbonetics turbo, and sparco intercooler ect... Best ebay kits in my opinions, email them if they don't have any listings left. I think they were around $850 for a nice kit.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mugencrxsir1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If your going to buy an ebay turbo kit, then get the vecco.net turbo kit. they come with a turbonetics turbo, and sparco intercooler ect... Best ebay kits in my opinions, email them if they don't have any listings left. I think they were around $850 for a nice kit. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yea thats what you think they come with... haha. china is very good at replicating things.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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i was thinking like getting the turbo kit on ebay, and just swap certain parts out, so at least i have a setup of what the turbo is complete with, you know?
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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don't even bother. it's like pissin in the wind. not one quality part and you will have to replace almost ever part in the matter of a couple months at most.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 06:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mike93boost &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

yea thats what you think they come with... haha. china is very good at replicating things.</TD></TR></TABLE>
True, a friend of mine got a Vecco T3 kit...turbo lasted less than 500 miles. Sent it back to Turbonetics...found out it wasn't a Turbonetics turbo as it was described in the listing. Turbonetics casing, not internals
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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ive had a ssautocrime mani and turbo for almost a year,ive had no problems with it at all(but i did get the turbo rebuilt as soon as i got it ). IMO its like playing the lotto lol. if u plan on buying a kit from them buy a ebay rebuild kit and pay a shop to brace the mani to the block.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Autoworks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
True, a friend of mine got a Vecco T3 kit...turbo lasted less than 500 miles. Sent it back to Turbonetics...found out it wasn't a Turbonetics turbo as it was described in the listing. Turbonetics casing, not internals </TD></TR></TABLE>


hehehe its the same turbos that come from down 2 turbo. it really comes from a company called MJM auto

PIece of **** rebuilds
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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you can buy a used greddy kit for a good deal...or a drag kit or any other kit.

just shop around in the classifieds...

it is a little more money to buy a used quality kit, but I would prefer it over a new cheap *** kit anyday.

I love my used greddy kit...it;s like a nice set of training wheels when you're getting aquinted with boost before you start making a custom kit
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 09:26 PM
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i got a t3 t4 turbo and mani from ssautochrome and i havent had problems with them
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHCboost &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Best tubo kit ever</TD></TR></TABLE>

YES!
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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I will give you some advice on saving some money keep the boxes they ship the ss autocrap kit in so that way you wont have to buy more boxes when it takes a **** on you ?
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 04:54 AM
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3 OUTTA my 4 ssauto mani's look like i took them some sweet jumps
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 06:36 AM
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basically those kits suck ***** except for the wastegate and bov......
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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sucks just look for good deals here on honda-tech. forced induction classified there are some good used turbo kits there for cheap
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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don't do it to urself
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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i would say .... basicly depending on how much you are looking to spend you can build a decent kit for that ammount, those xs power kits are like 6-700 anyway, you can piece together a good one for around that price
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civic93@8psi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">3 OUTTA my 4 ssauto mani's look like i took them some sweet jumps</TD></TR></TABLE>

hahahaha
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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Ask this guy

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1588325

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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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Anyone know what is a direct fit replacement mani for that OBX Turbo Manifold on a B-series...?
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