cfrank89

ok this turbo setup was in my car when i got it and i was wondering if its an ebay turbo kit or not. also my wastegate dump has no tube on it at all. it just vents out of the outlet hole into the engine compartment. what should i do to this, should it be connected to the down pipe or can i have an external dump coming out of the side of the car?

grumblemarc

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Oh yeah. "SSautochrome" springs to mind. Those don't usually come with those. You can can one and install it easy. Surprised that manifold hasn't cracked yet. Might want to put a filter on the cold side of that POS turbo.

cfrank89

couldnt find them on ebay but found their website and seems like there a stateside based company. are there setups any good?

grumblemarc

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I didn't say it was them definitely. Let's put it this way, I wouldn't put an an Ebay turbo kit on a $500 beater even if I had 3 others cars to drive when it blew up. Ebay kits are a crap shoot. Maybe you lucked out and got one that wasn't junk. What size turbo is on it?

motegicivic

I read an S2000 owner used an ebay one and it blew up, the turbo blades broke into pieces.

cfrank89

no clue. like i said it came on the car. but its got all name brand parts so expense wasnt spared thats why i wouldnt expect them to go and put an ebay turbo on it. all i can see is the part that is attached to the manifold says air .63. cant find any markings on the turbo

grumblemarc

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I don't see names on anything. They all look like knock-offs.

cfrank89

ill probably end up replacing everything then. i got it mainly for the motor and shell.

Dc4LsTeG

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cfrank89

what i dont get though is if these kits are soo bad how come this setup has around 1k miles on it and no shaft play or the manifold isnt cracked or anything

Dc4LsTeG

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Like grumblemarc said they are a crapshoot..maybe your just lucky

cfrank89

now where can i get a cheap manifold and turbo from. im going to keep the intercooler. i want to go with a turbo with internal wastegate. also will i need a new downpipe? i have a spare one in my trunk that i could have welded up but i would like to use my current downpipe if i can

grumblemarc

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1k isn't anything. Some people can put 1k on in a week. That's not a good yardstick to measure reliability.

As far as your downpipe, you'll need to to match the turbo and clear whatever is in your engine bay.

apexi_rsx

That is def a knock off ebay turbo kit i dont care who told u it wasnt. i hope that turbo is running a oil restrictor or the seals wont last long. as for a the dump it needs to be ran outside the engine bay or u will have black fuel smoke going straight through that cheap turbo inlet. i seen a guy run his with no dump this way and wondered why it ran like shyt. it always sounds best if u reroute the dump back into the exhaust.

Linked

intercoolers and piping from ebay are ok though seeing as they dont have to implement any moving parts or extremely hot temps

i would say you should replace all the other parts with name brand ones though

Marvin1985

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Ebay turbos work UNTIL you boost em past 10 psi ish then they blow. They are good for a mild setup. That's it

Wrona

JDM-Punk

please tell me your not serious? lol

ebay turbos are a GIANT blind guess (you may get a winner out of the bunch but its rare)... there have been people take em apart and find the fins reversed, glued together, bent and broken and thats just getting started with just the fins!

grumblemarc

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Not to be insulting but every word in this statement just shows your ignorance and how cheap you are.

TheShodan

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You think a thousand miles is a long time, man? That's your commute in about 2 weeks. hehee

cfrank89

im meant 10k* when the PO got it it had 104k on it and when he sold it to me it has 115k and the turbo was on there when he got it.

cfrank89

well as of right now im kinda low on cash so unless someone would sell me a nice turbo,manifold,downpipe,and all the fixins besides intercooler for around 400-600 then i gotta suffer with this setup until i can get more cash

cfrank89

could this be a kit from jdmsport. i remember one of my intercooler rubber fittings said jdm something and the manifold looks the same

EDIT: it is a jdmsport kit. now that i looked at this pic up close then mine you can just see the P and A for part number on the name plate

Wrona

if you dont have cash than dont get into cars simple its only destroying your car

lol JDMsport how is a turbo jdm or usdm??? sounds like ebay junk
it actually is junk after researching it on the internet

grumblemarc

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JDM Sport is just a one-stop shop for cheap knock-off parts. Just because they stamp their name on them doesn't make them quality.