i read the FAQ on ebay turbos. It seemed to be a lot of two different opinions going back and forth. I was wanted to know if anyone has one of these knock off GT35R's.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...27195

there seems to be a good bit of these adds with the same turbo. does anybody have any experience with these. I know it won't be the quality of Garrett but if people have had success with them I wouldnt mine trying one out. THanks in advance guys.

 

If the "GT35R" part is what's swaying you, i can personally guarantee you that it wont perform in any way remotely close to a real GT35r. If anything the turbo looks like a 60-1 or variant of it. I'm not saying its going to be a total POS, but i'm leaning that direction...i'm not exactly an eBay parts fan

 

Neither am I, but I am willing to try it out if some people have had success with it. I'm in the process of figuring out everthing I am going to get to upgrade my current "weak" turbo.

 

What's your current turbo? Also, what's the setup and the power goal you're aiming for??

 

i currently have a stock h22a4 with a td05-18g in my crx. i am planning on sleeving the block through GE and getting the necessary rods and pistons; eagle rods and havent decided on pistons yet. my goals are somewhere around 600 whp.

 

those knock off gt35r's are not even BB turbos. It has already been proven dont waste your time I can give you a link if you would like to show what it really is

 

If you're putting that much money into your setup, there's no reason to skimp on a shitty eBay turbo. I would look into the Borg Warner S362 or S366. They'll easily make your goal and shouldn't break the bank...

 

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please do, ide like to see what things really are. it's just that price tag is sooo tempting

 

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forum....html

 

all i can say i wow... i guess ill steer clear from these things.

 

first time on a DSM forum for that turbo post. And i already found them bashing civics with big turbos..... haha

 

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I was hoping someone would show that

 

i'm still surprised with so many bad experiences people still want to buy these.

that's as good as people still buying motors from osaka.

 

^^ thats the thing not all of them go bad.

ive been following that link since day one. it most likely could have lasted longer if it wasnt using a restricter

 

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so who from Troy, MI is selling that ****?

 

lol @ the osaka ad above ^^^^

 

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It ain't me, Homie.. Want me to find out?

 

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I meant to say that for the simple fact that this discussion of that cheap stuff just keeps getting bigger and bigger. unfortunately, the more its discussed, the more tempted some emo cheap poor bastard will be tempted to buy one, simply because the price is "so unreal."

 

@Shodan

Its not about being cheap. Its about IF you can get close to the same quality then why not. If this turbo were to perform well you surely can't knock peopel for buying it. Unfortunately that doesnt seem to be the case.

 

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you're a doll

 

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yes it is,
if you actually believe you can get anywhere near the same quality for 1/5 the price, you are exactly who these companies are targeting.

a fool and his money...

 

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Yeah i love cheap parts, and yes taiwaneese make good replicas.... Id still want to pay the people who did the real work and homework in these turbos!

 

at least the dude on dsmforums got his money back
that is a rare thing

 

it should be illegal to use the garrett air map on there auction since its not a genuine garrett part.

 

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respectfully understood. But there is always the occasion of "blowback" in which I get several calls a week on rebuilding something that was not built w/ the appropriate quality to start off. It's like trying to make a castle in the sand. It'll hold for a while, but you're constantly trying to make sure it doesn't get destroyed by rebuilding and rebuilding and rebuilding......