Worth It?
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Worth It?
Ok sorry guys in advance, but I am still new to the whole turbo thing. My question was that I found this on ebay and was wondering if it was worth it.
I mean its a generic manifold, wastegate, and downpipe, but seems to be wellcrafted. But thats the thing, I am not sure since its "HKS Style".
Anyways its all brand new and I guess all I would need is piping, ic, injectors, ecu program, various lines, etc. So I think its possible to do it under 1500 with some used parts. I just wanted the turbo to be new and its a garrett, so is it worth the price/risk?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33742
I mean its a generic manifold, wastegate, and downpipe, but seems to be wellcrafted. But thats the thing, I am not sure since its "HKS Style".
Anyways its all brand new and I guess all I would need is piping, ic, injectors, ecu program, various lines, etc. So I think its possible to do it under 1500 with some used parts. I just wanted the turbo to be new and its a garrett, so is it worth the price/risk?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33742
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Re: Worth It? (beerbongskickass)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beerbongskickass »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I bought that kit for my riding lawn mower and ran 9's...</TD></TR></TABLE>
And then your manifold broke at the collector.......
And then your manifold broke at the collector.......
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Re: Worth It? (wantboost)
Here's what I don't get. they claim to have the exact smae turbo as mine in every detail, yet the compressor and 5 bolt turbine looks nothing like mine! Is this an older model or something
Mine:
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Re: Worth It? (wantboost)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wantboost »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its not the same turbo. they might use garrett SPEC internals but they dont use the real thing</TD></TR></TABLE>
OK so it's like a turbonetics, HKS, or Air Research or some other brand turbo, but just has the same specs....cool thanks
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OK so it's like a turbonetics, HKS, or Air Research or some other brand turbo, but just has the same specs....cool thanks
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Re: Worth It? (wantboost)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wantboost »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do you have a flame suit handy? ifso, get it on, QUICK.
SSAC doesnt make the best products, do a serach andyou'll see</TD></TR></TABLE>
Ok Flame suit is on
(wondering why your flamming for asking if these are **** products)
Anyways I figured it was **** b/c of the price, but figured Id ask.
SSAC doesnt make the best products, do a serach andyou'll see</TD></TR></TABLE>
Ok Flame suit is on
(wondering why your flamming for asking if these are **** products)Anyways I figured it was **** b/c of the price, but figured Id ask.
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Re: Worth It? (adseguy)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by adseguy »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
OK so it's like a turbonetics, HKS, or Air Research or some other brand turbo, but just has the same specs....cool thanks !</TD></TR></TABLE>
no, its shitty foreign made parts, they arent of good quality. ipersonally wouldnt buy one, stick with a known brand
OK so it's like a turbonetics, HKS, or Air Research or some other brand turbo, but just has the same specs....cool thanks
!</TD></TR></TABLE>no, its shitty foreign made parts, they arent of good quality. ipersonally wouldnt buy one, stick with a known brand
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Re: Worth It? (AccidentproWn)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AccidentproWn »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">WTF?!?! none of you guys are flaming
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its odd isnt it
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its odd isnt it
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Re: Worth It? (Spooled-U)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AccidentproWn »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">WTF?!?! none of you guys are flaming </TD></TR></TABLE>
Okay I'll start....
Yeah buy it...SSAC is the best in the market....
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Look below... J/K..ahhaha....
In a few months I'll be like that....
SSAC...
Modified by CivicEJ1 at 10:22 PM 12/20/2004
</TD></TR></TABLE>Okay I'll start....
Yeah buy it...SSAC is the best in the market....
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Look below... J/K..ahhaha....
In a few months I'll be like that....
SSAC...
Modified by CivicEJ1 at 10:22 PM 12/20/2004
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Re: Worth It? (CivicEJ1)
This is what I have come to conclusion of. Yes the manifold is made poorly and yes it's a crappy product, but if you brace it correctly and not like the pic above (whole differnt story if you read the thread) you MAY be able to get that manifold to work. Few have succeded and many have failed. If you want to try it out go for it and find out how best to brace the turbo, but it is your money 
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Re: Worth It? (wantboost)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wantboost »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no, its shitty foreign made parts, they arent of good quality. ipersonally wouldnt buy one, stick with a known brand</TD></TR></TABLE>
That qualifies for stupid statement of the year. Here's a little wake up call for you, Hondas are foreign made, most turbos are foreign made, and most performance parts are foreign made. Where a part is made is inconsequential, it's how the part is made and what technologies and engineering principles and business practices used that make for good quality parts. And just for fun, here's a quote from Garrett's website...
The company has engineering centers in US, France, Japan and China, and operates manufacturing plants in France, Italy, United Kingdom, Romania, Mexico, Brazil, Korea and China.
That qualifies for stupid statement of the year. Here's a little wake up call for you, Hondas are foreign made, most turbos are foreign made, and most performance parts are foreign made. Where a part is made is inconsequential, it's how the part is made and what technologies and engineering principles and business practices used that make for good quality parts. And just for fun, here's a quote from Garrett's website...
The company has engineering centers in US, France, Japan and China, and operates manufacturing plants in France, Italy, United Kingdom, Romania, Mexico, Brazil, Korea and China.
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Yes its definitly worth it. I am running this setup on my NSX turbo powered hatchback. I am at a little over 1000hp. And thanks to this manifold, i hit full boost (40 psi) at 2000 rpms. SSautocrap is da bomb.
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Re: (Makdaddynuge)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Makdaddynuge »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes its definitly worth it. I am running this setup on my NSX turbo powered hatchback. I am at a little over 1000hp. And thanks to this manifold, i hit full boost (40 psi) at 2000 rpms. SSautocrap is da bomb.</TD></TR></TABLE>
The funny thing is you make this post have some worth with comments like this.
Ok so its ****.....Thanks, thats all I wanted to know. BTW That pic looks rough man, How long did you have the mani for?
And to the guy with 253 posts......WTF is with "Why arnt you guys flamming"? Does it make you feel good to flame for asking a question? Make your post more worthful, I mean I thought mine was worthless cause I shoulda searched, but you guys are lame......******* newbs on this site for all the wrong reasons.
The funny thing is you make this post have some worth with comments like this.
Ok so its ****.....Thanks, thats all I wanted to know. BTW That pic looks rough man, How long did you have the mani for?
And to the guy with 253 posts......WTF is with "Why arnt you guys flamming"? Does it make you feel good to flame for asking a question? Make your post more worthful, I mean I thought mine was worthless cause I shoulda searched, but you guys are lame......******* newbs on this site for all the wrong reasons.
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ss autochrome sucks donkey ***** and is a rip off, so do yourself a favor and get good stuff to begin with
i tried that manifold and it broke within a few days and their so called warranty does not mean ****
i tried that manifold and it broke within a few days and their so called warranty does not mean ****
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sorry, but i get flamed when i don't search, don't be a baby about it, we are all just joking. You have over a 1000 post i would have thought you saw the ss autochrome posts here about how they suck.
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