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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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hey well i was wondering if any one has bought a turbo kit from ebay????or have u guys heard any good things from them or stuff like that???/
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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Mostly bad, beware.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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buy it. we all learn on our own. lol
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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i been rockin ebay coilovers for over a year..no problem..just a rough ride
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 12:23 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by leroyb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey well i was wondering if any one has bought a turbo kit from ebay????or have u guys heard any good things from them or stuff like that???/</TD></TR></TABLE>


Ive heard nothing but goodthings from those Ebay turbo kits lol
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by esco562 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i been rockin ebay coilovers for over a year..no problem..just a rough ride </TD></TR></TABLE>

you can't compare springs that do not have moving parts like a turbo kit.

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Ive heard nothing but goodthings from those Ebay turbo kits lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

you sell some of them don't you?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by leroyb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey well i was wondering if any one has bought a turbo kit from ebay????or have u guys heard any good things from them or stuff like that???/</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have heard both good and bad things about them, more bad than good. it's an expensive risk to take. certain things i feel are some what ok to buy as knock offs, but others like a turbo kit, well, you get what you pay for.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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My friend bought one of those turbo kit off ebay for his 240sx and he got the car tuned to over 300hp he had the kit now for all most a year and it still running strong. Alot of people say they are garbage buy everyone i know that's done a ebay kit before say it not that bad of a kit just make sure when u get the manifold get it rewelded and have them try to add some kind of support for the manifold and make sure you take it to a good tunner
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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true because people have told me to piece one together but i dont want parts to not fit and just waste money to get some thing else cuz what i was thinking as just to upgrade the parts from the turbo kit as time go's on
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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im sure the ebay turbos cant be too bad. I havent purchased/used one, but i have a couple of buddies that have them, nothing bad has happened yet

just make sure you assemble it correctly and make sure everything is done right and im sure it will be fine.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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well i was just planing on taking it to some one so they can tune it too
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by leroyb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">true because people have told me to piece one together but i dont want parts to not fit and just waste money to get some thing else cuz what i was thinking as just to upgrade the parts from the turbo kit as time go's on</TD></TR></TABLE>

You shouldn't be pieceing together a turbo kit without a game plan, at the very least your HP/TQ goals and a list of all the parts you need. If you're afraid of getting the wrong parts, you shouldn't be piecing together your own kit together, cause you don't know enough to be able to do that.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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once again, ebay doesn't produce ANYTHING, its an auction site.

you can find greddy kits on ebay, or pieced together kits.

how bout you find a specific kit, find out what parts come with it, and research them.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by instrument &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">once again, ebay doesn't produce ANYTHING, its an auction site.

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yes we are aware of this, it is just a way to describe the cheap parts or kits that are sold on ebay, and i think this is what the OP was thinking too.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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if you like it go for it
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 01:41 PM
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sounds like this guy just wants some cheap hp... doesn't want to research at all, just wants to buy a cheap kit and have someone do the install and tune it for him. Save your money and don't get it. Like others have said in this post, research, research, and more research. Unless you don't care about being broken down on the side of the road when your car stops running, then you wouldn't even know what is wrong or how to fix it because you didn't install it yourself. Don't skimp on parts, install it yourself with a trusty friend, and then take it to someone to get it tuned.
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