does it really make a difference if i were to get "ebay" brand engine components as opposed to name brand ones?

other than the obvious price margins, does it affect the performance of the car much? yea i know its almost pointless to upgrade the stock d17 motor but the K series is out of my price range for the time being. any feedback would help.

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it depends on what parts your talking about i mean i wouldn't put a no name turbo kit on my car but stuff like megan headers and cai are diffrent but i would personaly minimise my ebay part purchases .

 

yeah engine wise most likely id go with name brand parts..as far as grills or a lip or something ebay is fine but the fitment on those sucks

 

Anything bolt on id say your safe. Just dont do internals. On a CAI be sure to use a name brand filter!

 

It really depends what it is, and how often you feel like replacing it. There's definitely grades of ebay parts. Some are pure crap, and some seem ok. I would gauge it on how much of a pain in the *** it'll be to get it out after you put it in, and whether or not you want to go pick it up off the highway if it breaks.

 

depends what you get like everyone is saying. most do the same thing but how they do it is completely different story

 

I just got an axle back exhaust off of ebay from a dealer called Speed Daddy. It was $80 and fits ok. I have to cut my bumper for it to fit better. It also looks like the sway bar would bump the pipe if the car where lowered, but im not sure.
I do wish i had just bought the cat back system. Now im taking the cat back pipe to a muffler shop to have them make me a new one with out the first resonator in it and a 2 inch diameter. Thats another thing. i wanted the exhaust to be louder but i wasn't. The new muffler has a removable silencer but i cant get it out.

 

I think it depend on the price too because if it too cheap it isn't really that good. I have brought some stuff on ebay before and some the cheap stuff are garbage. Might as well pay for something a bits more pricey because it might help down the road. Just my opinion.

 

In my opinion, I believe that ebay is great for most stuff, but for engine parts, it isn't I have heard too many stories of bad things happening with ebay parts, one of the main bad points was turbos, never ever buy ebay turbos, also i would be careful when buying essential stuff, although i have an ebay intake, and it works great except for the filter sucking, so buy a name brand filter...

 

it honestly is all the same, depending on the part your ordering....plus usually ebay stores have name brand parts, oh and check the feedback for the seller and read the reviews on what they r selling

 

lots of ebayers have brand name parts for sale just check their credibility. as far as no names, it all just depends. if youre building a "piece together" not a big deal. if its a legit build save money and buy legit pay off in the long run.