Hope that it's just not only me. Have any of you ever been on ebay and seen those "complete" turbo kits on the red mats? haha Well I was just wondering, they do use garrett turbos, and they do look somewhat "complete", so what is so bad about these kits...........and what is good about them? ........any comments would help.

 

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whats the difference between buying a kmart shirt and a A&F shirt....?

 

not to be rude but I gaurantee you you will find an answer for 99% of what your looking for if you you use the search option first. This topic has been covered a bunch of times. Try searching for "SSAC turbo" or "ebay turbo" best advice i can give.

 

if it's SSAC or XPpower just turn a blind eye and yes do a search it has been coverd countless times.

 

Well from what I've read, one time the actual turbo broke in half on someone here and it looked like it was held together by epoxy.

And countless manifolds have cracked within a month due to lack of support mounts.

Just do it right the first time and get a good kit.

 

if you read closely some of those kits say garret style turbo or garret internals....yeah right

 

i think the quality matters on this part,

I rather get quality parts that is worth my money.

I think ebay stuff does attract buyers, but doesnt last long. i could be wrong

 

Wearing an A&F shirt means you're gay and wearing a Kmart shirt means your poor.

 

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One's made in the US (Kmart) while the other is made in Cambodia, Nepal & Indonesia (A&F) for less then a penny and sold for way more then it's worth, but neither one will make your car faster.

In this case, many of the EBAY kits are reversed engineered kits using inferior production and manufacturing methods to cut corners and reduce costs. Will they work? Yes, but the reliability and durabilty are suspect and you'll have no warranty on anything. When going to Forced Induction, if your looking for longevity, it will cost you more to do it right, but you will have less headaches and broken parts. Any FI project will have it's reliablitly issues, so it in your best interest to minimize that risk by using reputible manufacturers that stand by their product.

 

How bout a trip to the forced induction forums...?

Or the red button up top....if you don't know the difference you don't need to be boosted... You can't maintain a car that is boosted.

 

this all doesn't mean that you can't buy a turbo from ebay, just don't get those SSAC complet kits because they are cheap, but a Name brand (make sure you see a stamp on the turbo or documentation) is not a bad thing from ebay because it will save you some money, but you will still be spending a good amount overall

do your research, you don't want to have to replace your parts later

 

MAny more pics of there stuff breaking, just caint find them right now. MAby 1 out of every 10 are ok. Take your chances if you want, but do it right. You get what u pay for.




http://www.team-integra.net/fo...earch

 

its just a matter of cost and price

price you pay now to save$$$ on product + more repairs down the road

or
cost price you pay now and $$$ you save down the road.

hope that answers your question...
in simple terms