Ebay Turbos
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Google this and you will be turned off with all the horror stories about these turbos. I myself was concidering this but got about a 85% bad, and 15% "eeeeh ok, kind of" responses. Take it from me, be pacient and look for a used quality turbo. I got a used Turbonetics T3/T4 with 1,000 miles on it for 300 bucks here. Plus you will feel alot more confident and comfortable with a quality, dependable turbo under your hood.
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you get what you pay for, and ebay sells some cheap shit. i would only concider an ebay turbo if it was from a non-commercial user who just wants to sell off his Garrett or Turbonetics turbo
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still, the piping is straight and will come undone under high boost. would rather make my own stuff then ebay it. and the intercoolers are decent, for a low hp application.
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Piping will still need readjusting. I've installed many of these kits for customers. I still had to cut and reweld many sections to make it fit right. As far as the turbo kit itself, search with a key word SSautochrome, xspower, ebay turbo kit here or on honda-tech.
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me and some buddies used a lot of cheap turbos.. not necessarilly ebay ones but mitsubishi ones and stuff... the garrett t25 is a good small quick spoolin turbo not great for a whole lot of power but cheap and pretty reliable
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You can find video clips on utube of these things exploding. Theres some where the turbine housing actually shatters. If you hate your car then they're an excellent choice.