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no their not.. the manifold are now worse the ever.. i have plenty of eperience with these kits. the turbos are fine.. but oil restirctor is a must!!! oil seal go be easy with over pressure. manifold is a garrenteed crack weather it be with in the first month(most likly, or to a year.. they do fuck up. some with the 40mm flanges have hella boost creep. everything else is decent IMO.. even the turbo.. but BOVs are trash.. throw em away & get a real deal bov or even DSM would be way better
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I would never buy a turbo kit, or even parts for a turbo kit off EBAY. But thats just me. And you can piece together a nice kit for less then $2K easily.
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If they are xspower or ssautochrome, they are made in China **cheap** If they make power for a year, you got your moneys worth... The manifold is thin wall pipe, the welds will crack and the cracks will spread thru the pipes, and the turbo will blow oil thru the seals.
On the other hand, the intercooler is okay, the charge pipes, clamps, and couplers are okay.
You can't get a reliable setup for 800 bucks.
On the other hand, the intercooler is okay, the charge pipes, clamps, and couplers are okay.
You can't get a reliable setup for 800 bucks.
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Ok the main discrepencies with these kits seems to be the wastegate, turbo, and manifold. What if i got the kit and got quality replacements?
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You can get custom intercooler piping made. You buy a good turbo and manifold, then get your downpipe fab'd up by someone like Arnel(hes a local guy) and get your oil stuff, wastegate and the blow off valve of your liking.
Then fuel. Done.
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Re: ebay kits
no their not.. the manifold are now worse the ever.. i have plenty of eperience with these kits. the turbos are fine.. but oil restirctor is a must!!! oil seal go be easy with over pressure. manifold is a garrenteed crack weather it be with in the first month(most likly, or to a year.. they do fuck up. some with the 40mm flanges have hella boost creep. everything else is decent IMO.. even the turbo.. but BOVs are trash.. throw em away & get a real deal bov or even DSM would be way better
but i've seen ebay manifolds (when properly braced) last for a good long time. it's all in the way you put it on and brace it up. then you should have no problems.
but i DO, however, agree with you on the wastegate issue. they have been known to spike / creep. but a Tial w/g is like $170ish and you can sell the ebay one on here for like $50. so boom youre down to $120 extra and you have yourself a decent turbo kit.
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Re: ebay kits
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tread...45447491QQrdZ1
What about this one?
What about this one?