View Full Version : ebay turbos give opinions
Si_freak
08-07-2009, 08:05 PM
would you buy one or have you had one
green91
08-07-2009, 08:15 PM
good luck. if you've got a flame suit id recommend putting it on now.
I had one.. it ran great until the boost was turned up past 10lbs, but it lasted for about 3 years on 7lbs..
slostang
08-07-2009, 08:20 PM
they are fine as long as you are only running 10psi or less.
Barefoot
08-07-2009, 08:33 PM
crap period
hondalover00
08-07-2009, 09:45 PM
my buddy had the same one on his integra for 2 years and then the seals went out on 11 lbs.......now he has the same on 12 lbs and doin fine for 6 months so far....i mean its ok for the money but the number of ones that you gonna buy you can just buy one good one
Arm&hammer
08-07-2009, 09:49 PM
i have one right now.
But i got an amazing deal on it.
I wouldn't rock one unless i got a really good deal.
punkr6
08-07-2009, 09:55 PM
Garbage...
Tech5
08-08-2009, 12:15 AM
crap period
Thats sad I owned about 5 of them with no issues but to one turbo seal went out, put a new one in and lasted another 6months sold it and still is running til today.... its the way you take care of them and all.
cast only manifolds though!
Turbodude06
08-08-2009, 08:12 AM
Thats sad I owned about 5 of them with no issues but to one turbo seal went out, put a new one in and lasted another 6months sold it and still is running til today.... its the way you take care of them and all.
cast only manifolds though!
X2^ on the manifolds.... I have many friends running ebay turbo's, worst thing are the seals other then that there really not bad:goodjob:.....
FRYLOCK
08-08-2009, 08:44 AM
i ran an obx r ram horn air manifold and a ebay turbo for almost 2 yrs with no problems running 8lbs daily and 12 to 15 track runs
Evil Goat
08-08-2009, 04:06 PM
would you buy one or have you had one
no and no.
bullseye power ftw
Thats sad I owned about 5 of them with no issues but to one turbo seal went out, put a new one in and lasted another 6months sold it and still is running til today.... its the way you take care of them and all.
cast only manifolds though!
you sir are exactly right its all in the way you take care of it......like if you go out and beat it like a piece of shit its gonna end up being a piece of shit...me personally i would recommend:goodjob:
CaTcH22
08-08-2009, 07:08 PM
No on the manifolds for sure. Maybe the turbos if you stay under 8psi. But a good turbo like Bullseye Power will last longer and be more reliable.
Tech5
08-08-2009, 08:38 PM
No on the manifolds for sure. Maybe the turbos if you stay under 8psi. But a good turbo like Bullseye Power will last longer and be more reliable.
That is funny you stated that.. I had a ebay turbo kit for 5 years no issues everday rider , sold it to another guy and he still has it til today no worries ...has about 100k miles plus!
CaTcH22
08-09-2009, 01:43 PM
That is funny you stated that.. I had a ebay turbo kit for 5 years no issues everday rider , sold it to another guy and he still has it til today no worries ...has about 100k miles plus!He got lucky, lol. I had an S.S. Autocrap manifold that cracked within a few miles and an XSPOWER turbo that broke the wheel shaft. However, I put the same style turbo on my EF and its lasted for quite a while. Guess I got lucky too....
Tech5
08-09-2009, 03:31 PM
He got lucky, lol. I had an S.S. Autocrap manifold that cracked within a few miles and an XSPOWER turbo that broke the wheel shaft. However, I put the same style turbo on my EF and its lasted for quite a while. Guess I got lucky too....
Lucky isnt it... I had about 15+ kits never a problem other then a seal, fixed it for less then 20 bucks...
Also The cast manifolds are the way to go I never get the stainless steel kind!
snowflake09
08-09-2009, 03:47 PM
my buddy had the same one on his integra for 2 years and then the seals went out on 11 lbs.......now he has the same on 12 lbs and doin fine for 6 months so far....i mean its ok for the money but the number of ones that you gonna buy you can just buy one good one
Get a good one, I jus got the teg hondalover is talkin bout and the seals blew so bad i couldnt make it back home cause my oil was runnin out of my exhaust. I would never own another one. Ebay turbos are cheap but motor swaps are not and thats all thats gonna come of them, I know cause i jus had to do one.
Tech5
08-09-2009, 04:00 PM
Get a good one, I jus got the teg hondalover is talkin bout and the seals blew so bad i couldnt make it back home cause my oil was runnin out of my exhaust. I would never own another one. Ebay turbos are cheap but motor swaps are not and thats all thats gonna come of them, I know cause i jus had to do one.
Thats funny you said that....turbo kits dont kill your motor...Its the driver and how much boost you put to them....I never had one turbo kit that damaged my motor until I stepped up on more boost!
Atlblkz06
08-10-2009, 11:36 AM
I got my inconel headers for my F car on ebay for $99.99 and free shipping. So far so good!
http://www.burnsstainless.com/TechArticles/Inconel_article/ferrari_inconel.jpg
Lurker
08-10-2009, 03:12 PM
Garbage, save your money for quality.
99jdmLs
08-10-2009, 03:25 PM
Thats funny you said that....turbo kits dont kill your motor...Its the driver and how much boost you put to them....I never had one turbo kit that damaged my motor until I stepped up on more boost!
lol, it didn't kill his motor like he said it did. the pistons rings were shot for sure....the teg was boosted for a few years with 2-3 ebay turbos. the range of boost used is unknown.
the seals went out, oil was dripping from it. no bueno. lol.
civicmantim
08-10-2009, 04:08 PM
You get what you pay for and sometimes you just get lucky.
Tech5
08-10-2009, 06:17 PM
You get what you pay for and sometimes you just get lucky.
Guess I been lucky 15+ times with 100k + miles without a serious problems
Barefoot
08-10-2009, 08:00 PM
Guess I been lucky 15+ times with 100k + miles without a serious problemsguess so. they are still bottom dollar crap.
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