I have a few questions for those guys who have turbos. what is the difference between a ebay turbo and a greddy turbo? are you just payiing for the name or are you gonna get the same performance? i want to go with a turbo kit but i want it to be a reliable one cause my tc is a daily driver.

 

If you want reliable. Then don't get parts off ebay.

 

I haven't personally had an EBay turbo, but I have heard the seals tend to go bad.

 

Dont waste your time or your money. In this market you get what you pay for!

 

You don't know if eBay turbos are new or rebuilt... don't know who manufactured 'em... I talked to a civic owner who bought one of those kits.... turbo was blown in 2 weeks... save your money and go with name brand.

 

I dont own a turbo, but if I had the money to get one I'd certainly stay away from the ebay kits. If youre doing a modification that major, I would think you'd want reliable.

 

just say no to ebay turbo kits from unknown manufacturers

 

Ya stay away from ebay if your spending that much money. Your gonna spend alot more down the road. Also, dont bother with Greddy. Get either Dezod, Treadstone, Turbonetics, or TurboToyotas

 

As everyone else has stated "You get what your pay for" in this world. And yes you are paying more for the name, because what comes with that name is a promise to deliver and if something does go down the pooper in the future the company you purchase from is bound to help out or replace whatever has faulted. Whereas the eBayer is laughing all the way to the bank in his turbonetics charged tC.

 

if you are looking for just a turbo though, and looking on ebay, make suer you are looking at garret turbos or precision turbos or soemhting like that.

 

I dont know anything about turbos, but like everyone else, you get what you pay for. The name is popular because its backed by a reputation of meeting or exceeding expectations. Of course there are companies out there making products equally as reliable and for less cost but you get a guarantee when you buy from a dealer or from the manufacturer. When you buy ebay you get whatever guarantee he posts in the auction.

 

ive had my ebay turbo for almost 8 months and no problems

 

8 months isnt 2-3 years.

 

whats your point i can buy an ebay turbo and rebuild it 2 times for less then a greddy turbo

 

so you bought an ebay turbo kit and you like it....can you send me a link to it maybe if its still up on ebay?

 

i only bought the turbo, i build my manifold and everything else.

this is the turbo i bought,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T3-T4...QQcmdZViewItem

 

You should just buy the ebay turbo and test it out for us

 

can you guys check this out and see what im missing...other than like an emanage and BOV....just want to see if its missing anything important.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/jdm-0...spagenameZWDVW

 

injectors, intake pipe with MAF mount, but thats about it

 

and if you would be so kind could you direct me to a good place to get those...mainly the intake pipe and MAF, injectors are everywhere pretty much.