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Old 04-20-2008, 07:45 PM
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I have a turbo kit that i bought off of a guy from ebay. I later found out he was a memeber here, but i don't remember his screen name. Anyway, he told me when i bought it that it was a zpi kit. The more and more i look at pics of other kits it just doesn't look like a zpi kit. Here are seme pics if anyone has any input. sorry they are cell phone pics.


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Mos-def not a ZPI kit. i've never even seen a kit like that before.
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custom kit man

custom ftw
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well the guy told me it was one of the first kits from zpi. he said that he had a receipt for it but i forgot to get it from him.
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maybe an old zpi custom, but man zpi used log manifolds, thats no log
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haha its called a ebay kit.

when zpi first made kits they had tial bov's and wastegates that looks to be knockoffs of both and i believe thats the megan racing mani and DP so uhh... you got f'd
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sorry to say this but you got played
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gona have to chg. ur sig bro lol

Say Boosted:Megan Manifold w/ turbo lol
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Originally Posted by nebster
haha its called a ebay kit.

when zpi first made kits they had tial bov's and wastegates that looks to be knockoffs of both and i believe thats the megan racing mani and DP so uhh... you got f'd

X2 homes you got played
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how much did you buy the kit for ? What came with it? and how is it working for you ?
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Not even a custom ZPI kit. But if it works, who cares if its an off brand or not.
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the kit works great. it's a t3/t4 turbo, has a turbosmart wastegate, and greddy rs bov. it even came with the pretapped oil pan. i paid $1000 for everything except fuel management. which i am currently working on. when i opened the box the kit was like brand new. when all is said and done i'll be in to it about $1,700
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^...thats what you can call a steal..bump for a good guy
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How is going 1700 deep for a turbo kit getting played? just wonderin.
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Originally Posted by Syldrin
How is going 1700 deep for a turbo kit getting played? just wonderin.
well ... its not ... but paying for a kit just bc someone claims its a ZPI, only to turn out its not is. It started out sounding like an eBay scam, but turns out he got a steal dispite the misinformation.
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Eh i wouldn't pay 1700 for a ZPI kit.
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1700 is a good price.

i'd replace the turbo sometime though
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damn you got a great deal.. on that kits.. nothing wrong with getting a custom kit with great parts for an ebay price..

goes to show, you can find good stuff on ebay.. just have to look for them..
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Originally Posted by Syldrin
Eh i wouldn't pay 1700 for a ZPI kit.

That's cause your a cheap ****...
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