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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 05:34 AM
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sounds too good to be true.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...9807639&rd=1,1
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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it probably is..
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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dude that is knock off as ____..... first of all it says TC XA XB and they are not the same.. second notice the bends for the intercooler piping are not right, etc........ do not buy this kit
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 05:59 AM
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dude that is knock off as poop..... first of all it says TC XA XB and they are not the same.. second notice the bends for the intercooler piping are not right, etc........ do not buy this kit
haha, wasnt even thinkin about it, lol. I was just like wtf, haha. the title definately made me laugh a bit.
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 06:46 AM
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haha... turbotoyotas.com best turbo kit for your money.. check it out for sure
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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Dude, its more of a basic turbo parts kit. i mean generic like you have to fit it to your application and it doesnt have a turbo manifold as it's not meant to be a vehicle specific kit. Also as far as i know ball bearing turbos are supposed to be better and its not listed as a ball bearing turbo, its says wet float bearing which doesnt sound like its ball bearing but it could be. All in all this is a bare bones kit
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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That is definitley a generic kit. But for what you are getting for the money, its worth it. But dont forget, you still have to have a manifold made, and all your intercooler piping cut and rewelded for the car. Those are your basic bends and you would have to cut and fab your own piping. But I bet you all the piping you would need is there.
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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That is definitley a generic kit. But for what you are getting for the money, its worth it. But dont forget, you still have to have a manifold made, and all your intercooler piping cut and rewelded for the car. Those are your basic bends and you would have to cut and fab your own piping. But I bet you all the piping you would need is there.
thats a garbage turbo stu...thats a knockoff ebay turbo that will eventually fail within a year, but your right, there is more than enough piping there to be able to run the intercooler. I wouldnt suggest going this route guys...Im very curious to see what turbotoyota's kit is capable of doing.
Old Feb 13, 2007 | 02:55 AM
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yeah.. thats a chinese turbo you cant even rebuild them cause the internals are unlike any other turbo.. not worth the hassle..
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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I know a guy who put one of those chinese turbo's on his civic (he got his from ebay-ssautochrome). The compressor housing split in half within three months. The cast job on it was s bad it just fell apart.
Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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Ebay turbo kit?
i would not spend my money on turbo kit through ebay!!

TurboToyotas.com
now that's one turbo kit you can count on!
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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I installed this exact setup that my friend bought from this guy on ebay, there was a lot of installing things that had to be changed, but the turbo is great he has about 50,000 miles on the car with the turbo kit and It only has a little shaft play, which isa normal for a turbo with 50,000 miles on it. Other than that the car is still runnin fine.
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