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Old Nov 29, 2006
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Good ebay kit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-05...58375648QQrdZ1


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Old Nov 29, 2006
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Don't trust it.
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first off... you get what you payed for at first glance this kit looks alright but upon further inspection i would have to say that the ssqv is a knockoff (they dont specify it is HKS), you have some no named wastegate, no named turbo, and im sure at some point or another the compressor surge will be awesome!
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Knock off?
Hmmm.
I think so.
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your joking right? seriously you have to be joking..... you buy that kit and that manifold will fall apart in about a month or less the wastegate is TRASH and the turbo wont last you a year if that. SAVE YOUR MONEY UP and then go to www.dezod.com and buy a kit from them. they are the best and know what they are doing. eveything is speced for our cars. just be patcient and save. itll be well worth it.
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yeah i bet the welds are probably ****, some guy pieced this together in his mom's basement and used a soldering iron to make parts, don't trust it, go with dezod V3 for bolt-on.
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that looks like a nice kit. looks like it has some quality parts and reminds me alot of my kit. i say go buy it












































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get it. and switch some few parts out with some good name brand parts.
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I don't think a "good eBay kit" exists.
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Honestly doesnt look too bad..still missing the downpipe and fuel management...and little odds and ends.....People say dont trust ebay...who knows...its true on what you pay is what you get. Your better off buying a well-known kit thats been proven for results...I went custom with my kit and I spent a fortune...and I blew my motor because of poor tunning....your taking a big risk buying stuff of ebay...but who knows maybe sometimes it works out better.
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the manifold is the worst part about that kit. its an obx and the welds crack quickly. it really wouldnt be bad to switch over a few parts such as the wastegate and manifold. i dont see any reason why a brand new turbo wouldnt be ok and a BOV is a BOV as long as it holds pressure and releases it then your fine. but the wastegate i would be concerned with. you can get serious boost spikes if it is faulty. other than that you could make good power. i know a lot of people that have ahd sucess using ebay kits. not saying i would do it but i have seen some good numbers with kits off ebay.
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believe it or not ebay intercoolers are actually pretty good....


but i would buy the kit mainly cuz of the shitty manifold.
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no dont buy it heres why, read this, http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread-php?=117663
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pos manifold!
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do not buy that its a total pile of **** i bought one and had to sell it to some other ricer that wanted his car turboed so bad that kit makes the turbo hit your bottom motor mount and its to wide this kit will not work on are cars without heavy modicfications
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i wouldn't buy that... my 02 like others said..get dezod mang.wtf
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dont trust it
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the others have only proved what i said. the manifold and wastegate are crap otherwise its fine. the manifold is what determines the placement of the turbo so that takes care of the fame issue as well as the cracking welds. just buy a different manifold with the same footprint and a new wastegate and youll be fine.
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^^^ exactly what im trying to say. IMO i think it would be good to buy a new turbo as well.
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