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Would this be worthwhile?? I was browsing Ebay today, and on a boredom thing i actually checked to see if some D17 turbo kits were on there... rare i know, and usually not legit, but i came accross this kit..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-05...spagenameZWD1V
and it all looks pretty good and would run ya a little under a grand to pick up everything needed except you'd need somebody to build a custom DP to connect it all to your catback... and obviously you'd need to get your fuel ****, which SLP can take care of for pretty damn cheap... so all in all what do the Turbo guru's think of this??? shady?? does it look good? quality???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-05...spagenameZWD1V
and it all looks pretty good and would run ya a little under a grand to pick up everything needed except you'd need somebody to build a custom DP to connect it all to your catback... and obviously you'd need to get your fuel ****, which SLP can take care of for pretty damn cheap... so all in all what do the Turbo guru's think of this??? shady?? does it look good? quality???
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if you get the kit lemme know how it works i mite do the same atleast everything is brand new.. and it says for ic piping its like 160 or sumtin and also says you can keep the air.
hope you have a good welder or a hookup on welding cause you are going to need that manifold rewelded everytime it cracks, which is going to be often and i wouldnt be suprised if that intercooler and bov leaked boost
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Rep Power: 0 ehhh it all looks alright to me, and as for the mani issue everybody keeps bringing up... Heat-wrap works wonders when wrapped properly on keeping the manifold from expanding too much to the point of cracking. hmmm i'm still in the deciding process on whether or not i wanna re-turbo my car or not, one one shoulder i have the "you a silly asshat for thinking about doing this **** again" and on the other shoulder "why not?"
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ehhh it all looks alright to me, and as for the mani issue everybody keeps bringing up... Heat-wrap works wonders when wrapped properly on keeping the manifold from expanding too much to the point of cracking. hmmm i'm still in the deciding process on whether or not i wanna re-turbo my car or not, one one shoulder i have the "you a silly asshat for thinking about doing this **** again" and on the other shoulder "why not?"
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Originally Posted by dezod
Not worth it. Chances are the manifold will crack, looks like OBX, the turbo is probably a rebuild and that still leaves quite a bit to cover as far as bases.
I agree..........it looks like a OBX mani. You would be better off just buying a used kit from someone on the site.
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Originally Posted by civic01vtec
I agree..........it looks like a OBX mani. You would be better off just buying a used kit from someone on the site.
Your prob right, but i don't like buying expensive used parts... thats a lotta money being throw to potential be picking up somebody elses junk that they couldn't deal with anymore, basically buying their problems... like they always say with used cars, buyer beware... i guess i'm just a lil leerie bout buying used **** that could be just as bad off or worse for the same amount of money as purchasing the "new" stuff...
I appreciate everyones input on this, but it just seems like i'd be picking the lesser of the two evils, and i'm not sure on which one that even is... soooo maybe i'll just continue to fart around for a couple months or so till i find a new ride....
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Rep Power: 0 but none of us are for sure that a) its an OBX mani or b) that is has "cheap welds" so i still would rather a new one that i have a 90 day waurentee for to see if **** happens bad to it, that way i have some insurance on the product instead of buying someone elses junk...
dood imo i think you should just go buy a new kit. go buy dezod v3 kit. then you wont have to worry abotu anything. its brand new, never used, and youll have no problems. dont buy cheap **** for your car. thats just a waste.
Have you veer though of putting together a custom kit? I mean how soon do you want to boost your civic? If not now, then why not just take your time buy a brand new parts here and there. So then you won't have to blow 4,500 all at once.
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Originally Posted by dezod
Not worth it. Chances are the manifold will crack, looks like OBX, the turbo is probably a rebuild and that still leaves quite a bit to cover as far as bases.
not worth it man. dezod knows what he is talking about. just look around for a mroe reputable kit.
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Rep Power: 0 no offense, and really dezod no offense, but you are looking to make more money and sell more kits, i personally don't take vendor opinions into account when i'm looking to buy high priced items, too much money to take somebody thats selling on this sites opinion on the matter at hand...
and yes BBCentaur... i have put together my own kit before cost me over $4500 to get all the pieces and custom work done to in the end need about another $1000 in fuel to let that bitch ride out... didn't wanna do it 2 years ago and sold it all for $2000 out the door... thats why i'm trying to get back into it, and not scared to have the DP and other weld's mocked up myself... cause again, its not a problem...
and yes BBCentaur... i have put together my own kit before cost me over $4500 to get all the pieces and custom work done to in the end need about another $1000 in fuel to let that bitch ride out... didn't wanna do it 2 years ago and sold it all for $2000 out the door... thats why i'm trying to get back into it, and not scared to have the DP and other weld's mocked up myself... cause again, its not a problem...
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Originally Posted by REDchirp
but none of us are for sure that a) its an OBX mani or b) that is has "cheap welds" so i still would rather a new one that i have a 90 day waurentee for to see if **** happens bad to it, that way i have some insurance on the product instead of buying someone elses junk...
About warranty: Usualy when manufacturer is confident that theit product is good, they give longer warranty.
TSI turbo kits (most bashed kit on these boards) have 1yr for parts and 5yr for manifold and piping. 90 days is kind of...not enough
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Originally Posted by REDchirp
no offense, and really dezod no offense, but you are looking to make more money and sell more kits, i personally don't take vendor opinions into account when i'm looking to buy high priced items, too much money to take somebody thats selling on this sites opinion on the matter at hand...
and yes BBCentaur... i have put together my own kit before cost me over $4500 to get all the pieces and custom work done to in the end need about another $1000 in fuel to let that bitch ride out... didn't wanna do it 2 years ago and sold it all for $2000 out the door... thats why i'm trying to get back into it, and not scared to have the DP and other weld's mocked up myself... cause again, its not a problem...
and yes BBCentaur... i have put together my own kit before cost me over $4500 to get all the pieces and custom work done to in the end need about another $1000 in fuel to let that bitch ride out... didn't wanna do it 2 years ago and sold it all for $2000 out the door... thats why i'm trying to get back into it, and not scared to have the DP and other weld's mocked up myself... cause again, its not a problem...
We are speaking from experience from our customers who went down the road your looking to, and end up spending more time and $$ doing it the way they should have from the start. I can not tell you how many calls we field we a week in that boat. Choice is yours and to be honest, I would be delighted if you came to us with your business, but we do not NEED it. WE VALUE IT. End of story.
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Originally Posted by REDchirp
no offense, and really dezod no offense, but you are looking to make more money and sell more kits, i personally don't take vendor opinions into account when i'm looking to buy high priced items, too much money to take somebody thats selling on this sites opinion on the matter at hand...
and yes BBCentaur... i have put together my own kit before cost me over $4500 to get all the pieces and custom work done to in the end need about another $1000 in fuel to let that bitch ride out... didn't wanna do it 2 years ago and sold it all for $2000 out the door... thats why i'm trying to get back into it, and not scared to have the DP and other weld's mocked up myself... cause again, its not a problem...
and yes BBCentaur... i have put together my own kit before cost me over $4500 to get all the pieces and custom work done to in the end need about another $1000 in fuel to let that bitch ride out... didn't wanna do it 2 years ago and sold it all for $2000 out the door... thats why i'm trying to get back into it, and not scared to have the DP and other weld's mocked up myself... cause again, its not a problem...
Everyone in this thread is telling you the truth man. We are all here because we don't want you to run the risk of having this thing fall apart on you, perhaps even in the middle of driving. We're looking out for your best interest here. There are plenty of used kits people are selling that don't have problems, and if you were already boosted as you've said before, then working out any minor kinks should be no problem for you. Needless to say, new or used, crappy and good, you're probably going to have a problem somewhere down the line. Everyone does. Whether it's minor or major is luck of the draw. It seems you've made up your choice here and are going to buy the ebay kit, so I don't feel that any other consulting from us is going to do you any good.
