CX racing Part quality?

[jcarney1987]

I'm searching to put a small turbo on my car and I'm trying to do it at the budget price, but get some decent quality. So I'm looking at this t3 turbo http://www.cxracing.com/mm5/merchant.mv ... ine_KA24DE , but the price seems really cheap though and I just curious if anybody had any problems with there products? I'm also considering getting my downpipe and manifold from them.

[SX APPEAL]

Put it to you this way, a turbocharger is a complex piece of engineering with many finely machined parts that have to tolerate extrememly high temperatures and pressures all the while spining up to 100,000 RPM, would you cheap out on this part? High quality turbochargers from Garret, Precision and the like in that size run $700-$1500 and are engineered to last the life of a vehicle with proper maintenance. That turbo was copied from these designs using inferior materials and manufacturing techniques, and would probably last for a year or two, less if your abuse it.

If you're just looking for a small turbo, inexpensive setup, an SR T25 in good condition will run you about what that turbo will, and if you have it rebuilt for a few extra bucks, it'll last longer than you'll ever need.

[Razi]

^What he said.
Downpipe and manifold may be okay, but it wouldn't surprise me if they eventually cracked.