eBay Turbo...all bad???

[TimTurboZ]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NISSAN-SKYLINE- ... 2c5f9a2f6d

What you guys think? It's from the UK I guess, not a china turbo.

Found this too

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-NISSAN-R33- ... 2ebac6e725

All metal wheel??? right

Heard they can do 350whp...430 from the ebay one would be nice tho.

Just wanted opinions don't flame I'd spend big money on a legit turbo if I ever thought having an extra $1300 to spend would actually occur in the near future.

Tim

[Black_label_240sx]

Well, I used a CX racing turbo ( basicily an ebay turbo ) and it lasted 3 months on daily driver, a few pulls here and there but nothing like when drift season starts up.
In short it blew a few seals inside, but the bearings where fine.
Ive since upgraded to a turbonetics to avoid another incident.
Ive heard similar tragedy stories from ebay turbo users.
That turbo you listed is shipped from china, so my geuss is that it was rebuilt in china, quality control is quality control, but my personal experience china doesn't have very good qc
aLso, if you dont have alot of cash, or a decent amount, cuz we all know cars are money pits,if you don't have to. why are you puting an aftermarket turbo on?
my .02

[TimTurboZ]

The OEM turbo is from Hong Kong and never said it was rebuilt. The performance upgrade is from UK. I have Nistune so I want more power from my build

[mixeds14]

man if u want more power, why not just get an hx35.. they are around the same price n u have nistune so u can get it tuned for it.. i wouldnt spend any money on an egay turbo but thats just me yet theres a godspeed gt35 on the classifieds if ur trying to go that route

[Yellow4g63]

Someone is selling a SC61 on Zilvia for $400 I think. Low miles jump on it. You will get over 350 without blinking an eye.

[TimTurboZ]

I want my OEM water and Oil lines to work, I also want to keep my Screamer Pipe...I really don't want to get new exhaust or intake setup's...

Tell me a turbo that meets those requirements for under $7-800...

I also want the switch so I don't blow the stock turbo on my NEO and ruin my motor possibly. I want to go to the track and not worry about some POS ceramic wheel breaking

[Yellow4g63]

Put a external gate on the stock manifold and you will have a real screamer pipe. Block the water feed and return since this turbo is just oil cooled. New oil line with band job bolt for the block = $45-60. If I can do almost 400whp @ 17psi your neo should blow past that at prob 14psi.

[Ramius83]

My brother had an eBay turbo that wore its bearings out in less than a week, sounded like a pissed off cat growling at you when you revved the engine up or loaded up the turbo. I do not recommend an Ebay turbo. Instead, do the smart thing and save up for a name brand unit. I love the borg warners and holsets, try looking into one of those.......

[TimTurboZ]

I'm stubborn...does the hx35 bolt directly to the oem manifold? Cant recall pics because so many ppl go topmount :/

I really don't want to get a elbow...tho I believe my friend has a 3-4" elbow and maybe a topmount exhaust mani for me...waiting to see if he parts out lol

[Carl H]

holset hx35 will bolt on with a spacer flange.
its not hard to build a new downpipe...

[chad b.]

Put a external gate on the stock manifold and you will have a real screamer pipe. Block the water feed and return since this turbo is just oil cooled. New oil line with band job bolt for the block = $45-60. If I can do almost 400whp @ 17psi your neo should blow past that at prob 14psi.

What this dude said. You can order the oil lines here: http://www.atpturbo.com/

Don't fix a f*ck up with a f*ck up .

[Carl H]

or make your own lines...local hydraulic shop most likely has all the fittings you will need.
trust me, i do this for all aftermarket crap i put in, logged 5 years and atleast 70kmi on my current line set.

[Yellow4g63]

Stop been a lazy a**, when get it on you won't look back http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/436829-p ... -bolt.html pm the guy with it they locked his thread cause he bumped it too much. Don't let that turbo slip by you it's a damn good turbo.

[TimTurboZ]

I have a trip to Vegas coming up. I've never been. Can't get a turbo til July at least doubt it will be for sale.

I may get the adapter or I'm 85% sure I can get my friends manifold...maybe his wastegate too, he wants to do a rb26 and buy all new s***...

I just wanted opinions. I wish I could afford a ATP turbo, even the skyline turbo's arn't pictured as 6bolt tho...and there like $1200

If someone knows of a build that was previously around 4-600whp and they upgraded to 7-1000whp range...you should post a link. WOuld love to get a good deal on a nice turbo in the future. I never get hella good deals on parts...especially on this RB!