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whats wrong with this?
whats wrong with this?
Cheap Turbo on Ebay
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"You Are Bidding the Following One
T3 T4 T04B Turbocharger
.60 A/R Compressor, 1.15A/R Turbine
3" Inlet & 2" Outlet"
As usual....a BIG@$$ Turbine A/R. :nono:
I won't doubt that it's a bad turbo...but I'd highly recommend having a professional tear down and inspect it before throwing it on your prized possession.
With the way people can get their hands on turbo's these days, I can't say that eBay turbo's are junk anymore (some of them still are)...but again, people don't understand the complexity of a turbo, therefore throw together great parts, but with cheap standards...
Good luck to you.
Buy it, blow it up, send it to us. I'll be waiting for a PM.
-Jeff
T3 T4 T04B Turbocharger
.60 A/R Compressor, 1.15A/R Turbine
3" Inlet & 2" Outlet"
As usual....a BIG@$$ Turbine A/R. :nono:
I won't doubt that it's a bad turbo...but I'd highly recommend having a professional tear down and inspect it before throwing it on your prized possession.
With the way people can get their hands on turbo's these days, I can't say that eBay turbo's are junk anymore (some of them still are)...but again, people don't understand the complexity of a turbo, therefore throw together great parts, but with cheap standards...
Good luck to you.
Buy it, blow it up, send it to us. I'll be waiting for a PM.
-Jeff
Boost Lee said:"You Are Bidding the Following One
T3 T4 T04B Turbocharger
.60 A/R Compressor, 1.15A/R Turbine
3" Inlet & 2" Outlet"
As usual....a BIG@$$ Turbine A/R. :nono:
I won't doubt that it's a bad turbo...but I'd highly recommend having a professional tear down and inspect it before throwing it on your prized possession.
With the way people can get their hands on turbo's these days, I can't say that eBay turbo's are junk anymore (some of them still are)...but again, people don't understand the complexity of a turbo, therefore throw together great parts, but with cheap standards...
Good luck to you.
Buy it, blow it up, send it to us. I'll be waiting for a PM.
-Jeff
It's worth a try a few people i deal with have tried ebay turbos Xs power in specific, and have had good results. I am trying the T61. I'll let you know how it goes.
well i was just browsing, im no where near buying a new turbo, im in the process of searching for a place to fix my supposed blown head gasket.:cry: the last thing on my mind is a new turbo:icon_conf
Go with something that has a longer warranty. I'd say buy the ebay xspower t61. It's actually just their t-70 compressor but with a smaller AR T4 exhaust housing (.84) on it.
I have one, haven't installed it yet, but looks to be a good turbo. No shaft play and spins pretty easily.
I have one, haven't installed it yet, but looks to be a good turbo. No shaft play and spins pretty easily.
Wheres the exhaust discharge flange? It looks like there should be a v-band there but theres nothing.
Yep biggest problem with that is ".60 A/R Compressor, 1.15A/R Turbine 3" Inlet & 2" Outlet"
Spool up will take awile... and when it does it wont be much.
Spool up will take awile... and when it does it wont be much.
I've had several XS Power and SSAuto turbos pass through my shop, some of them are junk (by some I mean most) but on rare occasion I've seen some of them last and put down some impressive numbers. I myself have bought a few to use for mock up for manifolds and downpipes and kept one of the T61's
around. It seems to actually be a nice turbo. I can see that the center cartraige is a real Turbonetics, they ground the logo off, but didn't do a good job of it. I've ripped it all apart to inspect it...it looks as good as my Garrett (other than the compressor wheel looks like cheap china pot metal)
Heres some things to look at that I have seen wrong with them right out of the box.
1: We got one that the exhaust housing was JB welded together! It was obviously cracked during casting, they JB welded it and painted over it.
2: Had one right out of the box with a bent shaft
Honestly for the money if you are looking to do a low budget boost project you can't beat them. It beats the hell out of a used junk yard turbo (in most cases)
Hope that helps. I agree with the previous comment though...that particular turbo will takes days to spool, then when it finally does, the compressor combo is not enough to make it worth the wait.
around. It seems to actually be a nice turbo. I can see that the center cartraige is a real Turbonetics, they ground the logo off, but didn't do a good job of it. I've ripped it all apart to inspect it...it looks as good as my Garrett (other than the compressor wheel looks like cheap china pot metal)
Heres some things to look at that I have seen wrong with them right out of the box.
1: We got one that the exhaust housing was JB welded together! It was obviously cracked during casting, they JB welded it and painted over it.
2: Had one right out of the box with a bent shaft
Honestly for the money if you are looking to do a low budget boost project you can't beat them. It beats the hell out of a used junk yard turbo (in most cases)
Hope that helps. I agree with the previous comment though...that particular turbo will takes days to spool, then when it finally does, the compressor combo is not enough to make it worth the wait.
the biggest problem w/ebay turbos is that they are NEVER what they are advertised to be....i.e. they're not T61s or GT35Rs, etc. i'll let jon @ MDC pipe in as he's torn down many of them....
1.15 turbine A/R. I guess since its a T3, it won't spool as bad as if it was a T4 with a 1.15 A/R. Still, it looks like it will be laggy without much top-end power.
I just don't understand why no one listen's.. The turbo and its sizing are going to effect More Than Anything how your engine is going to perform. In other words, spend the extra money on a turbo thats proven to perform reliablbly and sized right so you can get the most mid-range and high rpm power.
I just don't understand why no one listen's.. The turbo and its sizing are going to effect More Than Anything how your engine is going to perform. In other words, spend the extra money on a turbo thats proven to perform reliablbly and sized right so you can get the most mid-range and high rpm power.
Thanks DR J.
Most of them aren't any where near what they say they are. The one you have pictured is most commonly advertised as a To4s or Tso4. Its no where near that.
Its actually a copy of a old John Deere to4b, with a small (~43lbs) compressor wheel with a P trim turbine on the back.
The housing is large enough a stock 7m won't spool it untill 4500-5000rpms.
Also, with most of the ebay turbos that I have torn down (all those comming out of China or India) they have all had walnut shells inside them.
Walnut shells you say?
They blast them with crushed shell after assembly to clean the outside housings.
Most of them aren't any where near what they say they are. The one you have pictured is most commonly advertised as a To4s or Tso4. Its no where near that.
Its actually a copy of a old John Deere to4b, with a small (~43lbs) compressor wheel with a P trim turbine on the back.
The housing is large enough a stock 7m won't spool it untill 4500-5000rpms.
Also, with most of the ebay turbos that I have torn down (all those comming out of China or India) they have all had walnut shells inside them.
Walnut shells you say?
They blast them with crushed shell after assembly to clean the outside housings.