Dubbalduce2r4i;875066 said:
That's just more of a reason to buy it from a known source (aka Driftmotion). Therefore, there won't be any questioning if it's real or fake.
FYI: Fake Walbros from China
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That's just more of a reason to buy it from a known source (aka Driftmotion). Therefore, there won't be any questioning if it's real or fake.
thing is, unless you are purchasing directly form walbro you don't know if you're supplier is shady and selling china ones. So all the people that said they sell REAL walbros, is there any way you know for sure unless you are setup as a distrib of walbro? or buy directly form the disb or resller?
i agree.
then again, any good seller should know where their stuff comes from.
i know mine are real walbros- my distributor gets them straight from walbro.
then again, any good seller should know where their stuff comes from.
i know mine are real walbros- my distributor gets them straight from walbro.
ive bought a ebay pump, my fuep pressure gaUge wouldn't show any more then 20psi the day before a dyno day so i missed out... in fact i didn't drive my car..
i purchased a new walbro from horse power freaks, and got 10% due to dyno day purchase. they let me have it for 90 i think.
needles i swaped it out , latter to find the gauge was bad.. but still peice of mind havin a good pump in my car, my fake walbro now sit's in my project mkii till i produce enough power to need a new pump.
definitly glade to see this info is up, when i bought my walbro off ebay, i spend 89 bucks....
i purchased a new walbro from horse power freaks, and got 10% due to dyno day purchase. they let me have it for 90 i think.
needles i swaped it out , latter to find the gauge was bad.. but still peice of mind havin a good pump in my car, my fake walbro now sit's in my project mkii till i produce enough power to need a new pump.
definitly glade to see this info is up, when i bought my walbro off ebay, i spend 89 bucks....
The primary problem with pumps like this is they generally don't just stop working. They keep working just fine.
Where the problem comes in is they tend to produce reduced flow under load.
The pump will supply adequate fuel for driving around town and crusing, and you'll think you are just fine. Until that one cool morning when you go to pass someone on the highway and really get into loaded boost and it doesn't supply the fuel the motor needs.
An oilpan full of piston parts is usually the result. And the owner will tell you how the Supra is a piece of crap. Or how he'll never own another one of these 7M's or any number of other stupid things, never realizing that his $50 fuel pump from ebay is the problem.
Where the problem comes in is they tend to produce reduced flow under load.
The pump will supply adequate fuel for driving around town and crusing, and you'll think you are just fine. Until that one cool morning when you go to pass someone on the highway and really get into loaded boost and it doesn't supply the fuel the motor needs.
An oilpan full of piston parts is usually the result. And the owner will tell you how the Supra is a piece of crap. Or how he'll never own another one of these 7M's or any number of other stupid things, never realizing that his $50 fuel pump from ebay is the problem.
I doubt it. Walbros usually hover around 90-ish. Still though, everyone should buy from a reputable source (such as DM, HPF, etc.).
A wideband is also an important thing to have.
A wideband is also an important thing to have.
What I find hilarious about the first link is the company posting that has blantantly easy acess to the fake shit, they have obviously shown you that they can make the pumps look damn near identical, so, what's keeping them from selling you the fake shit?
Time for an add
add the Bosch 044 to the china knock offs
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1907305
Since at least 2007.
add the Bosch 044 to the china knock offs
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1907305
Since at least 2007.
I am slightly amused by the people who say they will only buy from this shop,
or that shop, because they have only good stuff.
Yet whan I go look at this site, or that site,
the have chinese junk listed right along with good stuff...........
I think the saying is something like 'there's one born every minute'.
or that shop, because they have only good stuff.
Yet whan I go look at this site, or that site,
the have chinese junk listed right along with good stuff...........
I think the saying is something like 'there's one born every minute'.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WALB...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c082fda2e
What about this one/ 98$ only 10-20 or so less than hpf, dm or ss. Anyone got info on these guys? they state its genuine walbro such as link in first post states. Am i good to go or no?
What about this one/ 98$ only 10-20 or so less than hpf, dm or ss. Anyone got info on these guys? they state its genuine walbro such as link in first post states. Am i good to go or no?
89supra7mgte;1568104 said:
No physical street address that I can find.
No phone number.
No email.
They are, for all intents and purposes, anonymous.
What other information do you have for this compay other than an eBay user name?
If the pump turns out to be not what they said it is, what will you do when you go back to eBay and look up the username and it says "No longer a registered member"?
Buy from a real shop and stop f'ing around. Is a motor really worth risking to save $10 - $20?
I had purchased this not due saving money but shipping time shit I'm still waiting on parts I ordered the first of the month. Didn't know until last night that they were selling knock walbro pumps. They say they are a genuine dealer figured maybe they were legit? The instructions and all info list it as walbro. Aside from buying a new pump is there anyway of checking to see if its good or Not
818574fuel is the number I found to contact them. I assume calling them they will say yea its legit?
818574fuel is the number I found to contact them. I assume calling them they will say yea its legit?
See first post in this thread.
Also, Google is your friend:
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+spot+counterfiet+walbro+pump
The real answer is it's damned difficult. The copies have been investing more and more effort into looking like a Walbro rather than just making a better pump. The only way to ensure you've got the real deal is to buy from a well known vendor who has a reputation that they aren't going to risk by selling you junk.
Check the links above, and if it passes all the tests, you MIGHT be ok. Even calling them is a crapshoot. It could be legit, but it's hard to tell.
That's really the entire point of the thread. Once you buy it from Fly By Night Industries, you'll never know until it blows your motor.
Also, Google is your friend:
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+spot+counterfiet+walbro+pump
The real answer is it's damned difficult. The copies have been investing more and more effort into looking like a Walbro rather than just making a better pump. The only way to ensure you've got the real deal is to buy from a well known vendor who has a reputation that they aren't going to risk by selling you junk.
Check the links above, and if it passes all the tests, you MIGHT be ok. Even calling them is a crapshoot. It could be legit, but it's hard to tell.
That's really the entire point of the thread. Once you buy it from Fly By Night Industries, you'll never know until it blows your motor.
Ok so i went through some of the searches on your google search, found one that said if the gears in the bottom of pump are metal your good if plastic its shit. Well just pulled my pump back out pulled the strainer off and can see two what appears to be meshing gears with slight rounded teeth, they look like they are steel. Are those the right gears to be looking at? and is that i good way of telling fake from legit?
Its a nissan forum but might be correct?
http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=336985
Its a nissan forum but might be correct?
http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=336985