ebay turbo kit..
 

hey,

this kit looks like it's a good deal and comes with pretty decent stuff... I mean it's not complete but it's a start..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7992914215

is it worth the money, or is it cheap **** lol

i would email the guy and talk to him in person before buying it.

acually looking at it now, it seems like the piping would have to be altered to fit perfect... both sides have the same piping and there's not the correct bends... can an exhaust shop bend the piping?

plus it doesn't specify if the kit is for the s13 or s14.. and the manifold looks like a bottom mount too me.. which would be lame.

From seller: It will fit either S13 or S14. It is a direct bolt on. The intercooler is a front mounting unit

I got this..

"The manifold is top mount. i dont have any pics of it installed

the piping will fit 89-94"

dont know if it is, but i think that might be a ss autocrome kit. and if that is the case, i'd be iffy about it. the turbo kits they made for fc's had mild steel flanges on the turbo manifolds with stainless piping. two different metals, two different rates of expanchion (sp). so that causes heat fractures and the metal will break off, going into the hotside of your turbo and could eventually ruin your turbo, and even your motor.

so what would be a good thing to replace or change if i was to buy this kit?

Joe Columbia <smurfy_j0E@msn.com> wrote:
Your prices seem to good to be true lol wats the catch?

Mods2all
Nothing is the catch. I get these parts custom made in large quantities so I can sell them at reasonable prices.

I've sold over 100 kits so far and have had nothing but happy customers.

Thanks

i would just keep an eye on the manifold and the turbo. look for any signs of cracks after the first few weeks on the manifold. if they switched to stainless flanges then it wont be a problem. the turbo, well, if you see any abnormal smoke (i think oil burns black?) then check the turbo first. i havent herd much about there turbos, but usually in cheep turbos oil bearings go out first. check after the first month or so to see if shaft play has changed, make sure you arent seeing a significant increase in shaft play, because if you are, your oil bearings are going bad. and last but not least, go though this persons feed back, find someone who has baught a turbo kit, make sure they havent seen any problems out of it, or any other parts of the kit. a turbo and its hardware has the ability to destroy one of two things, its self, or your motor. im not saying you shouldnt buy it, just keep a eye on it and research before you do. $850 is alot of money to throw around.

yeah... there's still a lot i'd have to buy though... ie, downpipe, injectors, z32 maf, emanage, boost controller, turbo timer, fpr, ect..

but $850 is pretty good, some innercooler kits cost that alone..

edit: there's no way that piping would be a direct fit.. there's a kit for $600 that doesn't include piping, that would be better... use the $250 you save and get it custom made...

that would be a big mistake dude, go buy urself a cheap intercooler kit from ebay, but not the one included in this turbo kit because you'll have to drill holes and add flangs for sensor and bov, best bet is go piece together your own turbo kit, intercooler kit on ebay aint so bad, it get da job done, and only cost roun 400 bucks shipped, the manifold is the thing that would bite you in the ass, ebay sh*t will simply EXPLODE! go get urself something that would cost atleast 500 bucks! beside the mani he has in the picture, he doesn;t even show it at close up and from different angles, get urself a t3 turbo or watever and it will cost you around 350 give or take a few, bov, get a cheap ass bov from ebay dual horn, it gets da job done, and no it aint gonna be that loud unless you seriosuly boost it, but for 50 bucks shipped, it's good enough, you'll need a new clutch depend on how serious you wanna be, it will be anywhere from around 200 - 400++, and get urself some cheapo turbo outlet + downpipe+testpipe combo on ebay fro 200 shipped, and some exhaust for 300++, you do the math, o and lets not forget that you'll need to rebuild your bottom end if you are seriously gonna boost da sucka,
and good luck with that

alright this is what I was thinking...

I would get that kit, minus the piping.. they have it for $600.. then get a downpipe, i can do the innercooler piping myself, for maybe $100... walbro 255lph pump.. 550cc injectors, z32 maf, emanage... so i'm at around $1700 ... then a clutch that will handle about 350lbs of tq, so around $2000 now... FPR and gauges, and run 8lbs of boost on my stock engine.. so around $2300 probably after i get all fluids, and gaskets and all installed.. then put it to maybe 10lbs... or if i open the engine, i'm going to do 8.5:1 compression pistons, stock rods, cosmetic headgasket, rebuild head to stock oem, (replace valve seals, valves, springs, ect) maybe... and arp head studs.. and I should be good for 350hp, or 13-15lbs of boost with that t3/t4 right? or do I have to worry about that manifold? I just want to keep the engine as stock as I can, but able to handle 350hp... so that's why i would upgrade the pistons. my compression is 165-170 across the board..doesn't use oil or anything..

guess I should get a wideband o2 and have a friend help me tune it, there's no dyno's around here except over in seattle which is about 6 hours.

f*ck that kit dude, that mani is gonna fff you up!, seriosuly, it aint worth it, i rather drop 500-800 for a real manifold,,, seriously...

i emailed some guys who bought it. They said they havn't had any problems. I dont know it's kind of iffy. I might just buy it and mabey get a new mani?

maybe the kit is good, it's just some guy trying to make a decent living...
lol but then again like some of ya'll said it maybe total BS

iv'e emailed like 10 people who bought them, like 3 said they havn't installed them yet, and one said that his kit didn't come with piping for the i/c so he had to get it made. But if u look at the auction the piping is not pictured

Yeah, everyone that's bought from him say they've had no problems with any of the parts... except innercooler piping fitment, but that's easy to do yourself or get done... I think I might buy it as well... in a month or two, and start getting the other parts together, and see what happens.. unless someone has proof of this manifold cracking at only 8psi..

just find a good used cast manifold, im not the type to trust stainless manifolds, simply because its easy enough to buy cheep thin stainless, with a cast manifold, its hard to make them cheep. there just heavy as **** and not pretty. as i said before too, the turbo is another thing to worry about, but atleast it comes with a sort of universal flang, so it wont be hard to find a replacement.

yeah true... we'll see what happens with i get the money.

ok, i've warned u twice already, if u go ahead and make that decision, then it would be the mistake of ur life! if u gonna get a new mani anyway then y not buy da turbo seperate for 350 t3, intercooler on ebay complete with pipes, core, cups, and everything with welded flang for 400 shipped,

you know, you could always just turn around and resell the turbo and stuff.

yeah... i mean, $600 for innercooler/turbo/manifold/bov/wastegate is pretty good.. and the parts don't seem to be cheaply made... I could run the turbo and mani @8psi and when I want to up my injectors and maf, i could the mani and/or turbo and buy new? I don't know.. i'm just trying to make a cheap little project for now... what's the worst that can happen? I blow my engine somehow? oh well, I can find more. I'm saying, for the price, I don't see why it's a bad deal.

from a previous buyer...

hey i got the kit and i had to buy some extra parts...

-boost gauge and pod
-fuel injectors
-intercooler piping (being custom made)
-more flanges for exhaust and turbo
-oil feed lines
everything else about the system looks perfect. i talked to the dude who's installing it down at munro mufflers and he said that there is not one thing wrong about this system, howevr you might wanna inquire a newer exhaust manifold eventually down the line, other than that no problems.

nice...

umm, in my eyes it is very cheaply made,,, other places sell the manifold alone for 500 - 2000, the reason y? because it matter a whole lot, and go to honda tech forum and read up on what had happened to ppl who bought ebay turbo and manifold... im just tryng to look out for my fellow 240, but hey, at the end of the day, it's ur car, ur call


o btw it's hard to sell back ebay crap, especially used, (by that i mean crap with no name and such)

we'll I guess i'll be the test dummy to decided if it can handle the boost and heat... i'm sure the turbo will be fine, but we'll see..

You can do it!:p Let us know

i have heard horror stories of those xspower/ss turbos falling apart. they use like some sort of epoxy or some glue to put the turbo toghether someone had a pic of this a while back

yea on hondatech!!! that's what i was referring to, but da kid dont want to believe me

ss autochromes are crap, and it will take a crap all over your engine bay.......
The reason why they break at the welds is because of the expansion of 2 different types of metals. The weld literally severs from the different expansion rates of metals....
I would not waste my time and energy in such an investment...

oh well, we'll see ... it's only $600.. .if anything, at least i'll get an innercooler, bov, and wastegate out of it.. lol I though ssautochrome manifolds were chrome, and had a different style than the one in that auction, but i've heard the same thing with the turbos.. once I get money i'll see what i'll do, i'll probably just peice together everything myself...

u'r still a stubborn dumba$$ huh, do watever youw ant kid, o and that kit intercooler dont have any flangs welded, think bout it, it;s 15 bucks for each welding...

I'm not getting an innercooler kit.. I can do the piping myself.. but yeah, i'm pretty stubborn anyways.. plently of people run that manifold and have no problems.. it's the turbo that some have problems with... just because it happens to a few people doesn't mean it's going to happen to everyone that buys it.. so far everyone that's bought from him haven't had any problems.. if anything, i'll buy the manifold from them, and buy the rest separate. I don't know.. like I said, i'm waiting until I have the money then i'll really decide.. i'm just doing more research on these parts.

umm, if u boost high it will blow, as for the manifold, same ****, y do u think other places sell them for so much? they use stronger metal type and their welding is better...
, u get what u pay for...

yeah, exactly... I don't plan on boosting high.. and when I do, i'm building the engine, and getting new turbo components.. I just want to get used to boost before I go all out and spend tons of money.. i'm sure 8lbs will be fine.

for every dollar u waste, u'r a dollar further away from ur goal...

:p

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