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Old May 27, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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Ebay!?!?

Just wandering???????? has anybody bought/used any parts for the rb20 off of ebay? i typed in RB20DET on ebay and got alot of results but dont know if i can trust the quality of the parts....so i figured i would see if anyone on here had tried anyof the parts..
Old May 27, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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there is no such brand as "ebay", so to ask about the quality of the parts is pointless. while a large percentage of items sold on ebay are mass produced chinese garbage, there are some sellers who sell genuine products. as a rule i don't buy anything new from a seller that only sells on ebay. if he/she has his or her own site and also sells on ebay more likely than not then the items are of decent quality.

if what you want is used then there is no guaranty off anything. even if you buy the real deal but the product was damaged then brand names don't mean anything.
Old May 27, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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its like fliping a coin. I know some honda owners with straight ebay turbo setups that have been working awesome for months and on the otherside everyone has herd ebay horror storys.
Old Jun 2, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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thats what i thought..i didnt know if anyone had any experiance or horror stories from ebay...lol have you ever herd of F1-clutches? they are on ebay and i found them on a few other sites....
Old Jun 2, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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f1 spec clutches ive heard horror stories but other people say they are ok. ive bought my downpipe and turbo elbow off ebay. i had to modify the turbo elbow to make it work but so far its working fine
Old Jun 2, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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Just get a Spec clutch from one of our Vendors i get all my ish from Phil at 201Motorsports
Old Jun 2, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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I have an ebay exhaust and it's ok, great for the price, but its just a tube. Seems like the more complex parts an item has the more you shoud buy it from a respectable vendor.
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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dont by any internal parts off ebay
a buddy of mine bought "craine" rb20 rods for his motor build up
15 pounds to the motor and the rods were shot
had to get a new rb20 block

its always "buyer beware" with ebay parts
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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To be honest, Ebay is one of the greatest sources for RB swapped people in the US, Alot of my parts have come from there, my gasket kit, my wiring harness, etc.

Its really a great resource, I so far have had 100% luck with ebay and about 80% luck with forums and 99.9999% luck with retailers,

The nice thing about ebay is that if they have the item up for sale, it means it actually exists, alot of parts websites sell parts for RB25's such as the timing tensioners, idler pulleys and timing belts, and they are out of stock.
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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old thread.
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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You see any threads in this RB sectoin that arnt 2-3 years old?
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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there's that warm tingly sensation again.
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jramosthe1st!
there's that warm tingly sensation again.
oooo that means you have to go pee
Old May 1, 2009 | 05:44 AM
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Wow
Old May 1, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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My intercooler is from ebay.



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