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Post Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:21 am

ive seen a turbo kit on ebay for my e30 at good money and includes a lot of goodies but just wondering what the quality of these are if anyones bought one and fitted, im tempted but ive heard horror stories :? any opinions welcome winkeye
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Post Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:23 am

Believe the horror stories........
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Post Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:26 am

haha cool :D my mechanic specialises in turboing cars thats his thing but pretty much everything he uses is second hand and off the floor lol, not slating him hes mustard at what he does but i want good quality stuff
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Post Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:31 am

>Want quality stuff
>Ebay turbo kit

Pick one or the other.

Nothing wrong with second hand turbo bits, have read many monstrous back yard build type threads where people have used old diesel truck turbo's etc.
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Post Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:27 am

Anything thing on ebay thats cheap and made in china will last no where near as long as good quality stuff.

If you want to do the job twice buy cheapo Chinese stuff
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Post Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:11 pm

Your better off with used quality items,like turbo,intercooler,piping,
They can all be bought seperate,I've turbo'd my m20,and a lot if people will say the same thing,
You ain't gone even use half the stuff in there tbh
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Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:07 am

ross_jsy wrote:>Want quality stuff
>Ebay turbo kit

Pick one or the other.

Nothing wrong with second hand turbo bits, have read many monstrous back yard build type threads where people have used old diesel truck turbo's etc.
I happened to follow a car built by these guys many years ago was one of the first Evo's they built and IIRC it was fitted with turbos from some kind of lorry, I think it was a DAF but can't remember. But I do remember how whilst sat behind it at a junction, the floor pan of my R5 vibrating 8O

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Post Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:11 pm

norris racing are the daddys of evo builds
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