has anyone bought a turbo off ebay? one of those cheap no name ones. just wondering if they are good or not.

if you have, which did you buy and how much

these ebay turbos arnt that bad for what you pay for i installed an ebay t28 turbo on my mates 180sx one thing i found is that these turbos arnt brocken in when manufactured so the turbine was a bit tight but with proper installation it works fine pack the bearing with oil before you put in the lines and spin the turbine a bit with your hand.

once its in the car for 2 weeks i had the boost on very low to just break in the turbo and get the turbine a bit more free i checked for free play also every few days.

so yer there great turbos for the price just needs to be brocken in properly on low boost still running in mates 180 for 12months or more now on around 14psi if i can remeber!

i had one on an rb25det one of the monster t3, cost me 150 bucks and lasted 1yr on 15psi. it was in my daily work ute so used to give it a hard time and eventually the front seal went

not bad considering the fact a garrett turbo would cost above 1 grand but there is a clear difference in build quality and the purposes they can be used for!

if they let go your engine could mount quite a bill though.
Ifs prob best to get a second hand quality turbo to avoid issues.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nissan-200sx-S ... em3cb6ad2f91#ht_500wt_951

There is a whole engine and turbo setup there for a good price so far