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 Dec 24, 2006 - 3:12 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jun 19, '06 From Portland, OR Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
Some of you more cautious buyers wouldn't touch these turbos just out of sheer fear that they are trash... some other buyers may be attracted to the price and may decide that it's worth the gamble.
I decided it was worth the gamble. Unfortunately this is one game of russian roullette i didn't win.. Ah well. The turbo in specific is the knock off GT28RS (which btw is in actual fact a copy of a GT28R). Most people have the bearings go out pretty damn fast.. I was lucky in the fact that they lasted for about 2 months roughly.. of not very hard use.. the past few days i was beating on the turbo harder and they went. The shaft now turns in an oval fashion lol. Anyway.. do not buy any of these knock off turbos they are all trash. I sent an email to SSAUTOASS about it since they told me through email that the turbo has a 1yr warranty.. this was days ago .. no response if I don't hear back after christmas I will just call my CC company and paypal and get my cash back.. which is what I really want since I already bought and installed a REAL garrett GT2871R. According to a guy over on HMT.com the turbos are made in France... and here I cursed china. Here is the GT2871R setup.. http://tekphobia.com/Alltrac/gt2871.JPG This post has been edited by Punisher: Dec 24, 2006 - 4:12 PM -------------------- 87 4runner DLX 22re, 5spd, 4.30gr, 4" lift, 30" tires, HID w/ Projectors, 6spkr + sub, custom exhaust, 94 celica leather seats, SR5 gauge cluster and clinometer. Future engine swap... possibly a 2jzge.
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Dec 24, 2006 - 9:45 PM
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 Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
sorry 'bout your luck, chuck...lol
 yea, its pretty well known over on mr2oc to stay away from those knockoff turbos..IMO one of those places where you just dont wanna ever cheap out. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Dec 25, 2006 - 12:54 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE(presure2 @ Dec 24, 2006 - 9:45 PM) [snapback]512877[/snapback] sorry 'bout your luck, chuck...lol yea, its pretty well known over on mr2oc to stay away from those knockoff turbos..IMO one of those places where you just dont wanna ever cheap out. yeah thats true, but at the same time, im glad a few people took a risk and tried them out. often, you'll see people on mr2oc say that just about anything is junk if it wasn't made by one of their sponsored vendors..lol -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Dec 25, 2006 - 11:16 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 19, '06 From Portland, OR Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE(lagos @ Dec 25, 2006 - 12:54 AM) [snapback]512916[/snapback] QUOTE(presure2 @ Dec 24, 2006 - 9:45 PM) [snapback]512877[/snapback] sorry 'bout your luck, chuck...lol yea, its pretty well known over on mr2oc to stay away from those knockoff turbos..IMO one of those places where you just dont wanna ever cheap out. yeah thats true, but at the same time, im glad a few people took a risk and tried them out. often, you'll see people on mr2oc say that just about anything is junk if it wasn't made by one of their sponsored vendors..lol So true.. which is why MR2OC pisses me off to no end sometimes.. Welp my next eBay item then is this "ProClutch" stage 3 6 puck clutch w/ 11lb "chromoly" flywheel.. so far it's been working good. -------------------- 87 4runner DLX 22re, 5spd, 4.30gr, 4" lift, 30" tires, HID w/ Projectors, 6spkr + sub, custom exhaust, 94 celica leather seats, SR5 gauge cluster and clinometer. Future engine swap... possibly a 2jzge.
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Dec 30, 2006 - 6:53 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 5, '05 From mattoon, IL Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
i bought a knock off Garrett T3/4 turbo, and it works just fine, i'v been running it for about 3 1/2 months now. makes great boost.
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