Hello,

I've been contemplating going single turbo for quite some time..... I saw a full setup for sale on Ebay.... Prices on ebay for turbo kits are considerably less then the kits I see advertised on other sites.

There is a kit made specifically for RX-7's for sale on ebay that I thought sounded interesting...I was hoping that some of the more knowledgable guys on the site can give me some pointers/opinions.

I'm including the link in my post.

Thanks in advance for all the help.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

My primary concerns are:

finding a quality kit- quality parts
finding a kit that won't blow up my motor
making at least 450 wheel horsepower

Thanks

 

Personally, I wouldn't buy any turbo kits from ebay.

That manifold appears to be an XSPOWER manifold. There is an emblem on one of the pipes to the wastegate. In the last pic you can get the best look at the emblem which is upside down in the pic. I wonder why they didn't take a better pic of that.

The downpipe looks like ***.

But if it puts out the power you want, won't fail on you, and its in your budget, then go for it.

 

How much power will that turbo make??? Seems a bit small for 450rwhp.

 

The seller gives power estimates in the description. However, his spelling skills are a bit lacking so it wouldn't surprise me if his math skills were too.

Why does no one proof read their ebay auction advertisements?

 

thats not a authentic greddy bov

 

**** that ****

 

preach!

 

https://www.rx7club.com/single-turbo-rx-7s-23/ebay-turbo-kit-do-dont-467025/

 

why do we get the same question and same answer all over again.

i dare be different...

GO FOR IT!! IT GREAT QUALITY FOR MONEY! DONT MISS THE DEAL. ******* AWSOME!
WISH I SAW IT BEFORE YOU...ETC ETC ETC

damn... only i got a search button it seems....

whatever....

(i assume no responsability for advice taken/given)

 

The down pipe looks great actually...i don't know what the heck you are talking about. Besides that, this seller is pretty much full of sh_t. he basically uses the same descriptions as ssautochrome does on his auctions...because thats where he gets his parts. Everone knows ssautochrome just uses catch phrases to grab people's attention...but he is completely full of it. That manifold is fine....I have been following these manifolds for years on these forums, have used one myself, and they are fine. they are actually great. The runners are a bit to large but besides that they are great. There has not been one documented failure of these manifolds, just a bunch of forum sheep repeating that they are garbage...but they are actually great. Anyone who disagrees-I beg you to show me just one picture of an FD manifold that is cracked...just one. The workmanship on the kit is good. The only real questionable part about the kit is the most important part. The actual turbo. Its also an ssautochrome turbo...the turbos are made by a company called Charlotte Turbo. Thats a little know fact btw. Anyway the quality of these are not that great...they have been known to fail...big time. I wouldn't put that turbo on my car but besides that the kit is good.

 

hmmm so you pay 450 ish bucks for a down pipe and manifold ....

am i right when i think you say that those are the only usable things?

well, a kit is either a kit or components... i DONT think this kit is great if any one item ... essential item...... is crappy.

why not check with aspec, rx7 store etc, save up, wait for your relative you dont like to leave you a bunch of money, loan it etc. an rx7 is not ebay car an should not be treated as such.
ps... building your own kit as i did will also prove efficient. i mean you can purchase the best of two worlds... reliability and value for money.

i would stay off e bay parts especially on the sensitive parts like turbo, wategate and BOV. in my books, those can cost you an engine rebuilt and loads of more $$$$ down the drain to get back to where you where...

my 2 cents

 

" NEW "HYBRID BALL BEARING LARGE T61 IHI - T4 TURBO" garrett internals "
Let me just add that every word he used here...every single word is complete BULL SH-T. Nothing about that description is accurate, especially the part about it being a ball bearing turbo....not even close!

 

Well no you are not right. The wastegates work fine. He is also including the oil lines, which aren't pictured and as long as he's not a cpmplete crap they are most likely good. The BOV is fine. Down pipe is good, manifold is good. Like I said before the only part that has been proven not good is the turbo. Pulley set is good. Its a complete kit. It includes everything any other kit would include...minus maybe an air filter. Its also not going to be had for $450. I've been following his auctions for a little over a year and they go for $1500-$2000 usually.
Don't get me wrong...i don't like the seller. He is completely full of crap. But I am sick of hearing all the forum sheep, haters saying how all the ebay stuff is garbage. Its not. I've used all of it and so have a ton of other people with zero problems. The wastegates are an exact copy of the real deals....I've held a real HKS gate in one hand and the knock off in the other....taken them apart...there is zero difference. I've used the knock off...works fine.

 

im contemplating picking one of these sets (after tension seller investaging first) but for the money and for the cheapness, i can go throw three or four turbos for the same or less money and getting a hiend named brand. and if the turbo last half as long, im still getting a deal. ill document the hell out of it when / if i do it/

 

hes right, if i could do it all over again, i would have bought the kit, and ditched the turbo.

 

It'd be great to have a sticky at the top about ebay turbos.... so hopefully we don't have a new thread every frickin week.

Anyway back on topic you get what you pay for.

 

The bends in it don't look so great to me. I think it could have been made to flow better. Take a look at some quality downpipes, such as A-specs. Sure they may cost more... But like Broken09 said "you get what you pay for."

 

yeah he just chopped stright pipe to make the bend. This is ok but having a mandrel bend there would flow a little better. With the price of bends these days its not worth it anymore to justify chop welding.

 

I appreciate all of the responses. The price did seem "too good to be true." I've seen a lot of people get flamed for seemingly innocent posts so I appreciate the use of tact to answer my questions.

I guess I'll just wait until I can allocate a more respectable amount of money into said conversion.

Thanks.

 

If you have a FD you have the potential for a really nice car. If money is the issue. I offer a product with lightyears over that in quality and service for a little over $2k.

-S-

 

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i am so gonna make a turbo kit for all you cheap asses

 

the phrase "you get what you pay for" comes to mind :P

 

^ unless you know what you're doing.

fast, cheap, reliable; pick 3