ebay turbo for $123?!?!?

[cwhidden]

has anyone run one of these turbos on their car and if so how did it work? im thinking about it but i do know you get what you pay for.

Item number: 280212568158

[moparfwdsleeper]

ill sell you a 87 TII for the same amount, its taken apart and of course in need of a rebuild!

[cwhidden]

lol. thanks but no thanks. i was just curious about this turbo. almost sounds to good to be true. i have a 88 tII at the moment. lol

[tryingbe]

Price is getting lower and lower...

Why? Because nobody would buy them...

[scorpion1]

Ive hear alot of bad things about the ebay turbos. including blowing apart and seals poping rather quickly. other forums Im on warn you not to buy these unless you plan on buying several so you can replace them a couple times a year lol.

[1983Rampage]

but what if you bought the turbo and then had a rebuild kit for it, kind of sounds like it is just the fact that it is kinda shotty craftsmanship, and just needs to be rebuilt right.

[Timmay2]

No one that has any input on them has actually bought and used one themselves. Even a brand new garrett turbo can be blown by an incompetent installation.

Just buy it and see what happens, its only $100.

[turbot11]

I bought and installed one of these from a different seller on ebay onto my 87 Pacifica. My motor is fresh so Im running NO boost on it at the moment. Like it says above it's only a $100 ($150 for mine) so why not try it. So far so good on mine, however a bit of modification was required to make it fit. See pages #8 and #9 on my cardomain site: turbot11's 1987 Dodge Daytona on CarDomain - Page 8
I think these are probably made in China or somewhere in the orient and thus why they're so cheap. They're not water cooled but the oil return does line up for the most part with the tube in the back of our blocks. I'm happy with mine so far, it actually spins at idle and thats with the 2.25" swingvalve and exhaust. As I get more run time on the new engine I'll be turning up the boost gradually. If it turns out to be a big piece of crap I'll post it here, hopefully it doesn't.

[Austrian Dodge]

I've heard those cheap turbos do not use inconel on the turbine wheels. If you get the turbo hot enough the inducer blades will stretch and contact the turbine housing. This probably won't happen until you get it hot enough several times.

Andy