Ebay Evo III 16g; Any good?

[carcrazy144]

Hey guys, i've heard a lot of different things about the ebay turbos. The common consensus is that they are mostly crap and fall apart within a few thousand miles or so. I found an Evo III 16g ported turbo for $235 and was wandering what you think? probably the same as all of the others you guys say but just curious. Great price for an Evo III 16g ported turbo if it's good.

4G63 EVO III 3 16G PORTED TURBO DSM ECLIPSE TALON KIT:eBay Motors (item 300359578090 end time Nov-20-09 11:53:45 PST)

 

[boostedjay32]

dont waste your money... get a real one... chances are if you get it the turbo will not last you...

 

[skatershawn]

There are some on here that will say they got good ones but ive seen more people on here say how it got destroyed in a few weeks!

for an extra $200 or so i would get the trusted MHI 16g!!

Good luck man!

 

[DSM_PWR]

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BUY IT ASAP!

You'll make 1000awhp

 

[kneipperk]

i seen this question asked like 500000000000 times in the last month, (not litterely) with the same answer everytime

 

[boostedjay32]

Ahahahahah
heres the original one

 

[TofastForU_99]

I think everyone has differnet opinions on these. I Know a few ppl that have ran these all with good experinces with these turbos. one of my freinds ran a 12.3 at 24psi in the stock appering class and he had his for 3 years. but on the other hand i have heard plenty of horror stories about these turbos. If I were you i would just keep an eye open in the classified section and get a used MHI 16g. hopes this helps. Support the vendors.

 

[sketzshane]

I have tried both the Genuine and the Ebay knock offs and there is no comparison. The knocks really don't last. I actually had a friend that bought a knock new and it just wouldn't build any boost. In Jamaica here we have Genuine Evo3 turbos that come on the Evo 3s and some of these turbos are still going very strong. By the way I hope you know that there are many different 16G turbos(Small, Big, Evo 3s). I would tell you if you don't plan to spend the money and buy Genuine Evo 3 16G Turbo then buy a second hand in excellent condition. You should be able to get 1 for $250-350.

 

[Bluefire16]

How many threads like this do we need? NOOOOO

 

[dsm-onster]

If it says turbocharger on it for the sweatshop laborers to know how to package it, it's no good:

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[Rob10_99]

NOOoOoO00000ooOOOOO!~!!~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[domothegreat18]

not ebay turbos they arent worth it

 

[carcrazy144]

ok so i got the idea, ebay turbos are bad. Is there anything worth getting off of ebay or are performance parts just not worth it? Also, i just saw a link on this site for a used Evo III turbo from ebay. I thought ebay turbo's were bad? What would make that one buyable compared to others?

 

[DSM_PWR]

intercooler pipes, intakes, stuff like that...

Some of there intercoolers are "decent" for low HP Goals

 

[eazy2g]

catch cans, injector seals/o-rings, kyb struts, stickers....nothing really "worth" getting from there.

 

[Rockbmx1]

There are plenty of good parts that you can buy from ebay, but on the same hand there are millions of parts that aren't even worth of the garbage. You can buy genuine MHI turbos off of ebay, but be very careful and know what you are buying.

 

[evie1g603]

So....to piggy back off of his question...where does everyone find the parts that they're looking for without ebay? Is there some other website or megastore that I'm clueless towards

 

[dsmtun3r98gst]

So....to piggy back off of his question...where does everyone find the parts that they're looking for without ebay? Is there some other website or megastore that I'm clueless towards

Well actually theres a big warehouse called "PERFORMANCE R'US"Kinda like a COSTCO, thats where we DSM guys get our parts , you need to get a membership to go in though.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Hahahahah just kidding

 

[Niteninja01]

So....to piggy back off of his question...where does everyone find the parts that they're looking for without ebay? Is there some other website or megastore that I'm clueless towards

This website has plenty of vendors and avertisements as you can see that sell parts. Or you can try google.

 

[ReYnd]

There are a bunch of good places to find all kinds of parts under the "Marketplace" tab just under the header for this site. If you go eBay, be sure of what you're getting.

I would most likely never buy a turbo of any sort off eBay, unless it was described and looked "original, in need of rebuild" and I had some spare time. You don't know what you're getting unless you have it in your hands, but you can better your chances of not buying crap by doing a lot of research first.

 

[e85_4g63]

So....to piggy back off of his question...where does everyone find the parts that they're looking for without ebay? Is there some other website or megastore that I'm clueless towards

I'm in PA so I like extremepsi (Welcome To Extreme PSI), another good place I've ordered through is MAPerformance (Modern Automotive Performance: Your source for turbocharged sport compact performance!).

 

[LittleBear]

I would not do an ebay turbo. Not only have a heard bad things, I have seen them with my own eyes.

 

[MIenKEi446]

Thats a great turbo guys

 

[Dewayne Waldron]

Yea, I made that mistake. I would NOT recomend an Ebay turbo unless you have disposable money.

 

[reardrv]

Wow all this negativity, me personally I've been running an Ebay EVO III knock off for around 10 thousand miles. It has no shaft play, and works perfectly. It holds 20PSI, but honestly I haven't tried higher because I don't have the fueling to support it. I will say though if you get an Ebay turbo Imediatley through out the included install kit, its junk. Order a new install kit from extremepsi.com Also you will need to port out the waste-gate passage because its cast ridiculously small, as well as adjust the wastegate actuator properly.