DeceptivePerfor
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- May 6, 2010
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Hendersonville,
Tennessee
One thing I have learned over 6 months is the hatred toward Ebay Parts especially turbos which, is odd to me. I always read people bashing the Ebay Turbos saying they are garbage, they break, the do not last. All this from people who also post about their DSM is broke down again, that their car is in the garage for repairs more than it is on the road.
I may be new to the DSM scene but, I am not new to cars. What I have learned is that if you are not willing to break stuff, to be doing repairs, trying different combos, willing to change a certain part 5 times to get the right one for your car then maybe you should leave it stock and buy a practical grocery getter.
My own experience with Ebay stuff has been good so far. I bought a knockoff Apex'i N1 Muffler and had custom piping done for a total of $180 versus $800 for the real thing and 4 months/4K miles later and it is still good. It is not raspy or too loud. I also bought an intake for $40 and 6months/6K miles later it is still perfect. So, I bought a Godspeed Ported Big 16G off Ebay. I am going to see how it goes.
Not all of my parts are going to be Ebay Specials but, I have as others found some Ebay Parts that works. Just because it is not name brand and 3x the price as other guys does not mean it is garbage. We all do not have the same funds and some of us just want to see what we can do on a budget. If two people build cars that are within seconds on the track and a few hp on the dyno is the guy who spent $6K more better????
I think we need to stop putting somebody down because they dont buy name brand parts. We all are here for the same reason and that is to build our DSMs better than stock and to ask/answer questions when needed.
Just my two dull copper discs worth very little on the open market.
I may be new to the DSM scene but, I am not new to cars. What I have learned is that if you are not willing to break stuff, to be doing repairs, trying different combos, willing to change a certain part 5 times to get the right one for your car then maybe you should leave it stock and buy a practical grocery getter.
My own experience with Ebay stuff has been good so far. I bought a knockoff Apex'i N1 Muffler and had custom piping done for a total of $180 versus $800 for the real thing and 4 months/4K miles later and it is still good. It is not raspy or too loud. I also bought an intake for $40 and 6months/6K miles later it is still perfect. So, I bought a Godspeed Ported Big 16G off Ebay. I am going to see how it goes.
Not all of my parts are going to be Ebay Specials but, I have as others found some Ebay Parts that works. Just because it is not name brand and 3x the price as other guys does not mean it is garbage. We all do not have the same funds and some of us just want to see what we can do on a budget. If two people build cars that are within seconds on the track and a few hp on the dyno is the guy who spent $6K more better????
I think we need to stop putting somebody down because they dont buy name brand parts. We all are here for the same reason and that is to build our DSMs better than stock and to ask/answer questions when needed.
Just my two dull copper discs worth very little on the open market.