Any Ebay 16g turbos worth buying?

[KiamyDSM]

Title says it all

 

[rich3389]

Not in my opinion.

 

[xioca]

Depends how much you love your engine.

 

[KiamyDSM]

please explain?

 

[Robert503]

i wouldnt count on it

 

[xioca]

Well if you have a built motor it would be idiotic to cheap out and take a chance that if the turbo would frag, sending metal pieces would be sucked into the engine. (or the nut in the end of the shaft comes off)

 

[fwdmaster]

No,there all the same, save up and buy a real new or used MHI 16g

 

[killerclown1984]

Do not buy the 16 g off of ebay they are cheap knock offs.

 

[KiamyDSM]

alright thanks

 

[KiamyDSM]

is this turbo worth 300?

eBay Motors: MHI 16G turbo 4G63 DSM (item 260339091892 end time Jan-28-09 10:46:32 PST)

 

[xioca]

Well if you search there is a very interesting thread about a guy as he used one and kinda reviewed it. It was very informative and I don't think he had too many problems and it lasted quite a bit longer than everybody thought it would. If you can't find the thread I'll look for it later tonight.

 

[cheap90gsx]

if it helps i bought one from a friend for very cheap. it didnt even last 1000 miles... now i've got me another 14b.

 

[Red97Eclipseboy]

is this turbo worth 300?

eBay Motors: MHI 16G turbo 4G63 DSM (item 260339091892 end time Jan-28-09 10:46:32 PST)

That seems a little pricey for that condition. Brand-new they're more, but not too much more.

 

[KiamyDSM]

could i use this turbo with the turbo housing thats he already has?



Evo 8 Big 16G Cart + Cover + Acct. - Turbochargers.com

 

[ed_GST]

NO
the turbos from EVOIV to IX
spin the opposite direction

 

[KiamyDSM]

so i only can use the evo 3

 

[Dsmj89]

You can only use an evo3 turbo, and you are better off getting a real 16g than buying the knockoff and later down the road regretting you wasted your money it when it fries.

 

[MrBoxx]

There are about 3 years worth of Ebay turbo threads. The vast majority of those threads all came to the same conclusion this one's coming to.