Can anyone tell me if this is a knock off turbo?

[Jdam15]

??? Can anyone tell me if this is a knock off turbo?

 

[greddy_1700]

Looks like an ebay turbo to me.

 

[Jdam15]

They aren't any good are they?

 

[303_2G]

Yes, eBay crap. Worth maybe $80-$100 used. May work for a very small amount of time under low boost. Garbage, makes a nice paperweight or wall mount . You want a great reliable turbo hit up Justin, known here as "JusMX141"

 

[shifty2006]

like 303 said def get a hold of Justin he built mine for me!

 

[NordicSaab]

As others have said, it looks like an ebay turbo.

but, that aside, what is up with the piping? Was this used in a rear mount application?

 

[Jdam15]

No I really wanted thr turbo the piping and the extra wad all included, but I sent that guy a pm about a turbo. And yeah I thought that turbo looked like a knock off

 

[JusMX141]

Junk. Cost $118 new on eBay.

 

[Seth97gsx]

Run like a bat outa hell from eBay turbos I learned the hard way with them 2 cheapos later first was cx racing 16g kinda my fault no oil restrictor seals blew while I was on the road working had a cheap eBay one sent to me so I could make it home well compressor but came off swallowed a bunch of metal shavings from the housing and smoked a piston now 2k later iv almost completed a 6bolt swap... Just my ten cents