Need opinion on ebay 2g awd turboback

[calico]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140018884448&fromMakeTrack=true

What does everyone think of this system? It's 3 inch, magnaflow muffler, seems like a turboback, and bolt on. The only drawback is it's aluminzed steel instead of stainless steel. Will this stuff rust out quickly. Is it worth it for this price?

 

[PieEyedPiper]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140018884448&fromMakeTrack=true

What does everyone think of this system? It's 3 inch, magnaflow muffler, seems like a turboback, and bolt on. The only drawback is it's aluminzed steel instead of stainless steel. Is it worth it for this price? This is one of the few awd systems i've seen on evil bay, some maybe it's a start of better things to come.

I saw this auction last night. To be honest the non SS thing turned me away, but for the price iits not a bad deal at all. Especially since it comes with everything you need.

 

[calico]

I saw this auction last night. To be honest the non SS thing turned me away, but for the price iits not a bad deal at all. Especially since it comes with everything you need.

I'm very curious, but would hate to get it and have it rust out or have holes in 6 months.

 

[UMR98GSX]

My aluminized system has been on for a little over a year and saw a pretty salty winter. Just a slight touch of surface rust in a couple of areas but nothing that can't be taken care of with some steel wool and some paint.

 

[calico]

I may give it a shot....it looks completely bolt on and the price is right.

 

[bvass]

I have been running this exhaust for about 4 months now and I love it. IT is definetly good bang for the buck. Fits pretty good too. It doesn't have the bracket right after the turbo, so I had to weld my old one, but other than that it is perfect. Don't know about rust but I live in Arizona so I'm not really worried. My t28 starts spooling at 1500 rpms now and I hit full boost much quicker. I say go for it.

I purchased it from the same seller. Very good guy to deal with.

 

[Jeff822]

VRS is also a good company to look at, around $650 for a full 3 inch SS turboback.

 

[calico]

I have been running this exhaust for about 4 months now and I love it. IT is definetly good bang for the buck. Fits pretty good too. It doesn't have the bracket right after the turbo, so I had to weld my old one, but other than that it is perfect. Don't know about rust but I live in Arizona so I'm not really worried. My t28 starts spooling at 1500 rpms now and I hit full boost much quicker. I say go for it.

I purchased it from the same seller. Very good guy to deal with.

So it's not a complete bolt on system? I am interested if i can bolt it up myself and save the $100 or so from Midas.....

 

[RGdsmNewb]

anymore info on this exhaust? seems nice

 

[1g_tsi_awd]

Well, if you don't want it to rust there are sprays to prevent rust... You can get them at any local hardware store...

 

[EvolvingGST]

Megan Racing catback?

 

[bvass]

So it's not a complete bolt on system? I am interested if i can bolt it up myself and save the $100 or so from Midas.....

It is a bolt-on and you can do it yourself. Fit is very good. I drove my car for a month without welding the bracket and it worked fine. It just made me nervous having the weight of the turbo and exhast supported by the manifold only. You can bolt it on and it will work fine. Doing it the right way will involve welding the bracket. Any exhaust shop will do it for $30-40 i think. If I have to buy an exhaust for the 2G i will get this on again. Real good value for the money.

 

[RedTurboEclipse]

$400 shipped for a 3" turboback WITH a 3" high flow cat. That's a good deal. And for it not being SS, you see all those brand name ones that aren't that cost that much just for either or (meaning the downpipe only or catback only). For example, RRE's downpipes, and apexi' or Greddy's catbacks.

I personally am running a RRE downpipe, hf cat and Greddy PE catback. Nothing is stainless steel and no signs of rust.

If I didn't have a turboback already, I wouldn't mind getting that.

It looks like its a slip-fit system? And you just clamp it down? How secure is that method compared to the ordinary flange/nut/bolt?

 

[kenamond]

Looks like a damned good deal. I've been waiting for something affordable like this to get posted (searching= ).

Anyone know if the temps after the flex section would burn off BBQ paint?

Also, I'm drawing a blank on the DP bracket that's missing on this; I, too, don't want my turbo+DP hanging off the mani. I know there's a 2-piece clamp around the DP which ultimately bolts to the block, but I'm not sure if half of the clamp is welded to the stock DP. If so, would they need the old DP to torch the bracket off and use it on the new unit or would they just fab a whole new bracket?

Finally, how big of a deal would it be for me to run my stock O2 housing without porting the exit to match the DP inlet? I don't wanna drop the turbo again just yet. I'm hoping that since it's getting wider going from the O2 to the DP, it won't make a very big difference...and porting that O2 housing was a pain - that stuff is hard.

 

[bvass]

Looks like a damned good deal. I've been waiting for something affordable like this to get posted (searching= ).

Anyone know if the temps after the flex section would burn off BBQ paint?

Also, I'm drawing a blank on the DP bracket that's missing on this; I, too, don't want my turbo+DP hanging off the mani. I know there's a 2-piece clamp around the DP which ultimately bolts to the block, but I'm not sure if half of the clamp is welded to the stock DP. If so, would they need the old DP to torch the bracket off and use it on the new unit or would they just fab a whole new bracket?

I was talking about that two piece clamp right after the turbo. It was too small to fit around the 3inch exhaust so I welded a piece of it to the DP. I'm sure there are other ways to support the DP and the turbo. This is just the route I took since I had the stock clamp and a welder in my garage already. You can always make a larger clamp which will be better since you can swap back your old exhaust without buying a new clamp. I don't have any porting done yet. The DP bolts on to the stock O2 housing fine.

 

[kenamond]

I was talking about that two piece clamp right after the turbo. It was too small to fit around the 3inch exhaust so I welded a piece of it to the DP. I'm sure there are other ways to support the DP and the turbo. This is just the route I took since I had the stock clamp and a welder in my garage already. You can always make a larger clamp which will be better since you can swap back your old exhaust without buying a new clamp. I don't have any porting done yet. The DP bolts on to the stock O2 housing fine.

So the DP clamp isn't welded to the stock DP? Sorry, couldn't recall; I knew it was two-piece, but wasn't sure if half was welded.

Maybe I'll stop by a muffler place and talk to them about what they can do and how much it'd cost. I'll probably buy this exhaust, and I wanna be ready to install it correctly once.

Thanks!

 

[SloWPanda]

well my plan is to buy the exhaust piping from kteller.com and get a universal tip that i like and weld it on. it also seem like a fair price (to me anyways)

 

[calico]

I talked to the guy and he's super cool. I missed the last auction, but plan on getting one of these in the very near future.

 

[bvass]

So the DP clamp isn't welded to the stock DP? Sorry, couldn't recall; I knew it was two-piece, but wasn't sure if half was welded.

No the stock clamp isn't welded.

 

[inneedof]

Maybe i am missing something but... the downpipe hooks up to the turbo? Or do they mean it hooks up to the O2 housing?

 

[kenamond]

Maybe i am missing something but... the downpipe hooks up to the turbo? Or do they mean it hooks up to the O2 housing?

The turbine and wastegate exits shoot parallel to the road toward the driver's side quarterpanel. The O2 housing merges the turbine exit with the wastegate exit and redirects it down to the road. The DP bolts to the bottom of the O2 housing with two bolts, and there's a gasket between the two. A bit below that junction, there is a clamp around the DP (two C-shaped straps of metal). It bolts to the engine block and helps support the weight of the DP+O2 housing+turbo. The exhaust mani can also hold the turbo up, but cantilevering all of that off of the mani (8 studs/nuts into the aluminum head) scares some of us. If you hit a bump, all of that weight could possibly cause an exhaust leak or maybe weaken the threads in the aluminum head that the ex. mani. studs are threaded into.

 

[inneedof]

In my mind the fact that it connects to the O2 housing does not make it a true turboback and i would consider looking in to upgrading the O2 hosing when you get the "turboback."

 

[kenamond]

In my mind the fact that it connects to the O2 housing does not make it a true turboback and i would consider looking in to upgrading the O2 hosing when you get the "turboback."

I guess it depends on your definition of a turboback. Usually, a turboback just means DP on back as opposed to a catback. I guess someone could coin the term, "DPback" .