Real or Fake?

[Usatuff]

Hard to tell by pics. /maybe someone else can help me out:

Evo III 16g turbo

 

[beachbum2185]

sometimes there is no way to tell on the outside of the turbo. Most of the turbos going in for rebuild have metal flakes or sludge blocking off the oil pressure. its not always easy to find a good 16g, because some of the turbos come off cars with blown motors, then they people sell them thinking they are good turbos, and they end up smoking because they have sludge or metal shavings blocking off the oil. search classifieds and craiglists, is a good place to find 16gs, but ask 1st if it came off a blown motor

thats when you get it cheap and pay jusmax141 to rebuild it and hook it up!