Thread: Why does this sound so cheap? (Turbo)

I saw this on ebay..Why is it $200?
DSM TD05 TD05H 20G 4G63 ENGINE TURBO CHARGER TURBOCHARGER+INTERNAL WASTEGATE | eBay

Chinese knockoff/ebay turbo nuff said

lol you both have like the same avitar! at first i thought you answered your own post! yeah ebay has cheap turbos all the time. from what i hear they are great paper weights! or look good on a shelf. i always wondered though... if you were going to use one for low boost and make sure the oil system was well set up on it... and took the time to break it in easy if it would work... like running at 50-65% of its quoted boost level. it just might work. then again if the compressor were to break it would be sucked into the engine!! bad news.

they work awsome...from one end of the track to about the 1/8th...then they scatter awsome

ive heard ONE success story using a ebay turbo, and he took apart cleaned lubed and cleaned again.

Turbos don't require break in.

And some people have no issues with the Chinabay turbos. Quite a few guys run twin Chinese 16G's and only a few have had failures. Most guys just prefer to pay the extra for MHI (Mitusbihi Heavy Industry) 16G's for peace of mind.

EDIT: Another thing you have to watch out for is a few "turbo rebuilders." We had one guy on the 3/S forums come in like a flash flood offering turbo rebuilds/upgrades for ridiculously low prices. After about a few months people realized why he was so cheap. His work was subpar, and 99% of his turbos failed. He pulled a disappearing act and owes out turbos he never shipped, or waranteed turbos he never sent back. Sad part is another vendor went and hired him knowing his past. That vendor has also fallen out of favor.