Ebay's GT28!!! what are the risk?

[ROIDMONKEY]

hey guys , sure i want to buy the real thing , but here in my town i found a guy selling a GT28(brand new) for 250 i havent see it yet , im going later today to check it out(i will take pics), i asked him if it was a garrett or any brand and he said they werent any brand on turbo , i figure is an ebay maybe . any way what are the risk on buying one of those turbos with out brand?

[babowc]

losing money.

[ROIDMONKEY]

losing money ??? that's it , is that all you can say? , im just trying to educate myself , please explain

[mRclARK1]

He means you'll buy it... and it will break almost immediatly.

[ROIDMONKEY]

ok thanks, il bring pics later anyway .

[illvialuver]

yeah and if you don't want to buy that shit, i stil have my t3/t4 turbo for sale 450 o.b.o
but yeah i wouldn't trust any ebay brand shit on my car, esp not something as important as a turbo. thats like buying a boat with holes in it cause its cheaper than a boat without holes.

[ROIDMONKEY]

yeah and if you don't want to buy that shit, i stil have my t3/t4 turbo for sale 450 o.b.o
but yeah i wouldn't trust any ebay brand shit on my car, esp not something as important as a turbo. thats like buying a boat with holes in it cause its cheaper than a boat without holes.

LOL , i still dont know if is an "ebay"(i think it is)turbo , the guy said there is not brand on it that means is an ebay? fucking funny
,im checking it out later im bringing pics so we can all see it
thanks for offering your T3/T4 bro , the only thing about your turbo is that i need a dif mani and cant spent extra money on that right now , thanks again btw is this a copy cat garrett http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=230161768303

[mr2man07]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GT28RS-BALL-BEARING-TURBO-CA18DET-SR20DET-S13-S14_W0QQitemZ250158698338QQihZ015QQcategoryZ33742Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

that what youre talking about?

if so, i'd stay away, any offbrand ball bearing kit i'd avoid.

[Irukandji]

Have fun buying an epoxied turbo with horrible lubrication. I'll give you $20 if it lasts more than 2 months

[xblack240x]

^Haha I have to agree with n1sm0r... I doubt that turbo will last anything more than one pull, hell maybe it'll give you a week, but sooner rather than later, it'll break... Just save the money for a real turbo...

[illvialuver]

thats cool i understand the manifold situation, and i had a similar problem some guy was goign to sell me a t28 and a manifold and he wouldnt show me pics of the housing and when he did it was just a polished pos, after i asked if he got it on ebay, he didnt talk o me anymore.

[ROIDMONKEY]

guys guys guys im only asking bro's. im not going to buy it , i wanted to educate myself about the ebay turbos thats all :). relax n1smor
ill continue my search for a GT28

[Otis Performance]

homie just blew up one in a week at 7 psi .. don't do it

[illvialuver]

i wanna see someone argue with roidmonkey and than meet him in person adn talk shit so he can rip off their arms and beat them to death with them! hahahahahaha , jk. well roidmoneky.....

now you know and knowing is half the battle.......

[vvtisupra]

have you guys seen the one where the turbine housing splits inhalf.

[trybal]

i hate these threads! Wow.. you saw one that split in half.. uh oh.. How many pictures of sr20's have you seen where the rod is hanging out of the block. So since youve seen a picture of that before does that mean all sr20's are gonna throw a rod? Nope.. shit happens. If you wanna buy the turbo, then buy it, but obviously theres a reason more people have garrett than cheapos.. because the quality witih garrett is going to be better, theres more research in them, more money into making them, and more of a following!

[babowc]

Anyways..
GT28 usually cost upwards of 1k+

do you really believe a turbo that costs maybe a third of that will perform and last the same?

On ebay, if there's no brand, its an "ebay" branded turbo and we all know what that means.

Just stay away from it, if you're going to do it, do it right the first time.
You keep cutting corners in a project, you'll end up in a circle. Buying this and that over and over again.

GL

[burnsauto]

you really get what you pay for... its as simple as that.

[ROIDMONKEY]

thanks to all , I'll get the real deal