EBay turbo yes or are you crazy

[aaron_2000]

Think I'd rather map it and do some smaller stuff to it for 250bhp than go for a cheap unbranded turbo.

[Vw nut]

The problem is mate already got the map on it which pushes it up to 190bhp but that's it for the turbo got bigger injectors different manifold front mount intercooler but them mods won't make any difference without upgrading the turbo

[aaron_2000]

Vw nut said:

The problem is mate already got the map on it which pushes it up to 190bhp but that's it for the turbo got bigger injectors different manifold front mount intercooler but them mods won't make any difference without upgrading the turbo

In that case you have to consider, is a cheaper turbo really cheaper if it possibly has half the lifespan of a branded turbo? If you intend on keeping the car for a long time, I'd say spend the money required to do so. Upmarket turbos are pricier for a reason.

[Vw nut]

I totally get what your saying it's just interesting that everyone I know who had gone for a cheap turbo are still running them trouble free but like I said it's a lottery

[sc0tt]

One of those threads where no matter what opinions are offered, (even if the OP did want an opinion) the OP has made his mind up.

[J4CKO]

Have you considered just buying a 225 engined VAG car, S3, TT or Leon Cupra ? I got my TT for two grand.

Plenty of scope for 250 to 300 bhp, 250 is a doddle with a remap, 300 can be done with a 3 inch downpipe, intake, exhaust, stage 2 remap and you would be almost at 300.

[Vw nut]

I would but spent loads on the a4 already

[DanCousins]

You should check out the Boosted Boiz on youtube. They've got a 700whp Civic, I believe they're running a built H22, with an ebay special turbo on it. It's been running solid for about a year and a half now.

Before I saw how well theirs went, I wouldn't have touched one, but now I probably would for a cheap build. They've got a boosted MR2 with a K series in it, I think, and a boosted minivan pushing like 700hp too. Not sure if the last two are also running ebay turbos, but I'd suspect they are.

[Vw nut]

Yes watch that channel too it's crazy that van love the parachute on the back 😂

[anonymous-user]

J4CKO said:

it is a couple of fans in a housing spun by exhaust gas to drag more air in,

is it now?

I'd suggest that a precision toleranced object spinning at over 150,000 times per minute in a stream of gas at nearly 1000 degrees centigrade on one end, and >150 degC on the other end, supported by a complex hydrodynamic bearing system that attempts to keep tiny clearances between moving parts that are passing each other in excess of the speed of sound is a little bit more than that..........

[aaron_2000]

Max_Torque said:

J4CKO said:

it is a couple of fans in a housing spun by exhaust gas to drag more air in,

is it now?

I'd suggest that a precision toleranced object spinning at over 150,000 times per minute in a stream of gas at nearly 1000 degrees centigrade on one end, and >150 degC on the other end, supported by a complex hydrodynamic bearing system that attempts to keep tiny clearances between moving parts that are passing each other in excess of the speed of sound is a little bit more than that..........

Exactly, people don't quite get the fact that a turbo isn't just a magic fan that makes power.

[Danxr46]

Max_Torque said:

J4CKO said:

it is a couple of fans in a housing spun by exhaust gas to drag more air in,

is it now?

I'd suggest that a precision toleranced object spinning at over 150,000 times per minute in a stream of gas at nearly 1000 degrees centigrade on one end, and >150 degC on the other end, supported by a complex hydrodynamic bearing system that attempts to keep tiny clearances between moving parts that are passing each other in excess of the speed of sound is a little bit more than that..........

Boring ell .....😴😴

[anonymous-user]

I think somethings don't go cheap on. A few cheers back I bought a turbo off Ebay. When going to fit it it had all these carbons bits inside it,, that if I plumbed in would have messed my engine up. That wasn't even a Chinese special.

Edited by Thesprucegoose on Sunday 25th February 21:37

[Danxr46]

Could be a ball bearing type system and not hydrodynamic.

[Vw nut]

Thesprucegoose said:

I think somethings don't go cheap on. A few cheers back I bought a turbo off Ebay. When going to fit it it had all these carbons bits inside it,, that if I plumbed in would have messed my engine up. That wasn't even a Chinese special.

Edited by Thesprucegoose on Sunday 25th February 21:37

That's not good don't want that in my engine 😭

[Vw nut]

DanCousins said:

You should check out the Boosted Boiz on youtube. They've got a 700whp Civic, I believe they're running a built H22, with an ebay special turbo on it. It's been running solid for about a year and a half now.

Before I saw how well theirs went, I wouldn't have touched one, but now I probably would for a cheap build. They've got a boosted MR2 with a K series in it, I think, and a boosted minivan pushing like 700hp too. Not sure if the last two are also running ebay turbos, but I'd suspect they are.

Also that's 700bhp I am looking for 250bhp bit of a diffence

[HedgeyGedgey]

DanCousins said:

You should check out the Boosted Boiz on youtube. They've got a 700whp Civic, I believe they're running a built H22, with an ebay special turbo on it. It's been running solid for about a year and a half now.

Before I saw how well theirs went, I wouldn't have touched one, but now I probably would for a cheap build. They've got a boosted MR2 with a K series in it, I think, and a boosted minivan pushing like 700hp too. Not sure if the last two are also running ebay turbos, but I'd suspect they are.

Except that car has been through at least 3 engines, countless gearboxes. And that turbo wont boost anymore than 30psi, another car that was on the channel they disconnected all boost control and welded the wastegate shut. 30psi is all the chinese turbo would blow. Kinugawa is no better. No one touches them on Evos, they go bang over 1bar boost and are known for it. Theres not a single Evo in the country that runs one as a result. Extra power is expensive, don't expect it to be as simple as bolting the new turbo on. You say you haven't got £700 to spunk on a new turbo, if you buy one of these china ling long specials. Still got to pay few hundred for the car to mapped correctly

[Vw nut]

Lol love that yeah already got all the hardware and 300 pounds for the remap

[99dndd]

Put a Nitrous kit in it.

Wouldn't be much more expensive than a reasonable turbo, there's hardly any moving parts to go wrong and it won't destroy your engine if you're careful with the boost.

And it's way cooler.

[Vw nut]

Lol like the sound of that have both