To the original point of my Ebay Turbo Experiment - How many people cursing the good Ebay Turbo name here, have actually bought and used one? I'm not talking about, "oh I got this Ebay S16g from some dude and it sploded a week later", I mean put the money down for fresh Ebay goodness and gave it all she had? None? Very few? Then let's keep the anecdotal evidence at bay until we have some first hand experience shall we? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
While that turbo does look rather Ebay, honestly, sh*t if I know. I don't think I would recommend buying "Used" Ebay, especially considering you can get the GT35R shipped to your door for 288.55. But even so, why not? Whats the harm in dropping a few bucks to try something out, and if it breaks, who cares? It cost you the sum total of the purchases for the average Starbucks drinker in a single month.
And to set the record straight, Steve is dead correct. My Ebay 35R is absolutely flawless. I change the oil religiously with VR1 20w-50 and the thing has zero play, zero push and spools to 27psi by 4500 rpm every time I hit the pedal, regardless of if I want it to or not, but that's the wastegates fault, not the turbo. Oh, the wastegate? It's a Tial. Shoulda gone Ebay.
/brox