Cheap ebay turbos

[ma7rk]

Has anyone had any experience with the cheap chinese (im assuming) turbos you see on ebay?

Such as this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/T25-T28-I-G-Turb ... parms=66:2

Looking at turbo options for a td42...

[grinch2]

i had a monsta branded turbo off ebay and had dramas with it had about 30,000 km on it until i went v8

[macneil]

all replys will be different.. i had a mate blow up 2 monster turbo's at 10psi, one at 10,000kms other at 25,000kms me i prefer garrett but im bias..


HOW EVER! - that was about 3 years ago and china has picked up there manufacturing now to compete with the rest of the world.. i guess for the price you could give it a go.. hell if it lasts its a bargin..

[B.D.R]

G'day mate.

Some of the Ebay Turbo's are alright but it pretty hit and miss, from what i've seen.

Try rhese blokes, and there in Melbourne http://www.digi-hardware.com/index.html

Or a cheaper alternative(sp) these people have a prety good name in the VL brigade http://www.proboost.com.au/level2.asp?v ... ype=Turbos

[jet-6]

I actually have a "monsta" T70 on my bench apart right as we speak, dead copy of a Garrett GT3540 core(non roller version), its that close of a copy i am fitting genuine Garrett parts to it, the tollerances are exact!

Im also lead to beleive these dont make a bad cheap turbo once the bearings, seals and orings are replaced with Garrett parts

The biggest issue with the monsta turbos is the quality of the bearings, there just crap and fail everytime, they run two hot and the oil coke's up even with good cool down times

[LUX90]

I would be wary of them, Yes they are cheap to start out with, But I know a guy who went through two of them in a month before going to a Garrett. Most of these turbos can not be rebuilt as there aren't any parts available, and sometimes no one will rebuild them due to quality concerns.

I guess ask them for some more info as in turbine and comp wheel specs, their horsepower ratings seem a bit out there for the turbo size. Can they supply the repair kits and parts if needed?

With an 0.86 rear housing on it you may find it a little laggy on a TD42 as well unless it has some work done. Most the TD42 manifolds available have a T3 flange so you would have to buy a manifold adapter to.

[chunks]

Its funny I've had at least 3-4 people defend their use of them on their cars only for them to shit themselves a short time later. They then go buy the Garret they should have got in the first place and end up worse off finacially for buying a turbo twice. Unless you can get one for next to nothing and its a budget build, I'd go a Garret or reputable brand the first time.