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2008-11-24 20:53:48
#1
Admin Lock plz!
I thought they only made headers ? does anyone own one SSAC Turbo?

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2008-11-24 20:59:00
#2
I would only stick with Headers for SSAC. Their turbo's are known to split in half...
2008-11-24 21:01:52
#3
WoW split in half thats pretty extreme
2008-11-24 21:25:53
#4
Originally Posted by Vadim
I would only stick with Headers for SSAC. Their turbo's are known to split in half...


yep, glued compressor housing.
2008-11-24 21:27:55
#5
stick to their headers. any turbo thats isnt name brand just aint worth the trouble.
2008-11-24 21:34:02
#6
Ya Im being cheap.. I want to Turbo Charge my VE on a $1200 budget but get to 330-350WHP goal......guess I'll just save some more pennies
2008-11-24 21:42:30
#7
Originally Posted by Masik
Ya Im being cheap.. I want to Turbo Charge my VE on a $1200 budget but get to 330-350WHP goal......guess I'll just save some more pennies


With such a vital part, I wouldn't cheap out man. Save the money and your already expensive engine
2008-11-24 22:00:50
#8
Originally Posted by Masik
Ya Im being cheap.. I want to Turbo Charge my VE on a $1200 budget but get to 330-350WHP goal......guess I'll just save some more pennies


^Don't be cheap bro, just be patient and save your money. It will pay off and you want have to replace cheap parts with more cheap parts, and before you know it, you have spent the amount it would have cost to buy the name brand the first go around .

Originally Posted by shingouki1
stick to their headers. any turbo thats isnt name brand just aint worth the trouble.


^I agree.
2008-11-24 23:04:35
#9
"This blog post should be a lesson to you cheap mother****ers out there not to buy cheap ass, copied, made in China ****. I found these pictures by simply doing a quick Google search. I’m sure there are more on the web. Enjoy the carnage people and please, don’t be a cheap ass and do it right the first time by purchasing quality parts.




Look at those nasty ass brackets “supporting” the manifold to the flange. Then look at that clean ass welding….oh wait the flange fell off.




Imagine driving down the street and then your turbo falls off. Sounds stupid? So was this guy for buying XS Power.




No comment.




One guy’s turbo falls off. Another guy’s wastegate falls off. Are you kidding me?




The last guy wasnt’ the only one. Here’s another fallen wastegate. Notice the fake ass Tial w/g.




This guy is spending $200 to spray his valve cover and $99 on the exhaust manifold? Are you ****ing kidding me?




This is before the turbo even ran. And for the finale:



Yes, the compressor housing was GLUED together. HAHAHAH….when I first saw this picture several years ago I laughed my ****ing ass off. But you know what’s even funnier? There are dumb asses still buying this XS Power ****! The thought of saving $300 only to get ****ed in the ass is still prevalent among the masses apparently. You can buy a genuine Garrett turbo for $500 these days. I commend those of you that spend your hard earned money on quality parts. I hope these dumb ****s who buy XS Power, SS Autochrome, or Stone Mountain **** learn their lesson. Of course there are those that had no idea they were about to get robbed blind, but they deserve it anyway for trying to get away with saving $300 on something as important as a turbocharger or exhaust manifold."

from eric hsu's blog.
2008-11-24 23:10:03
#10
your motor is nothing to put cheap crap on. I currently am building my engine one thing at a time and it will be worth it trust me. I would rather know I'm running reputable stuff then some junk that will cost me more money in the end.
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