ILOVETACOTACO Turbo Kit
02-05-2014, 03:11 PM
#121
It's true, they have tested it several months without problems. It all kinda comes down to what your goals are.
I had a pretty lengthy conversation with Stephanie about it, and she did say flat out she would not hesitate to put the Shanghai kit on her own car.
However, she did also say that they do have a couple shanghai kits fail every year. She said that they are priced so that "if something goes wrong with the turbo, you can just buy another one because they're so cheap".
She also said that the ONLY garrett failures they've had are user induced. That means they've had absolutely ZERO issues with the turbo that are the fault of the turbo.
If it's going to be a track rat, and you're okay with the possibility that something could go wrong, have at it.
My goals are a little different. I'm going for a relatively conservative build that I want to be 100% reliable* because this car is for the most part my daily driver in the summer, and I'd hate to have gone on a 2hr cruise (something that's common in our local car club) and get stranded 90 miles from home because I decided to buy all super-high quality parts except for the one piece of equipment that gets the hottest, spins the fastest, needs to be most precise, and has the possibilty of causing MASSIVE damage to the rest of my engine if something fails with it.
It wasn't *that* long ago that people laughed at chinese intercoolers. Now they're fairly well accepted. However, the chinese still haven't proved that they can make a truly high-quality manifold that won't crack.. so I don't quite trust a turbo from them yet either. Maybe in the near future this will change..?
*by 100% reliable, I mean as reliable (or at least very close to) as the N/A engine. i understand that surprises can still happen.
I had a pretty lengthy conversation with Stephanie about it, and she did say flat out she would not hesitate to put the Shanghai kit on her own car.
However, she did also say that they do have a couple shanghai kits fail every year. She said that they are priced so that "if something goes wrong with the turbo, you can just buy another one because they're so cheap".
She also said that the ONLY garrett failures they've had are user induced. That means they've had absolutely ZERO issues with the turbo that are the fault of the turbo.
If it's going to be a track rat, and you're okay with the possibility that something could go wrong, have at it.
My goals are a little different. I'm going for a relatively conservative build that I want to be 100% reliable* because this car is for the most part my daily driver in the summer, and I'd hate to have gone on a 2hr cruise (something that's common in our local car club) and get stranded 90 miles from home because I decided to buy all super-high quality parts except for the one piece of equipment that gets the hottest, spins the fastest, needs to be most precise, and has the possibilty of causing MASSIVE damage to the rest of my engine if something fails with it.
It wasn't *that* long ago that people laughed at chinese intercoolers. Now they're fairly well accepted. However, the chinese still haven't proved that they can make a truly high-quality manifold that won't crack.. so I don't quite trust a turbo from them yet either. Maybe in the near future this will change..?
*by 100% reliable, I mean as reliable (or at least very close to) as the N/A engine. i understand that surprises can still happen.
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02-05-2014, 03:35 PM
#122
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I won't argue this with you because you seem to know next to nothing and arguing vague stupid things.
I'll just ask:
Have you purchased from BEGi before?
Have you run a chinacharger for a substantial length of time?
I want to know because if you haven't, then you can go ahead and just stop posting in this thread altogether.
I'll just ask:
Have you purchased from BEGi before?
Have you run a chinacharger for a substantial length of time?
I want to know because if you haven't, then you can go ahead and just stop posting in this thread altogether.
I'm the new guy to this forum, so that's the way it goes.
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02-05-2014, 03:40 PM
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It's true, they have tested it several months without problems. It all kinda comes down to what your goals are.
I had a pretty lengthy conversation with Stephanie about it, and she did say flat out she would not hesitate to put the Shanghai kit on her own car.
However, she did also say that they do have a couple shanghai kits fail every year. She said that they are priced so that "if something goes wrong with the turbo, you can just buy another one because they're so cheap".
She also said that the ONLY garrett failures they've had are user induced. That means they've had absolutely ZERO issues with the turbo that are the fault of the turbo.
If it's going to be a track rat, and you're okay with the possibility that something could go wrong, have at it.
My goals are a little different. I'm going for a relatively conservative build that I want to be 100% reliable* because this car is for the most part my daily driver in the summer, and I'd hate to have gone on a 2hr cruise (something that's common in our local car club) and get stranded 90 miles from home because I decided to buy all super-high quality parts except for the one piece of equipment that gets the hottest, spins the fastest, needs to be most precise, and has the possibilty of causing MASSIVE damage to the rest of my engine if something fails with it.
It wasn't *that* long ago that people laughed at chinese intercoolers. Now they're fairly well accepted. However, the chinese still haven't proved that they can make a truly high-quality manifold that won't crack.. so I don't quite trust a turbo from them yet either. Maybe in the near future this will change..?
*by 100% reliable, I mean as reliable (or at least very close to) as the N/A engine. i understand that surprises can still happen.
I had a pretty lengthy conversation with Stephanie about it, and she did say flat out she would not hesitate to put the Shanghai kit on her own car.
However, she did also say that they do have a couple shanghai kits fail every year. She said that they are priced so that "if something goes wrong with the turbo, you can just buy another one because they're so cheap".
She also said that the ONLY garrett failures they've had are user induced. That means they've had absolutely ZERO issues with the turbo that are the fault of the turbo.
If it's going to be a track rat, and you're okay with the possibility that something could go wrong, have at it.
My goals are a little different. I'm going for a relatively conservative build that I want to be 100% reliable* because this car is for the most part my daily driver in the summer, and I'd hate to have gone on a 2hr cruise (something that's common in our local car club) and get stranded 90 miles from home because I decided to buy all super-high quality parts except for the one piece of equipment that gets the hottest, spins the fastest, needs to be most precise, and has the possibilty of causing MASSIVE damage to the rest of my engine if something fails with it.
It wasn't *that* long ago that people laughed at chinese intercoolers. Now they're fairly well accepted. However, the chinese still haven't proved that they can make a truly high-quality manifold that won't crack.. so I don't quite trust a turbo from them yet either. Maybe in the near future this will change..?
*by 100% reliable, I mean as reliable (or at least very close to) as the N/A engine. i understand that surprises can still happen.
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02-05-2014, 03:46 PM
#126
See that's good information to pass along. Which if anyone on here would go back and read, was all I was wanting to do. Find out which chinese stuff was good. Based on peoples experience with it. Every one of my posts was about this and only this. No name calling or put downs.
For the record, many here that you're calling "most people" have done both, myself included.
Looks like you've done neither.
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02-05-2014, 04:18 PM
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I try to talk to people on the interwebz as if they were standing in front of me. It's maturity thing I guess. Referring to a previous post. I'm old and experienced also. 39 years of it. Not to any particular model of car or motorcycle. I jump around trying everything. That's why I'm tolerant of people in the beginning. They see newbie, or low post count and instantly start waiving their "experience" around likes it's the biggest since Ron Jeremy. Not knowing who I am or what I know. But that would be a different thread.
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02-05-2014, 04:27 PM
#132
Maybe i'm off base on this and I am no huge watcher of "Big Bang Theory" but to me this forum has some elements of Sheldon's personality:
This is not an insult on the forum or any of it's members, but we don't hold people's hand unless they have proven they have done the work on their part first.
Sheldon Lee Cooper[2] Ph.D, is a fictional character on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory {stuff snipped}
Sheldon is a Caltech theoretical physicist who shares an apartment with his colleague and best friend, Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki). He is a former child prodigy with genius level IQ, but has an almost total lack of social skills, a tenuous understanding of humor, and has a very hard time recognizing irony and sarcasm in other people, although he himself often employs them. He exhibits highly idiosyncratic and narcissistic behavior and a general lack of humility or empathy. These characteristics provide the majority of the humor involving him, which has caused him to be described as the show's breakout character.[3][4][5][6] Despite speculation that Sheldon's personality traits may be consistent with Asperger syndrome, obsessive–compulsive personality disorder and asexuality,[5][7] co-creator Bill Prady has repeatedly stated that Sheldon's character was neither conceived nor developed with regard to any of these conditions.[7]
Sheldon is a Caltech theoretical physicist who shares an apartment with his colleague and best friend, Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki). He is a former child prodigy with genius level IQ, but has an almost total lack of social skills, a tenuous understanding of humor, and has a very hard time recognizing irony and sarcasm in other people, although he himself often employs them. He exhibits highly idiosyncratic and narcissistic behavior and a general lack of humility or empathy. These characteristics provide the majority of the humor involving him, which has caused him to be described as the show's breakout character.[3][4][5][6] Despite speculation that Sheldon's personality traits may be consistent with Asperger syndrome, obsessive–compulsive personality disorder and asexuality,[5][7] co-creator Bill Prady has repeatedly stated that Sheldon's character was neither conceived nor developed with regard to any of these conditions.[7]
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02-05-2014, 04:27 PM
#133
As a fellow recent joiner of this forum I can tell you exactly what members of this forum don't like, and it's not when you share your opinion.
1) When you share your opinion *as if it was well known fact* and that you're a know-it-all (especially when you're wrong).
2) When you ask a question about something that's stickied/been discussed/"tribal knowledge".
The second is easier to do (in my opinion) as this "tribal knowledge" is scattered across 17 different stickies located in a few different places, some of which are several clicks deep... that being said, I've been amazed at the information that's buried on this forum. You just have to click through the DIY (all your answers) post, the "Your path to power" post, and a few others. You just have to spend a *very* long time looking before asking.
1) When you share your opinion *as if it was well known fact* and that you're a know-it-all (especially when you're wrong).
2) When you ask a question about something that's stickied/been discussed/"tribal knowledge".
The second is easier to do (in my opinion) as this "tribal knowledge" is scattered across 17 different stickies located in a few different places, some of which are several clicks deep... that being said, I've been amazed at the information that's buried on this forum. You just have to click through the DIY (all your answers) post, the "Your path to power" post, and a few others. You just have to spend a *very* long time looking before asking.
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02-05-2014, 04:35 PM
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As a fellow recent joiner of this forum I can tell you exactly what members of this forum don't like, and it's not when you share your opinion.
1) When you share your opinion *as if it was well known fact* and that you're a know-it-all (especially when you're wrong).
2) When you ask a question about something that's stickied/been discussed/"tribal knowledge".
The second is easier to do (in my opinion) as this "tribal knowledge" is scattered across 17 different stickies located in a few different places, some of which are several clicks deep... that being said, I've been amazed at the information that's buried on this forum. You just have to click through the DIY (all your answers) post, the "Your path to power" post, and a few others. You just have to spend a *very* long time looking before asking.
1) When you share your opinion *as if it was well known fact* and that you're a know-it-all (especially when you're wrong).
2) When you ask a question about something that's stickied/been discussed/"tribal knowledge".
The second is easier to do (in my opinion) as this "tribal knowledge" is scattered across 17 different stickies located in a few different places, some of which are several clicks deep... that being said, I've been amazed at the information that's buried on this forum. You just have to click through the DIY (all your answers) post, the "Your path to power" post, and a few others. You just have to spend a *very* long time looking before asking.
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02-05-2014, 04:43 PM
#135
That's one thing I noticed quicker on here more so than the 20 or so other forums I am part of. I haven't said negative crap to anyone. And people get "butt hurt" over an idea or opinion. Kind of odd to me.
I try to talk to people on the interwebz as if they were standing in front of me. It's maturity thing I guess. Referring to a previous post. I'm old and experienced also. 39 years of it. Not to any particular model of car or motorcycle. I jump around trying everything. That's why I'm tolerant of people in the beginning. They see newbie, or low post count and instantly start waiving their "experience" around likes it's the biggest since Ron Jeremy. Not knowing who I am or what I know. But that would be a different thread.
I try to talk to people on the interwebz as if they were standing in front of me. It's maturity thing I guess. Referring to a previous post. I'm old and experienced also. 39 years of it. Not to any particular model of car or motorcycle. I jump around trying everything. That's why I'm tolerant of people in the beginning. They see newbie, or low post count and instantly start waiving their "experience" around likes it's the biggest since Ron Jeremy. Not knowing who I am or what I know. But that would be a different thread.
Usually people here don't like people like you because what they say rarely is applicable or helpful. Its vague and only sounds helpful, but in reality is not.
No matter how much you try to sugarcoat it and be "mature" about it, you either know what you're talking about or you don't, and if you don't you stop acting like you do.
Here's an example for you: cheap ebay manifolds crack like humpty dumpty on a BP. They do not on most other cars. So any advice about those when talking about other cars is completely useless to the miata crowd.
Get my drift?
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02-05-2014, 05:05 PM
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A jack of all trades is a master of none.
Usually people here don't like people like you because what they say rarely is applicable or helpful. Its vague and only sounds helpful, but in reality is not.
No matter how much you try to sugarcoat it and be "mature" about it, you either know what you're talking about or you don't, and if you don't you stop acting like you do.
Here's an example for you: cheap ebay manifolds crack like humpty dumpty on a BP. They do not on most other cars. So any advice about those when talking about other cars is completely useless to the miata crowd.
Get my drift?
Usually people here don't like people like you because what they say rarely is applicable or helpful. Its vague and only sounds helpful, but in reality is not.
No matter how much you try to sugarcoat it and be "mature" about it, you either know what you're talking about or you don't, and if you don't you stop acting like you do.
Here's an example for you: cheap ebay manifolds crack like humpty dumpty on a BP. They do not on most other cars. So any advice about those when talking about other cars is completely useless to the miata crowd.
Get my drift?
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02-05-2014, 05:07 PM
#137
I feel like we're not reading the same post, or you possess a different definition of "personal attack" than most.
That post was a "Here young one, let me take you aside and give you a few helpful hints for the future." Not "Your mother is a ***** and you enjoy ***** in and around your mouth."
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02-05-2014, 05:21 PM
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I feel like we're not reading the same post, or you possess a different definition of "personal attack" than most.
That post was a "Here young one, let me take you aside and give you a few helpful hints for the future." Not "Your mother is a ***** and you enjoy ***** in and around your mouth."
That post was a "Here young one, let me take you aside and give you a few helpful hints for the future." Not "Your mother is a ***** and you enjoy ***** in and around your mouth."
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02-05-2014, 05:24 PM
#140
Ok, **** it. Let's do this.
Yeah, that hasn't been an insult since like... this century.
Oh man, that's offensive. Heaven forbid he acknowledge that you might know something about other cars.
Much of it is. Especially when it comes to RWD BPs.
Yeah, that hasn't been an insult since like... this century.
All the while insinuating knowledge of cars other than a Miata
while telling me that my knowledge of other cars is irrelevant.
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