I’m looking at this Garrett T28 on fb marketplace and he’s down with $100 offer, which seems sketchily low to me. What do you guys think?

looks damaged in this picture but I can’t tell if it’s some sort of tape or if it had some chunks blown out of it.

 

 

Dee says it looks ok...I'd spend $100 on it...it'll be worth the gamble.

 

Yes.

 

yes it looks good or yes it looks damaged?

 

 

I think it would help your question if you actually post all the pictures of said turbo.

And it's not a normal t28, as those have a 4 bolt exhaust flange, the one in your pic is 3 bolt with a chopped off downpipe.

 

okay my bad it’s actually a T25. He has two for sale and ones a China T28, not the one I’m looking for. Here’s the rest of the pictures

 

It is not a standard T25 or T28 turbo, the 4 bolt flange might be T25, but the exhaust flange is a 3 bolt for some OEM application.
So no existing miata downpipes will work, you will have to make a custom downpipe.

as for damage, i dont see anything externally, doesnt mean its fine internally.

Its a great deal if it was a standard T25/T28 turbo off a Nissan silvia, but for a not standard turbo, i would not call this a deal.

rule #1 dont start a build around some random turbo. and a turbo should not be the first piece of a turbo build that you buy.

 

It's a piece of ****, damaged or not. It will not be a good Turbo for you to start with. It is worth $25. It probably came off of some 200,000 mile car at a U-Pull-It, just looking at it and its flanges.

I have a perfectly good Chinese T3 I'll sell you for $100 if you just want "a turbo" but most people seek out the right turbo for their specific goals.