Reputable Chinese Turbo Sellers (oxymoron? lol)
Im in the process of designing my DIY turbo kit for my 2000 LS. After some research and some conversations with members on /r/miata I am considering trying a Chinese turbo to cut costs. I see a lot of mixed reviews and know that there are risks when going this rout. I am fully willing to accept these risks, if for nothing else but an interesting experiment.
Does anyone have recommendations for reputable sellers of these turbos? I am wanting to go with one of the SR20DET bolt on replacements (or equivalent) so if I do end up regretting going this rout, I can just swap out for a GT2560r. I have looked at Enjuku Racing with the ISR turbo (6 month warranty), CX Racing (no warranty), and GodSpeed (1 year warranty with professional installation). Thanks in advance! |
on /r/miata (6 month warranty), (1 year warranty with professional installation). |
Go MKTurbo if you're on a budget. Only sells entire kits though.
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Originally Posted by Skamba
(Post 1484905)
Go MKTurbo if you're on a budget. Only sells entire kits though.
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Originally Posted by atotalpro
(Post 1484907)
He is actually one of the people that got me headed down the Chinese turbo path on /r/miata. He seems to have good kits and I respect his knowledge, but I want to take a build path that has a lot of parts interchangeability.
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Asking this question is kinda like going into a casino and asking: WHICH MACHINE IS GUARRANTEED WIN?
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Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1484909)
Asking this question is kinda like going into a casino and asking: WHICH MACHINE IS GUARRANTEED WIN?
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Originally Posted by Skamba
(Post 1484908)
I would just get a second hand T25 turbo in that case. Don't think those would be more expensive than a new Chinacharger.
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Originally Posted by atotalpro
(Post 1484907)
He is actually one of the people that got me headed down the Chinese turbo path on /r/miata. He seems to have good kits and I respect his knowledge, but I want to take a build path that has a lot of parts interchangeability.
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/...342/ihave.jpg? |
Originally Posted by Girz0r
(Post 1484915)
Why not just save up for what you want instead of play LEGO with parts :burncash:
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Originally Posted by atotalpro
(Post 1484912)
Im not afraid of asking stupid questions
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Efr 6258 turbos, your choice of wastegate... 1254.64 with free shipping.
Call 4358678800 ask for gavin. Say its for the turbo miata special! Or dont. But now you know. |
Originally Posted by atotalpro
(Post 1484914)
I'll look into the used T25 as im open to other options, Im just specifically curious about the Chinese turbos at the moment. Right now my price to beat is $350 for the ISR which seems like my best bet for chinachargers at the moment.
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Originally Posted by Skamba
(Post 1484922)
If you want to buy a piece of shit as cheap as possible, might as well just get it from aliexpress. But don't blame me when this one (or another chinacharger) blows up and takes the engine with it :-)
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Originally Posted by thumpetto007
(Post 1484921)
Efr 6258 turbos, your choice of wastegate... 1254.64 with free shipping.
Call 4358678800 ask for gavin. Say its for the turbo miata special! Or dont. But now you know. |
Originally Posted by Savington
(Post 1484920)
If there is any place on Earth where one should be deathly afraid of asking stupid questions, it's here
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Originally Posted by atotalpro
(Post 1484923)
Im not trying to go as cheap as possible. I just haven't been seeing used T25s that are at a similar price point to the Chinese turbos.
in the past week or so, TWO s14 gt2560r turbos sold for $350. there is one for sale right now out of an s15 with the special gamma whatever something, for $550 OBO, so you might be able to negotiate it down somewhat. |
Originally Posted by atotalpro
(Post 1484925)
Seems like I should be afraid of asking questions in general since no one has actually addressed my question.
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Originally Posted by atotalpro
(Post 1484912)
I do just this quite often. It hasn't worked yet, but if it does, which one of us will be the rich one? Im not afraid of asking stupid questions, Im afraid of getting stupid answers.
I actually didn't think this thread was stupid until you mentioned buying a garrett from the 80's for a whopping 300 in savings. This is one of the VERY LAST sites on the planet that refuses to blow smoke up your butt and make you feel good about bad decisions :) We hate because we love :likecat: |
Originally Posted by atotalpro
(Post 1484923)
Im not trying to go as cheap as possible. I just haven't been seeing used T25s that are at a similar price point to the Chinese turbos.
My ONE suggestion is that IF you try one of these, make SURE it shares dimensions/patterns with a legit Garrett T25, so that when you get sick of this experiment, you don't have to re-design your high school science project to play with the adults. :) |
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