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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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has anyone ever used these? are they any good?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/60mm-...1%7C240%3A1318
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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yes. no.
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 08:43 AM
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I have one - but I have yet to put it through the paces.
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eh, why not go with tial or turbosmart?
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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I have heard of lots of people having issues with them. Boost likes to creep, and surge.

Why not just get a name brand and have something that will work, and work good.

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Its a knock off of the HKS GTII. Which is like a $900 wastegate. I bought one for a project of ours and haven't had any problems with it at all. We bought it to try it out and figured if it took a crap on us, no big deal. I have wasted much more money on strippers and beer in one night.




I say its worth a shot, pretty sure you wont have much of a problem with it. But a rule of thumb in the automotive industry is; you get what you pay for.

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Its a knock off of the HKS GTII. Which is like a $900 wastegate. I bought one for a project of ours and haven't had any problems with it at all. We bought it to try it out and figured if it took a crap on us, no big deal. I have wasted much more money on strippers and beer in one night. :chug




I say its worth a shot, pretty sure you wont have much of a problem with it. But a rule of thumb in the automotive industry is; you get what you pay for.
A thousand dollars for a WG?


Been through two motors, two turbos, a T-56, three clutches...

I'm still on my same 38mm Turbosmart WG I bought four years ago.

****, a badass Turbosmart Pro 60 can be had for ~$600 or less.
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