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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 10:46 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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YES!!! do a search in this section and you will see lots of disappointed people. but for the money i guess its a good start if you wanted to throw everything away except the hotside, cold pipes and intercooler
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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YES!!! do a search in this section and you will see lots of disappointed people. but for the money i guess its a good start if you wanted to throw everything away except the hotside, cold pipes and intercooler
lol they didn't seem hesitant when they saw a 1k dollar turbo kit? I would never buy, i was just curious
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I bought the 500$ one that was just the hotside. It really wasnt that bad, I dont know what people are bitching about. It works just fine, fit fine and was cheap.
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Kind of a strange turbo....., probably JDM,lol 12 couplers on the cold side? I build turbo systems, and thats more then I use on a rear mount twin turbo c5.

I just finished a 2010 camaro (front mount) and it uses 4 on the cold side. I can tell you that it sucks to have a leek or blow a boot off and have to hunt for it.

Paying some 9 year old chinese kid $1 a week must feel pretty good to someone.
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Paying some 9 year old chinese kid $1 a week must feel pretty good to someone.

WHOA LMFAO!
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Originally Posted by OUTLAWZ RACING
Paying some 9 year old chinese kid $1 a week must feel pretty good to someone.

WHOA LMFAO!
That's a dollar he didn't have the week before.
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Capitalism at its finest. If you wanna make your first million by giving nickel ********, more power to you..
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