$450 chinese turbo and 600 plus HP(food 4 thought)

first hand knowledge you say you have not gotten.
now this is not with the big snail turbos, but to ebay knockoffs in general.

some guys say, hey, ill throw a cheap turbo on a cheap motor, but go look, do you see anyone with 10 into just their engine running these knock-offs?, becsides the ones"just trying them to see how long they last" that is what they all say.

i have used and worked on plenty of 90-99 eclipse gsx, eagle talon tsi, and plymouth laser cars. alot like to run what is called a evo 16g turbo. if you go on ebay, you will find the knock-off version quite cheaper. almost half the cost.

i hgave not had myself, or a friend, that had me put a knock off turbo on, last more than a few higher boost levels.

now do not get me wrong. it may because on our cars, we usually run at a minumum of 23psi for a solid quick awd car, to where v8 cars are running lower boost?
sure, i could bolt a snail on one of these dsm's, but full boost of 15 lbs at 6k is not to the advantage in 4 cyl.

tx, i love your thread on your build.
i am not knocking china slugs, but i myself have not had any luck with them. every one i put on a car, had to do a refresh on the engine in order not to loose a crank or rod to metal in the oil system.

but i say what i say because my brother in law does have a KNOCK OFF ON HIS AWD ECLIPSE, RUNNING 15 LBS OF BOOST, AND HAS OVER 30K ON THE THING.

I THINK THEY ARE A HIT AND MISS TYPE OF THING.
also, come on guys. think about it. if they are so "bad-***, why would you have to pull a ew turbo apart just to clean it out. it makes no sence other than their quality control is horrible, or they are just squinting too much while building them.lmao