#80810, "RE: Ebay Turbo" In response to Reply # 1 Dec-28-04 04:00 AM by RxR_Eclipse
I wouldn't do it. I think you could do better peicing it together yourself. As well as it looks like one of those ssautochrome turbos that everyone say's lasts about 2 days before going bad. And the turbo is all ass backwards. I think there has only been ONE 420A that had a setup even similar to that one. And I think he had a ton of problems.
About the intercooler......if you have to ask, then you should really be buying a kit from HRC or one of the starr ones on ebay. Use the search adn you will find TONS of information on what setups are out there (intercooled and not).
JUNK.......look at the downpipe, too sharp of an angle, flow would suck with that. The turbo is mounted backwards, i would say this guy has no idea what he is making. Anyone who would show the turbo backweards on our car is not trustworthy.
#80812, "RE: Ebay Turbo" In response to Reply # 3 Dec-28-04 04:43 AM by madhatter210
Originally posted by Star Turbo Talon JUNK.......look at the downpipe, too sharp of an angle, flow would suck with that. The turbo is mounted backwards, i would say this guy has no idea what he is making. Anyone who would show the turbo backweards on our car is not trustworthy. manifold flange is two pieces.....very cheap Terry 96 Eagle Talon ESI....Daily driver 97 Eclipse.........
Before you judge just hold on a second ...., might even be a job for Tim97rs to check out.
But heres an email I got from the mike a couple weeks ago.
From : mike hart <sales@thestreetsource.net> Sent : Tuesday, December 7, 2004 9:03 AM To : capgencon capitulik general contracting <capgencon@hotmail.com> Subject : RE: 95-99 Eclipse 420A DOHC non-turbo full turbo kit T3/T4
Go to previous message | Go to next message | Delete | Inbox I'll tell you what I can do. We do not have a full kit as of yet. We have almost a full kit though and are working on a much better one.
For the kit I offer now I can sell it to you with the parts you deem as being the important ones for the kit and I can make it a 2gnt special kit so its not the same as the one on ebay.
For you I can offer it at a discount, possibly a very good discount. Here are the parts I can offer: T3 turbo $385 Manifold $275 downpipe $150 (I am not happy with the design and we will be changing it soon) BOV $90 (imitation Greddy Type-S, I do not have them yet but they will be here soon) FPR $75 rising rate FMU $100 (Vortech but will have Cartechs for that price soon i hope) Oil line kit $75 Air Filter $10 Filter adapter pipe $30 Indiglo gauges and bezels $120
I can do all these to you for $900 shipped to test and try out. I would warn you about dealing with SSAutoChrome, I used to be a distributor for them, they are not easy to deal with and there parts are not very trustworthy. Espicaiily there Chinee made turbos. When I sold the turbos for them I had atleast 60% returned due to problems. I sell real Garrett turbos in my kits. I can setup a kit for 3 different turbos a T3 super 60, T3/T4 50 trim or T3/T4 57 trim.
I will have an intercooler kit very soon for the eclipse. Currently I am trying to finish building our 10,000 sq ft facility with All wheel drive dyno and every tool you could ever want. This is where we plan to design and manufacture parts for many vehicles. Ask SSAutochrome for a phone number or a location for where they are? I can give my full contact info and plan to have a very nice place of business soon.
That doesnt mean anything about the kit being total and complete garbage. $900 garbage is still garbage and you will be replacing everything soon anyways...
A chinese turbo? wtf.
Thats that same crap that swindler was trying to pawn off on all of us in the for sale/wanted section under the name mslblaka or something. LAME.
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I'm not saying that kit is any good or anything...but I'm gonna play devels advocate here fore a second. Who the fuck cares if the turbo is faced the other way? Just because it's diffent than everyone elses doesn't mean it won't work. I see no reason why it wouldn't Plumbing the IC and to the TB might be a little tricky...only because it's not seen all the time. I see no reason why it wouldn't work or would be anymore un-reliable than any other 420A turbo set up, if it was done properly of course.
The ONLY reason why I would mount a turbo that way would be to simplify intercooler plumbing, and that would only be if I had replaced the AC compressor and power steering pumps with electric units.
For Christ's sake, if you are going to put the turbo that way, at least point the outlet down so that you can run it to the FMIC, and have the inlet and outlet on opposite sides. EASY plumbing... in turbo from the right, down, through the IC, up, into the TB.
And don't get me started on the downpipe. That is a sad piece.
Just what we need... more "biodegradable" manifolds (thanks, Alain... hehe). At least whoever pieced that together didn't waste a TiG welding machine's time on it.
