grand am 3.4 ebay turbo?

[ga2001532]

i've been snooping around on ebay and i have a itch for some boost. i found this, yes i know its cheap, you get what you pay for but, i have read through a ton of post on here and it seems that ebay turbos are just a hit or miss. some people will use them and some people wont even touch them with a ten foot stick. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

but this is the thing, am gonna keep my motor stock, i only wanna run about 6 psi. am thinking i could problay go to about 8psi on a stock motor with a good tune. i just recently got a tuner so i should be able to learn to tune it good. i have a 2001 grand am with the 3.4. do you guys think this motor could take 6-8psi as a daily driver with everything stock. i think it could. i will use the stock log manifolds with the stock crossover to. will need to come up with something for the downpipe tho.

[ga2001532]

Nobody has anything to comment on, I thought somebody would have done this

[Jonpro03]

I would expect that price to not include a turbo. So just the fact that it's $400 with the turbo included? I don't know man. I would see if you could buy the setup without the turbo and then but a separate turbo.

[ga2001532]

Yea its pretty cheap, who is boosting a stock 3.4. Anybody have any idea how high you can boost a stock 3.4. Do you think 6-8psI is a reasonable amount. Has it been done?

[timg]

6-8 psi is reasonable. While that kit may be $400, the fabrication to make it work will take days and easily double if not triple that price. There are also likely to be a lot of smaller, but critically necessary parts not included. I've put together a few kits from scratch and it's a significant undertaking. That kit is a great way to get a lot of parts for a little price, but they may or may not be the parts you need and their quality is questionable. If I had a welder and a beater, I would be tempted to give it a shot.

Tim

[ga2001532]

How much are decent turbos, I don't really know where to look for those, I will be doing the welding and all that so their wont be much of a cost their. Is it true you can put garret parts inside the ebay turbos?

[pocket-rocket]

Not sure on the Garret guts in the ebay turbos, but a good turbo can run $1k+ easy.

[ga2001532]

would a t04e be a decent size to run on the stock motor? what specs should i be looking for that would suit my motor well.

[TiredGXP]

Planning on keeping it stock? Then probably you would be looking at a .60 trim compressor. Assuming that you want this for the street, you should avoid going too large on the compressor so the turbo can spool at a reasonable rpm - I'll throw out .86 as a starting point for the turbine A/R ratio.

[robertisaar]

FWIW, some chinese ebay turbos CAN have true garrett parts put in them, exactly the plan i was taking when i had moneys... i think i still have the links saved for the compressor wheel and turbine wheel/shaft, all the measurements checked out perfectly.

i got ahold of a T04E-46 for a small port 3100, should be a pretty close start to what you should be looking for.

[bob442]

apperantly borgwarner has a well designed turbo... www.borgwarnerboosted.com

[ga2001532]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Garrett-T4-turbo-nice-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3f07708976QQitemZ270707755382QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Now no body start bidding on this but what do you guys think of this

[Jonpro03]

They claim that it's a genuine garrett but I don't think it is.

FWIW, I just bought one of these for my 3500: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GODSP...item25615e9d29

It bolts on to a stock turbo grand prix setup and it has an internal wastegate.

[ga2001532]

Why don't you think its a garret?

[ga2001532]

What makes god speed better then other ebay sellers. their turbo prices are pretty low. Just wondering how they hold up. I want a turbo that will last more then a year.