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TAIWANESE CARNAGE: The Trouble With Cheap Parts

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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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TAIWANESE CARNAGE: The Trouble With Cheap Parts

Enjoy the carnage, people! Those of you not rocking SSAutoChrome, Stone Mountain, XS Power, and other Taiwanese knock-offs will rest easy...


Look at those nasty *** brackets “supporting” the manifold to the flange. Then look at that clean *** welding….oh wait the flange fell off.


Imagine driving down the street and then your turbo falls off. Sounds stupid? So was this guy for buying XS Power.


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One guy’s turbo falls off. Another guy’s wastegate falls off. Are you kidding me?


The last guy wasnt’ the only one. Here’s another fallen wastegate. Notice the fake *** Tial w/g.


This guy is spending $200 to spray his valve cover and $99 on the exhaust manifold?


This is before the turbo even ran. And for the finale:


Yes, the compressor housing was GLUED together. LMAO.

I can only hope the misguided people who buy XS Power, SS Autochrome, or Stone Mountain **** will learn their lesson. It's not worth saving $300 on something as important as a turbocharger or exhaust manifold only to have it wreck your build.

[Source: Eric Hsu, Cosworth Engineer]
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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Amen!









Had to do it.
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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hmm, my header from SSAutochrome has been in good to me for the past 5 years... this is on my DD
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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hahaha fantastic! i had a friend that bought 2 turbos from SS Autochrome that **** out on him in his 240. i tried to tell him not to, but he said its such a good price he couldnt pass it up... twice.
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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I have xspower IC hardpipes and love them. It is pretty hard to fruc up pipes though.
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