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xspower turbo..how good are they???

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Old 06-18-08, 08:36 PM
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Default xspower turbo..how good are they???

anyone here using it ??? i'm about gettin one....
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They will last about 1000 miles or so on average. Some people have good luck and get about a year out of them, but I personally know a few people who got ones that had compressor wheel to housing contact within a few days after the install.

A turbo is too precision of a component to go Chinese on.
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i never heard anything good about xspower.especially their turbos.but i have no experience with them so i dont really know.good luck with your decision.
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Originally Posted by bambbrose
They will last about 1000 miles or so on average. Some people have good luck and get about a year out of them, but I personally know a few people who got ones that had compressor wheel to housing contact within a few days after the install.

A turbo is too precision of a component to go Chinese on.
what do you mean go CHINESE on??
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well, made in CHINA that is.... or MASS PRODUCED without the quality control required on such component
Like Chrysler trannys: mass assembled in mexico, thats why they are such crap... and don't get me wrong, I'm half mexican lol
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use it as a door stop... it's an expensive door stop at that.
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Might as well make your own turbo out of glue and popsicle sticks seeing as that is how they build theirs.
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Originally Posted by Duds
Might as well make your own turbo out of glue and popsicle sticks seeing as that is how they build theirs.
Really? Show me a XS Power turbo made for the 2JZ that was put together that way.
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I've had my XSPOWER turbo for about 2 years now with 20K miles logged. No problems what so ever. There are 8 other guys that live by me that own SC/GS/SUPRAs with the same XSPOWER turbos. All the cars make from 350-550 RWHP daily and not 1 turbo has failed.
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love the hear your opinion...well i 'm got a good deal on the turbo that why i jump on it....hope it will last at least for 6 months....thank guys..
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Originally Posted by cherplex
Really? Show me a XS Power turbo made for the 2JZ that was put together that way.
Go look around on supraforums, plenty that just fall apart or crack, a few reports of the compressor housing being glued together. All of their products are junk. If you want to pay rock bottom prices be prepared to get rock bottom products. You will never see xspower near any of my cars
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Originally Posted by Duds
Go look around on supraforums, plenty that just fall apart or crack, a few reports of the compressor housing being glued together. All of their products are junk. If you want to pay rock bottom prices be prepared to get rock bottom products. You will never see xspower near any of my cars
Please provide link of glued supra turbos from anyone on supraforums that had that problem.
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Originally Posted by cherplex
Please provide link of glued supra turbos from anyone on supraforums that had that problem.
I assume you have an xs turbo... I said go look, I'm not wasting my time searching. If you want to use it go ahead but this is my opinion and experience and if you don't like it don't listen. I just didn't want this guy to waste his money, do it right the first time is the way I like to do things.


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