TAIWANESE CARNAGE: The Trouble With Cheap Parts

THMotorsports · 04-09-2009, 12:55 PM

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.

No comment.

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]

SoCal 370Z · 04-09-2009, 12:59 PM

COOL! Exploding parts!

THMotorsports · 04-09-2009, 01:39 PM

XS Power shouldn't be confused with TurboXS or XS Engineering who are both good manufacturers.

BanningZ · 04-09-2009, 03:27 PM

Wow that is pretty sad. I guess you get what you pay for. It doesn't apply everywhere but in the F/I world it looks to hold true.

Edit: this XS power company does realize that parts get hot right?

molamann · 04-09-2009, 08:30 PM

That last pic seriously had me LMAO

OMGWTFBBQ · 04-11-2009, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by molamann

That last pic seriously had me LMAO

Haha. Me too!

nismored · 04-09-2009, 09:22 PM

Hey, Im going to turbo my car. Let me get the shittiest parts available.

Deserved what they got.

Anatoray · 04-11-2009, 10:30 AM

These parts are very important for Fast and Furious movies where cars lose pieces randomly for dramatic effect.

nismored · 04-11-2009, 10:49 AM

Say you wanted to save some money so you order that manifold. When that POS arrived in the mail, why the **** would you still put it on your car? So stupid.

epod86 · 04-11-2009, 11:02 AM

Gahahahahahaha....whooo.

I haz hole inz manifold? NOZ fixes that!

shabarivas · 04-15-2009, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epod86

Gahahahahahaha....whooo.

I haz hole inz manifold? NOZ fixes that!

Umm where else do you inject nos?

epod86 · 04-15-2009, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shabarivas

Umm where else do you inject nos?

That was a sort of a joke in the vein of this discussion I once heard through the grape vine:

Tech: "I'm sorry sir, but you have a pretty serious crack in the engine block, the third cylinder is basically not doing anything."
Customer: "So how many horses am I loosing?"
T: "...Um...I'm not sure...about 1/8th of them, I'd say?"
C: "But won't the supercharger i want installed fix the loss in horses?"
T: "......"

I don't know if my friend just told this as a good story, but you know someone said this at some point in the universe.

OMGWTFBBQ · 04-11-2009, 12:25 PM

Danger to the manifold!!

CrownR426 · 04-12-2009, 04:25 PM

People need to understand, patience is a virtue...

epod86 · 04-12-2009, 07:08 PM

patience, waiting for the good guys to catch up to new cars? Or patience to save up the cash?

04-09-2009, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
THMotorsports The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 20,294 Drives: G37s Coupe Rep Power: 57	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. No comment. 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] __________________ We Now Offer BILL-ME-LATER** ---Largest N/A Fortune Auto Distributor------STANCE Midwest/East Coast Distributor--- ---Suspension Guru's---

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THMotorsports The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 20,294 Drives: G37s Coupe Rep Power: 57	XS Power shouldn't be confused with TurboXS or XS Engineering who are both good manufacturers. __________________ We Now Offer BILL-ME-LATER ---Largest N/A Fortune Auto Distributor------STANCE Midwest/East Coast Distributor--- ---Suspension Guru's---

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molamann A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,666 Drives: 370Z with NAVVVVV Rep Power: 285	That last pic seriously had me LMAO

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nismored Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 16 Drives: 04 Spec V Rep Power: 17	Hey, Im going to turbo my car. Let me get the shittiest parts available. Deserved what they got.

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Anatoray Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 794 Drives: 09 BLK 370Z Rep Power: 18	These parts are very important for Fast and Furious movies where cars lose pieces randomly for dramatic effect.

04-11-2009, 10:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
nismored Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 16 Drives: 04 Spec V Rep Power: 17	Say you wanted to save some money so you order that manifold. When that POS arrived in the mail, why the **** would you still put it on your car? So stupid.

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epod86 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 229 Drives: 06 Mustang GT BK M5 Rep Power: 242	Gahahahahahaha....whooo. I haz hole inz manifold? NOZ fixes that!

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CrownR426 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Korea Posts: 4,676 Drives: Manual Rep Power: 848	People need to understand, patience is a virtue... __________________ Love + Hardwork + Passion RIP SVTRacer

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epod86 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 229 Drives: 06 Mustang GT BK M5 Rep Power: 242	patience, waiting for the good guys to catch up to new cars? Or patience to save up the cash?

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