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Old 05-28-2017, 07:56 AM
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New turbo, why so cheap?
Seems like a good deal, I thought about buying one for a spare, why so cheap?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-2013-Mi...3D332239383015
 
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Old 05-28-2017, 04:53 PM
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Buy it and tell us!
 
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Ebay is all you should need to know about it.

Guarantee it's not genuine Borg Warner. No name Chinese turbo.
 
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No name Chinese turbo.
Bingo. Turbine housing does not have the BW logo cast into it. Ergo it is an Alibaba special.
 
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Old 05-31-2017, 08:44 AM
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Yea, thats not a Borg Warner. Who knows how that would run or if it would work and then kaput. I would not risk it. Engines on MINIs are too touchy anyway. But if you go down that road post up what you find.
 
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I tried one of those. The wheel housing is too large for any normal intake elbow to fit.

I had surging issues on a tune, possibly waste gate not adjusted correctly. I didn't give it much of a chance before switching to the Alta Borg Warner turbo.
 
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