engine parts off ebay?
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Racer
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engine parts off ebay?
anyone ever tried it? or had anyluck?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LS1-LS6-TOP-END-KIT-with-CNC-MACHINED-COMPLETE-HEADS-AND-90MM-THROTTLE-BODY-/300857176921?pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item460c7c3359&vxp=mtrto good to be true?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LS1-LS6-TOP-END-KIT-with-CNC-MACHINED-COMPLETE-HEADS-AND-90MM-THROTTLE-BODY-/300857176921?pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item460c7c3359&vxp=mtrto good to be true?
Safety Car
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From: Houston Texas
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Never had any firsthand experience with items like that on the big auction site. But what I do know is you get what you pay for these days. I wouldnt consider parts like that off of eBay.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Richardson TX
The only time I usually buy car products on Ebay is if its a known manufacturer's part with part #.
For instance, if it was a Felpro gasket set, I would buy it off ebay, because its going to be the exact same product as buying a Felpro gasket set from Autozone or whathave you.
Other than that, I would stay away, unless you're willing to be a guinea pig and do a review for the rest of us saying if its worth the money or not, knowing that there's probably at least a 50/50 chance that the product is absolute unusable garbage.
For instance, if it was a Felpro gasket set, I would buy it off ebay, because its going to be the exact same product as buying a Felpro gasket set from Autozone or whathave you.
Other than that, I would stay away, unless you're willing to be a guinea pig and do a review for the rest of us saying if its worth the money or not, knowing that there's probably at least a 50/50 chance that the product is absolute unusable garbage.
Pro
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Van Buren Arkansas
That appears to be the Typhoon intake they're selling with the package to. You don't want that either. It adds tons of weight and is a POS, I've installed one on two of my friends cars and they've both been absolute crap, we even took them to the junk yard instead of selling them because we didn't want anyone else to go through the pain hahaha they use an old school gasket that can't be reused and sticks to your heads when you take it off and the gasket is a special order that you can't buy anywhere other than the internet. The red anodizing on the fuel rails faded and turned pink too 
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Yes it's hot! Arizona
The only time I usually buy car products on Ebay is if its a known manufacturer's part with part #.
For instance, if it was a Felpro gasket set, I would buy it off ebay, because its going to be the exact same product as buying a Felpro gasket set from Autozone or whathave you.
Other than that, I would stay away, unless you're willing to be a guinea pig and do a review for the rest of us saying if its worth the money or not, knowing that there's probably at least a 50/50 chance that the product is absolute unusable garbage.
For instance, if it was a Felpro gasket set, I would buy it off ebay, because its going to be the exact same product as buying a Felpro gasket set from Autozone or whathave you.
Other than that, I would stay away, unless you're willing to be a guinea pig and do a review for the rest of us saying if its worth the money or not, knowing that there's probably at least a 50/50 chance that the product is absolute unusable garbage.
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Racer
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Procomp junk! Trust me, you don't want the heads. We bought a set and had them flow benched. They flowed worse than stock 241's. Sent them back and sent ours to Lloyd Elliot. Do a search for Procomp heads or EBAY heads...
Frank
Frank
Pro
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From: Los Angeles
Personally, I don't have the money to experiment with no name stuff. In the long run, it's cheaper to buy the good stuff the first time around.
PS. Those intakes are trash. There are a few threads discussing how people lost power and had dyno numbers to prove it.
PS. Those intakes are trash. There are a few threads discussing how people lost power and had dyno numbers to prove it.
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