What's everyone's thoughts on Ebay Mamba Turbos? Alrite or ****e?

 

ebay turbos are cack m8. only ones ive heard any good reports on are kinugawa. best stick with proven ones when it comes to turbos.

 

Haha, thought so. If it's too good to be true and all that!

 

had a quick look at those ones and they have garrett cores so might not be all that bad. but id want to hear from someone who is using one to get some info. probably wont be a subaru specific fitting turbo either so might require fettling or rotating to fit.

 

They actually look decent. Each one comes with vsr balance report, correct oil restrictor, 1 year warranty and most importantly made in Taiwan not China. If I needed a new turbo I would be giving them a go

 

Hmmmmmmm (strokes chin). So it could actually be a good deal for a decent bit of kit?

 

kingucrappa hahaha, there **** as well, odd ones do seem to do ok but 99% of them are crap.

cheap turbo's are cheap for a reason

 

i did say ebay ones are cack. id read of a few using kinugawa with good results and not blowing to pieces unless youve heard otherwise? these ones use garrett cores so maybe ok but as i said id be hoping to hear from someone who is running one to get some info.

 

every 6 months or so someone on here buys one, tries it, sacks it off and buys something else. Given turbo's are only as good as the standard they are made too cheap copy's can just never compete

 

agreed but theres a few have bought kinugawa/kamak turbos and have no problems at all. i certainly havent read about many if any failures. any way on topic whats your take on the "black mamba" ?

 

Martyn J mapped a mamba 16g i think, which made 385bhp on a 2.1.

 

 

Kinugawa are distributers of genuine turbos, they just put there logos on like many others do such as turbo Dynamics, Aet, turbo technics etc. The cores and housings they use are genuine.

 

That's impressive for a 16g

 

Indeed it is. Pretty much 20g territory. Not sure if meth was used but martyn will be able to confirm that

 

I opened this thread expecting it to be about what you should buy your girlfriend/wife for her birthday!

 

Engine tuner fitted and mapped mamba gtx3076r @1.8 bar on meth made 501, @1.5 bar 445 and @1.8 bar on vpower 465. Be interesting to here what they thought about them.

 

Was that on a 2 litre

 

On a 2.1 I believe.

 

Seems abit low powerwise for a gtx3076? 501 on meth at 1.8

 

Got a gtx35 Garrett core BB on my 2.35 that is been built. Looks a decent bit of kit. Specced out by MB Developments. Should be running in the next week or two to have a true reflection of what they are like.

 

Thought the power seemed about right on that spec ???

 

Hmm i dno. Should ne around 490-500 on jst vpower since it's a gt3076. Unless it's a gt3071?

 

Mamba turbo?

 

On there website they rate the gtx3076r at 430 - 480 hp rating.

 

Hmm rated low. God knws lol

 

Maybe not if it was mapped conservatively on a standard engine or possibly stock ECU. 76mm billet wheel should do nearly 600 with meth..... On paper

 

Here's the spec.

Compressor Wheel : 58.0 mm / 76.6 mm/Trim 58　(11+0 GTX Billet Wheelw/ Extend Tip)

Turbine Wheel :　55 mm / 60 mm / Trim 84 (GT3076R Turbine Wheel)

Compressor Housing Inlet OD: 3” / 76.2mm

Compressor Housing Outlet OD: 2” / 51.3 mm

Compressor Housing A/R: .60

Turbine Housing A/R : .64 (8cm Housing)

Turbine Flange:STD SUBARU FLANGE

　

Application

Fit factory position.

Support 430~480HP

 

Standard subaru flange will never perform the same as a dedicated rotated exhaust housing

 

Banny to the rescue