TAIWANESE CARNAGE: The Trouble With Cheap Parts

[THMotorsports]

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]