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Only one way to find out...
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I wouldn't even buy that as an expensive desk ornament tbh
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So no ones actually tried one? Might give one a go if I can find some one else to as minimum order is 2
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I know someone who tried a chinese head on his Rover - literally didn't even get the chance to get it in to gear, before it sheared the piston in two...
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Doesn't the words "cheap Chinese" sound horrible and off putting enough?
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you've convinced yourself it'll be fine - so why are you still asking?
PS: when it breaks, the whole pump will need disassembly to remove all the shards of hardened steel, along with flushing the injector lines, return line, and disassembling the injectors for the same reason.
There's a good reason genuine ones are several hundred pounds
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20-02-2015, 03:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 20-02-2015, 03:59 PM by andyyy.)
No i haven't convinced my self it will be fine, in fact I'm doubtful but so far all I've heard of is one bad experience with it, the rest is just others opinions. Im asking because I don't know and I wanted to find out from people who have tried not just think it wont work so say don't try it...
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Worth a look at the price imo, Chinese made doesn't mean what it used to.
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I think it'll be fine
Most of the stuff you buy is probably from China but in a very expensive bag/box
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21-02-2015, 10:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 21-02-2015, 10:15 PM by Chairchild.)
turbos are a different kettle of fish - a chinese turbo may well be balanced as good as any (it's only a balancing machine, which can be bought by anyone) but the tolerances can mean you won't get *as much* power as a genuine unit.
Again, proof of this is found on Some turbos a competitor tried to sell for Rovers - same basic core as the Hybrid I sold, but used chinese CHRA's. His was 20Bhp down compared to mine (160 vs 180bhp)
Buuuut... it's also luck of the draw tbh. To make something cheap, often means Quality control isn't as stringent