Really? Your accusing the guy of having stolen shit? Let’s be real for a minute. I sell a lot of used parts. I have sold shit wayyyyyyy below what it’s worth before. Not all the time but every once in a while. I think it’s realistic that he found all that shit. Plus, I don’t really hold any weight in your “credentials” because you work at a NEW PARTS WHOLESALER not a used parts distributor. It’s nothing against you, it just seems like you are comparing apples to oranges. I could give 2 shits what something cost brand new, typically you can get whatever it is for half the original cost or less. That’s my experience. Maybe I’m crazy for thinking that. Just cause you buy used parts doesn’t mean they are stolen, so keep selling your new shit and probably ripping people a new one and leave the used parts to guys that actually know something.
[QUOTE=boost3782;2170685]I work at one of the largest wholesale parts distros in the country and know what wholesale is on most parts for this industry including Turbonetics. If you shopped a year and picked up everything you said you did and it was all name brand aside from your intercooler I am impressed. People must have been giving it away for you to get it all at that price and all working quality parts that weren’t stolen right?!!@? I had my manager who has been running boosted cars for many years read this and his reply was stolen parts or BS. We work this industry and have for years. You don’t take a bone stock car and boost it for under 2k total investment period was his next response as he walked away. We hear this alot.
I am not knocking your car, your uncanny ability to shop and find quaility used parts for dirt cheap (and get them from the seller without getting ripped off), or anything as such. What I am saying is after going to Japan in 1999 and building Hondas since that point in time I have seen enough used parts fail and the transactions along with them to try and avoid that route at any cost. You will end up spending more money in the long run from what ive seen in 10+ yrs.
Most people couldnt look at a used turbo and tell if there is play in the shaft. Most people can not socket and tune thier own vehicle. Most people can not weld or fab pipe. We are talking about a reliable boosted car here for the masses as some one such as your self doesnt ask this question. I was being realistic in my above statement. Sure there will be a few people out there in your shoes who break the mold and make it happen at a super low cost.
I still have to say I find it hard to belive you found a Turbonetics turbo, IC, piping, couplers, turbo feed line, all -an fittings to tap oil pressure and T it, Oil drain back along with all adaptors for the Turbo for lines, bulk head fitting for oil pan drain, map sensor, injectors, fuel pressure reg, fuel rail, fuel pump, turbo manifold, down pipe, waste gate, wastegate dump tube, blow off valve, boost controller, boost gauge, a chipped p-28 all misc for turbo, all misc. for supporting mods (exhaust, clutch, airfilter etc), [SIZE=“6”]and all of this in used/quailty working order/NAME BRAND and with no issues for under $2000k and not hot parts[/SIZE]. I may have even left some parts out but included the BARE min you need. You have got to include the $$$ of anything you have laying around you used in the build. I am even leaving things out like the socket, prom, and the cables along with the wide band. Thats a chunk of change right there too. Not even including the laptop and software along with the knowledge to do the tune.
I am not trying to start a flame war with you or bad mouth you in any way. Just defending my statement from above you disagree with.
You started your post with this. “I do not agree with that at all. This is why a lot of people get scared of boost and their projects end before they ever begin.”
I’ll end mine with this. Many people think and are told about how someone has and how they can build a boosted car for under $2000 and then end up with nothing but problems and alot of wasted money and time.[/QUOTE]