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Originally Posted by CSG Mike
So you essentially purchased the cheapest turbo kit on the market for reliability and cost?
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Originally Posted by wyatt263
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58514
Here is the kit in question in case everyone is wondering. Thats like me buying a 2013 FRS and you saying "So you essentially purchased the cheapest sports car on the market for reliability and cost?" Well yes, I did, well before we knew how reliable and great it was. SBD has had a good rep so far and I feel as if its a good quality kit. If i wanted you guys to pick me apart and argue among each other about FI kits i would have titled the post "Uhhh what turbo kit should i get". There is no changing my decision as i stated in the original post, for now I am wondering about how to tune the damn thing and maybe some pointers about tuning. 
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Originally Posted by CSG Mike
The best pointer I can give you is to get a different kit.
You're constantly contradicting yourself. You've done research, but haven't done research based on your questions. You want the best reliability, but purchased based on best price. You claim to know how a turbocharger works, but have no understanding of tuning (which goes hand in hand).
Are you ready to become another statistic? Are you aware you purchased a kit that's a blatent knock-off? Have you ever used a cheap chinese turbo before?
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It sounds like he was trying to buy at a certain price point, while picking a kit with the best reliability for that price point. I don't think he was stating absolutes like you were; ie, he didn't say he wants the best reliability (or would want to pay for that), just that reliability might be more important than other kits that are less reliable at his price point, but that might have other attractive features like higher quoted horsepower.
I think he is right that he is getting attacks more than getting constructive criticism. If you feel he is making a poor choice, and care to help, then perhaps offer reasons why a given kit may not be a good fit, or why it may not have the value or savings that it appears to have.