EBay Turbo for $300?

You get a turbo with cheap bearings that will shred under load, get sucked into the intake and destroy the block
Get OEM for critical stiff like the turbo. Yes it's a lot more expensive when purchased, but it saves money in the long run.

 

I got my Borg Warner 702 thru Summit for $585 delivered to my door. Just get a turbo to replace the one u have now. I have an 03 non emissions series 60 with a few upgrades and a normal everyday turbo is all you will need

 

Don't believe the advertisements. Those bearings are only performance when compared to the even cheaper turbos in the non-performance line from that cheap mfg.
Bet you money that the OEM bearings are better speced than those "performance" bearings. Tighter tolerances, better seals, better metal, etc....
And that's just the bearings. The whole turbo will be made with substandard (for OEM) parts.

 

I was looking at one for my bmw , but after reading some reviews people advise against chinese ones ...but i would try it for the truck since its probably just 2 hours to replace it compared to 6-7 hours on bmw. I purchased webasto 2 years ago and my buddy got chinese one for $120 ...still working fine ...just ordered wiper blades refills for my box truck from china .99 per pair shipped - can wait to be surprised what i get .

 

I know a guy who just got a cheap turbo for his wife's Flex, lasted a couple months and decided it'd had enough. What just an intercooler runs I wouldn't try it, but nobody's ever accused me of being real afraid to spend money.

 

The way that I see it you've got to stay away from anything that has Chinese bearings. And even the seals might be cheap Chinese.

Before I put my truck in service when I replaced my wheel seals I needed one bearing.

The place I deal with always gave me good parts but they sent me a Chinese bearing and I sent that thing back as soon as I got it.

No Hong Kong Phooey for critical parts.

 

China can make some very good knockoffs, but their metallurgy is less than desireable. As Dino said, stay away from things like that. But I have used other products from China with no problem, such as tire sensors, diverter valves for the A/C, etc.

 

Cheapest im seeing a BW S478 is like a 1000 and one with a forged milled Comp wheel and 360° thrust bearing is ~1500