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Originally Posted by jonmandude
Extreme examples make people think...that you are arguing just to argue.
Look if you think something is a good deal, buy it. But when you buy that junkyard turbo and end up having to rebuild the engine 6 months later, I hope I am here to say I told you so. If you buy something as potentially damaging as a turbo sitting in a junkyard, you have no history of it's abuse. You do not know why that engine with the turbo was in that junkyard, do you? It is russian roulette with your engine, car, money and your life.
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I'm not saying with a junkyard turbo you just throw it in and let it go. I'd rebuild one the same way I'd replace a timing belt on a car with a timing belt of unknown age. It costs less than buying a new one and gives you the same performance and reliability because you are replacing the parts that do wear not buying the turbine housing and etc. As far as Russian roulette assuming you have every precaution in place (working wastegate especially) it shouldn't cause any problems.
As far as knowing why it's in the junkyard it's pretty obvious sometimes. Big dents and crushed doors and stuff mean accident. It being a Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T or GSX that isn't messed up on the exterior just means the 4G63's horrible reliability caught up with it. If you find a car with no timing belt well you can pretty much assume that the timing belt broke, the valves and pistons are messed up and the owner didn't consider their car worth the price of labor and replacement parts. Likely also the people that don't let their turbo cool down before shutting the engine off in any case but still doesn't mean a turbo is totalled, in need of at least inspection and definitely worth a rebuild.
You know most of the guys here like parts cars are we stupidly risking our lives but swapping in injectors, suspension, transmissions, etc? As far as russian roulette is concerned I hope you don't drive on city streets because when you do you are playing russian roulette, only you aren't the only person holding a gun. The guys that just had 12 beers and watched their team lose the superbowl at a friend's house might be on the road with you. You can either try to live life, or you can worry so much about safety that you end up not enjoying it as much as you can.
I'm dead in 80 years no matter what, I'm good as dead in 60 since even if I will still be able to walk I'll be walking on painkillers, in 30 years I'll be way past my best years complaining about my back hurting just like everyone else in my family. As is I'm not allowed to lift weights or supposed to lift my girlfriend's son because I had a spontaneous partial lung collapse 3 months ago. I've never smoked, I've got a strong heart, strong legs, a back that has held up to 300lb squats despite a family history of bad backs, my arms can bench my own weight. I was in perfect shape before I fell asleep in my bed one night 3 months ago. I woke up in pain that lasted for days. Just by living we're playing Russian Roulette, I say take a few precautions and have some fun. Die on your feet rather than live on your knees - a life never lived is no life at all.
Yes, I do like to argue because how I see it you are invalidating other people's views merely because they are trying to save you money acting like you know best. I don't know best but a pipe is a pipe. I don't argue to argue though. I argue to get a point across especially when I suggest something and it is met with an almost hostile response.