all this comments of people suggesting all cheap turbos are made of cheese etc have you all actually run a cheap xs power or similar turbo ?
im guessing most comments arent coming from a testing them background but merely i heard a tale stories.
i have sold and run alot of turbos supplied by ss autochrome i did it for about 18 months 4 years ago i finished as i didnt have the time for it anymore.
they were to4e turbos $149 each, they were similar in size to a garrett t34 with a 0.63 exhaust housing, i used one on my own cosworth at 22 psi no problems,
and i sold alot custom fitted to manifolds for cosworth yb, escort rs turbo and custom c20let conversions and i never had 1 failure.
ive also fitted a cheap shaft, wheels and seal kit to a renault lauguna 2.2 dci and again still running no problems.
i wouldnt run one on a big budget big boost application but on a cheap built on a stock engine i would give them a go, the company i used sell alot of gear aswell.
theres always the risk it can fail but a branded big money turbo can fail also.
link to the best company i found for sourceing cheap turbo kits
http://ssautochrome.com/
iirc they sell a 2jz kit aswell.