I just saw a thread up on REXNET. Whats up with some of these IHI turbos on ebay? I know a lot of turbos get copied by manufacturers in China, but have they moved onto IHI VF Turbos? The allegedly fake IHI VF turbos have a very rough finish on the compressor housing, whereas the OEM units have a much smoother shiner finish. And they don't have that lump with the flat plate underneath the compressor outlet. Does this indicate that they are fakes? I don't know for sure. Does anyone have any extra insight to this? And has anyone here bought one of these copies with the rough finish on the compressor housing? How is it going?

Pics:

Ebay Fake (Apparently and Unconfirmed):



OEM VF34 (also sold on Ebay):



Here are the ebay links...

Apparently Fake: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/IHI-VF34-Ball...QQcmdZViewItem

OEM: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/IHI-V...spagenameZWD1V

Your thoughts?

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