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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: ka0tyk on February 10, 2013, 08:58:32 PM

Title: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: ka0tyk on February 10, 2013, 08:58:32 PM
went to the long beach swap meet this weekend and a dude had a gale banks twin turbo setup complete with the manifolds, risers, turbos, intercooler, piping, carb and scoop.  at first glance i noticed a LOT of white dust and general corrosion inside of the manifolds.  im guessing they had a leak somewhere and they just ran it like that.  couldve been the manifolds themselves, couldve been the passage from the manifold to riser, riser to turbo, etc... who knows.  i didnt have any way to test them.  anyways i ask the dude what he wanted and he spouted out "$1k"... i was pretty interested but the corrosion and possible leaks made me think twice.  As I said thanks and walked away he started yelling out $800, $750... my guess is that he doesnt really know what he has and trying to offload it quickly.  All I know is that these full kits are rare and usually worth some decent coin. 

Maybe next week he'll be there again and I can look into it more... looking back i didnt get his contact info.  DOH!

everything looked the same as this setup:
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.performanceboats.com%2Fattachment.php%3Fattachmentid%3D112778%26amp%3Bd%3D1302829527%26amp%3Bthumb%3D1&hash=3e924ffaaa9d8371a82e78054dfc3137f6a307ec)
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: SuperJet on February 10, 2013, 11:00:04 PM
Well if you show up next week, you will be the only one there. You're gonna have to wait until next moth and take a chance. I also looked at it. It seemed to be fairly complete. Just didn't have that kind of scratch on me.


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Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: ka0tyk on February 10, 2013, 11:01:19 PM
Well if you show up next week, you will be the only one there. You're gonna have to wait until next moth and take a chance. I also looked at it. It seemed to be fairly complete. Just didn't have that kind of scratch on me.


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oops yeh i meant next month.  do you happen to know any of his contact info?
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: SuperJet on February 10, 2013, 11:11:30 PM
oops yeh i meant next month.  do you happen to know any of his contact info?
no I didn't get it.
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: ka0tyk on February 10, 2013, 11:16:37 PM
no I didn't get it.

damnit im having serious "non buyers remorse" right now.   :banghead:
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: beerjet on February 11, 2013, 01:36:49 AM
Almost looks as nice as my old set up....that I sold for not much more than that ....
With a turbo cam.

The key to those is they make gobs of torque and decent horse power which is good if you are turning a big prop.

-beerjet-
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: 82daytona on February 11, 2013, 05:21:14 AM
went to the long beach swap meet this weekend and a dude had a gale banks twin turbo setup complete with the manifolds, risers, turbos, intercooler, piping, carb and scoop.  at first glance i noticed a LOT of white dust and general corrosion inside of the manifolds.  im guessing they had a leak somewhere and they just ran it like that.  couldve been the manifolds themselves, couldve been the passage from the manifold to riser, riser to turbo, etc... who knows.  i didnt have any way to test them.  anyways i ask the dude what he wanted and he spouted out "$1k"... i was pretty interested but the corrosion and possible leaks made me think twice.  As I said thanks and walked away he started yelling out $800, $750... my guess is that he doesnt really know what he has and trying to offload it quickly.  All I know is that these full kits are rare and usually worth some decent coin. 

Maybe next week he'll be there again and I can look into it more... looking back i didnt get his contact info.  DOH!

everything looked the same as this setup:
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.performanceboats.com%2Fattachment.php%3Fattachmentid%3D112778%26amp%3Bd%3D1302829527%26amp%3Bthumb%3D1&hash=3e924ffaaa9d8371a82e78054dfc3137f6a307ec)
What is this almost shit? I almost bought a dcb too. Sometimes I wonder if you post just to hear yourself talk  ::)
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: ka0tyk on February 11, 2013, 10:50:00 AM
What is this almost shit? I almost sucked off a dude the other day. Sometimes I wonder if you post just to hear yourself talk  ::)

there thats more like it for you.  go piss in someone elses cheerios.
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: 82daytona on February 11, 2013, 11:10:59 AM
Awww did I hurt your feelings
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: ka0tyk on February 11, 2013, 11:14:36 AM
Awww did I hurt your feelings

not really.  its not like i went to the boat show and almost bought the whole row.  i went to a swap meet and didnt buy something and now im kickin myself about it.   :screwy:
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: SoCalPSD on February 11, 2013, 11:37:03 AM
Had to
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: beerjet on February 11, 2013, 11:46:37 AM
The time to buy something thats a deal is when you find it.

-beerjet-
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: circletracktoyota on February 11, 2013, 01:08:39 PM
When is the next swap meet... ???   >:D
Title: Re: *ALMOST* bought a banks twin turbo kit...
Post by: SuperJet on February 14, 2013, 09:54:55 PM
When is the next swap meet... ???   >:D

It is normally the second Sunday of the month.
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