Cheap ebay 'Empire Performance' extractors anyone?

tooch · Postby **tooch** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:41 pm

Anybody have any first hand experience with these?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Empire-Perfo ... 668wt_1397

The price is certainly right, I wasn't even considering extractors at this stage but it's almost worth doing for $234.

vrmmmpshhh · Postby **vrmmmpshhh** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:06 pm

look like every other ebay extractor available. id make sure the fitting for the O2 sensor is threaded correctly, the ebay one i bought many many years ago was threaded wrong. remember to degrease the thing before you start the engine up too, otherwise your finger prints will be permanently etched into them forever.. ask me how i know this :roll:

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:14 pm

Cheap and Ebay means junk. When was the last time you purchased a 'no name' item from ebay and it was rubbish.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:33 pm

very general and rather unfair comment bruce. I've seen/inspected several "cheap" exhaust systems laid side-by-side with expensive AutoExe et al, and the only thing that can be "wrong" with the cheaper product is perhaps they use a cheaper metal, but obviously you can't tell by sight. Fitment and welds are comparable.
I bought a "cheap" radiator (Fenix), as have many others, and they've had little to no problems whereas others who equate quality with price have bought PWR and have had fitment issues.

Many people laud X-Force products....

tooch · Postby **tooch** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:47 pm

Cheers guys

Bruce: I've bought HEAPS of cheap ebay car stuff over the years, and aside from the occasional fitting issue at first (which usually just requires minor adjustments), most of it's been great

Used to have a cheap ebay downpipe on my old Celica GT-Four, never cracked in the several years I had it fitted. Had a short shift kit on my MR2 which worked great. Both of these items were likely Chinese 'replicas' of FAR more expensive items.

Might give one of these systems a go if I have some cash left over after Xmas, $234 isn't much money to try something

Postby **Okibi** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:44 am

I bought my WRX exhaust of Dyl and it had to be modified to fit but in the end it was a cheaper solution than a locally made exhaust.

I'm not sure if there are from the same supplier but I could find out.

chefie · Postby **chefie** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:55 pm

These cheap eBay extractors sold,,,

if they are a forum member love to hear some feedback, definitely good value if hey do what they should ?

mazdaz · Postby **mazdaz** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:01 pm

just bought a set today for under 200 on ebay, will let you know how they go.

3lite · Postby **3lite** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:55 pm

Hi guys,

The "Empire Performance" is a bit of a newie here in Perth, from what I understand it's been started up by a well known Nissan enthusiast to provide china based cheap performance parts with as much quality as is possible at the price. I fitted an exhaust to a 180sx drift car a few weeks back and couldn't find anything overly wrong with quality and fitted just fine

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I am a sucker for a sexy weld though, makes me all giddy

mazdaz · Postby **mazdaz** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 6:55 pm

Well he should go gangbusters $155 for extractors/headers is cheap. My theory is more to test if cheap=quality. should be interesting.

MrRevhead · Postby **MrRevhead** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:08 pm

mazdaz wrote:Well he should go gangbusters $155 for extractors/headers is cheap. My theory is more to test if cheap=quality. should be interesting.

Looking forward to hearing a review on quality, fit and sound (video if possible) once you have it installed :beer:

trader · Postby **trader** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:12 am

I bought a no name set off eBay at least 6 years ago. they were stainless and I got them coated which brought them up to the price of named ones. Have performed flawlessly. Now going for more power so have put a gearbox bracket on them.

mazdaz · Postby **mazdaz** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:05 am

quick update...said cheap ebay extractors are "lost in the mail"......they were sent to syd from pth I am in bne???

Anyway they may turn up.

Snowmotion · Postby **Snowmotion** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:51 am

mazdaz wrote:quick update...said cheap ebay extractors are "lost in the mail"......they were sent to syd from pth I am in bne???

Anyway they may turn up.

Hope mine do not end up in Brisbane.. :shock:

wozzah1975 · Postby **wozzah1975** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:23 pm

As with alot of cheap units, the collectors aren't done correctly. A decent set will get you a marginal increase, so a set like this you're unlikely to even feel the difference and it would be debatable whether there even was a positive difference. Stick to buying ones that work and save yourself the headache.

Woz