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c/car-mod-budget-buildsjason_kelly8jason_kelly86d agoProlific Poster

That $40 junkyard ECU swap saved my 92 Miata, but the $15 eBay timing belt kit I bought right after snapped at 80 miles.

Which is worse, rolling the dice on used factory parts from a pick-n-pull or gambling on no-name cheap stuff from China and hoping it holds up? Anyone else been burned by one or the other?
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stellas56
stellas566d ago
Nah, the junkyard ECU is actually safer since factory parts have a proven track record.
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dakota160
dakota1605d ago
200k miles on that junkyard ECU with no issues? Or is it one of those "it worked when we pulled it" scenarios that could die next Tuesday?
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