Big smallblock power..Turbo?

Let me throw this out there.....my 19 y.o. son has a '98 Nissan 240SX that has over 80,000 miles on the 2.4 liter stock motor. He went on Ebay and purchased a BRAND NEW made in China turbo (T3~T4 hybrid copy), a NEW stainless tubular exhaust manifold, and a NEW wastegate for.......$425.00!!! I warned him of the potential short lifespan/poor quality issue, but he claimed that he'd heard good things from others about these turbos. He also bought a giant intercooler for $250 for it too.

Now, before ya'll start screaming that you're not putting that made-in-China crap on your motor........my point is: he slapped this setup on a 9.5 to 1 high-mileage motor with cast pistons and has had NO problems whatsoever!!.....and it's been close to 2 years running 9 lbs. of boost (he ran 15 lbs. for a while) Not even any oil burning or leaking. And he turned a 13.75 @ 105 MPH in the quarter mile, and dyno'd it @ 275 RWHP!

He's probably got about $2K~$2.5K in the entire setup, and over $1,500 in just the ECM/new injectors. The bigger injectors are NISMO 555cc, ($$) and a Jim Wolfe Racing ECM that had a specifically burned chip for his engine/H.P. choice (300 H.P.)

I'm just saying that I think it's do-able on a limited budget......sure, you're not gonna have the best wastegates, blow-off valves and you'll have to fab up all your own stuff, but I think it's do-able.