hey guys…i searched for things on budget turbos…i got some good info but i really wanted to know if i could do a decent setup with about 1000 bucks…i dont plan to run much maybe 6 to 8 psi…i just want an extra bump and this seems like the easiest way to go…i was thinking about goin with a t25 and doing most of the work myself…the stuff i can anyways…plus this way i can buy parts as i go and then spend a weekend puting it all together…im pretty sure my car will handle it…i dont burn coolant and between 3000mile oil changes i might have to add 1 quart and thats only if i take more than 2 4 hour trips home in that period…i did a compression test and got 170,160,172, and 178 from right to left…seems to be in spec for a car with 159xxx miles on it…i was told it was rebuilt like 20000 miles ago but if thats true they used all the old parts over again…so whats the verdict…able to do it or no?
Sure, but you are going to have to buy shitty parts and do all the work yourself.
There are a lot of ghetto gangsters on there doing cheap cheap kits.
well 1000 is a little 2 low…under 2000 would be a better estimate i suppose…i would like to have it before august…trying to save money and start buying parts now
sure you can do it with 1000. i did it for about 500 on my DA. of course, you are going to sacrifice a little performance, but for cheaper than a set of new rims and tires, its hard to complain.
you could have a real nice setup for 2 g’s. if you are spending that much, forget about the t25.
what kind of stuff are you running to have only spent 500 bucks? i would like to spend as little as i can but stay reliable because the sonner i get get the money the sooner i can start beating people like my asshole friend who thinks his v6 camaro is the shit
14b turbo, dsm smic, 450’s, and bov.
smc+
custom manifold, downpipe, and charge pipes
ss oil lines from flamenco-t
autometer boost gauge.
it was probably closer to 600 after i had to buy all the little things that i needed, but it would definetly smoke a v6 camaro. if reliability is an issue, then i would not do that though, haha. even though i never had a problem with. i dont have the DA anymore though. now im the kid with a slow v6 :tsk:
how did you get the turbo to fit a manifold…i noticed the 14b and t25 have a flange that runs the long side paralle to the side of the car but the manifolds run a flange that has the long side parallel to the front of the car…so you would have to turn the turbo sideways…or have a custom manifold
custom manifold :rockon:
:rockon: :rockon: i think stuff like that deserves 2…now i just have to decide what the hell im doing and what im doing it with…and whats this i hear about having to let the turbo cool before shutting it down?
yes, you are supposed to let it cool for 20-30 seconds before turning your car off. or you buy a turbo timer if you dont want to wait
are you serious…i mean…i am in a hurry sometimes…but i think i could wait 30 seconds for it to cool i thought it would be like 10 mins or something…also do you have to let everything warm up before you drive?
Just drive the car cold liek yuo would normally. AKA. do not rev past so and so and don’t foot it off the bat. no boosting till full temp. On small drives, you don’t ahve to let it cool down if you were not boosting. If I drive on the highway for 30 mins + I idle it for a good 10 minteus or so.
^^^ what he said.
but it is important the first time you start your car with the turbo installed to turn the key to on, not all the way… dont start the car. that way, the turbo will have oil in it.
this is only on a new turbo, not used and you have to do more than jsut turn it to the ‘ON’ position. You actually need to let the crank turn over quite a few times until the oil pump pumps oil to the turbo through the empty feed line.
Yeah turning to on will prime your fuel. not oil. You’ll have to crank it a good few times before the pressure is built and fed into the turbo.
yea yea details…
hey its the details that distinguish between an ass kicking ride :rockon: and me kicking my self in the ass for blowing up my car :bang:
i need to retract my original statement…after reading the turbo guide…(couldnt put it down) i cant shoot for a psi but rather a hp…i would like to get 180-200 hp…which from what i read should be possible on stock internals and around 7 psi…any suggestion?
Just Do It! 
You should EASILY be able to achieve 200whp with a budget custom setup. I am just starting mine, and it’s looking to total right around $1,000, and that’s including a J&S Safeguard for knock detection. I’m going to be using a 14b, DSM 450’s, walboro 190, custom manifold, flanges, and downpipe, 2 bar MAP sensor, and Uberdata. The only thing in question right now is what I’m using for an intercooler. With a good tune, and around 10psi I’m looking for ~225whp. Although some friends are pushing me to shoot for 250whp and more towards 14psi, but we will see.