a friend of mine has a 50 trim turbo on his sti and has given me the turbo cause he upgraded to something bigger. i was thinking that i could switch the exhaust housing and bolt it up with a new manifold. if anyone has any experiance with something like this please throw a good idea or two out. i know i will probally have to fab a few things but just looking for some helpful sugestions

 

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Cant do that. You will need new manifold, downpipe, 02 housing, water/oil lines, etc. Buying a kit would just be cheaper in the long run and much less hassle

 

sell the 50trim on nasioc and youll have some extra dough

 

i am not worried about the difficulty of the project i just want to know if the exhaust manifold can be changed to make it work. i am stuck in iraq now and want to plan this out before i get back stateside.

 

Maybe. Here's the issue. You will have to have a custom 02 housing made, along with a custom downpipe and you will have to get new water/oil lines. Also, if the turbo isn't ball bearing, I defnitely wouldnt put it on.

 

turbo is a BB. its a nice FP unit. the custom part i am not worried about. a local shop likes the idea of the project and wants to try it out. the custom water and oil lines are no big deal honestly. will add some stainless bling to the whole ordeal. LOL! well from what it sounds like i just have to pick up a new hotside and manifold and start from there. thanks for the help everybody.

 

Ok, good thing its BB and from FP since they make great stuff. GL with it

 

thanks, once i get back from the sandbox ill take lots of pics and post about it as well as numbers and all that jazz