Ultimate Turbo Kit build under 3k

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Mar 17, 2008 | 07:18 PM

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JC evo1

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Originally Posted by EvoTech

And for some people learning to fabricate and the sense of accomplishment with building it youself is more important than time and money

that sounded like you quoted it from fast and furious

Mar 17, 2008 | 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JC evo1

that sounded like you quoted it from fast and furious

Actually, it was beatin into my head for so many years that I had to believe it to be true. MY father is motorhead and gives me plenty of digs for my Evo. I can't wait till he finishes his slowvelle project and I get to hand his old broken down *** at the track.

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Mar 17, 2008 | 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve@TopLevelAuto

you still need:

oil feed
oil return
water lines extended
wastegate
dump tube
downpipe (i doubt this manifold puts the turbo in the SAME spot the Hafe manifold did so the Hafe o2 housing is gonna be a little off from whatever downpipe you have)
intake pipe (the turbo has a 4" inlet)
slimline fan
lower pipe (the garret style one is diff from whatever stock style one you have)

those parts alone are going to put you around 400-500

few other things too:

you bought a T4 manifold and you said the turbo is T3/T4???
you need to block the recirc port on the hafe o2 housing

the fabrication to make what I just said above is going to be at least 400 as well.

i dont want to sound like a **** but in your effort to save money this install is going to be a nightmare and your gonna see why people just buy kits. Your also going eventually spend more then you would have if you just bought the buschur cast kit, or ETS budget kit. IDK about you, but Time=money to me so if I have to spent 20 hours on something instead of 3-4, then that costed me much more $$$

i don't think you saw the revised list with the 35r t3

I also think the reason that most people take soon long and get such a big headache with it is because they don't research, i have been planning this out for about a month, i'm not buying tomorrow, i've searched turbos, looked at different kits, the only thing that bothers me is the oil and water lines right now, but i am going to talk that out with a local shop if i do go this route.

Mar 17, 2008 | 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ny-quiL

https://secure.buschurracing.com/cat...e614ae347a829e

why mess around trying to put some headache of a kit together when you can get that one ?

because i will have a bigger turbo, cams, springs retainers, injectores and head studs for the same price.

If i already had that stuff i would buy a kit. but if you take that stuff out i'm only spending around $2000 for a bigger turbo.

I think the reason turbo kits cost as much as they do is because of the research. If it cost me 2K for the same parts that they are getting, it will only cost them $1,500 or less because some are made in house. You are paying for the research and a guarantee that it will work. Ask how many people on this forum still have a warrenty on their car, they don't because they don't need the guarantee. If the dealer would have told me that for 5k less we will cut your warrenty time in half, i would have took it. and so would most of you(i say 99%

) . So thats what i'm doing now, taking away a guarantee to save money