Ok, so ive read the stickies here, and decided that i want to use a turbo on my 2003 lancer ES. Whats a good turbo to use guys. Keep in mind that i want one that i can just basically plug and play in my lancer. what turbo will give me the highest hp gain without me having to put forged internals in my car? also whats a good intake and exaust for the same reason? Thanks for the help guys

 

i dont know if there is a turbo you can just plug and play there is a lot that goes in to it that you need to have if you keep the psi under 10 you can usually get away with out doing the internals im putting a gt3076r in if you use the older evo turbos its pretty easy to get it in there they make a lot of parts for those on roadrace and speedcorps if you look around enough you can find a good price on stuff ive got just about everything i need for around 2,000

 

i guess the one road race sells fits in fairly easy but for the kit its 4,000 dont know if you want to spend that much

 

16g's are a dime a dozen...you can get them used in good shape from $100-$400

i think you still need to do some research, you're still asking basic uneducated questions...it doesn't matter which turbo you use, the amount of boost you run depends not on the turbo, but on the wastegate, the size of the turbo decides how much air you can move (not pressure, but volume) at a given RPM, as well as how quickly it will spool ...and the amount of HP gains you get will depend on how much boost you run...and there is more to boost than just PSI, the amount of air your motor can move greatly affects performance...example, depending on your setup, it is possible to make more power on less boost using the same engine and turbo, depending on how the motor breathes, this has to do with pressure differential between intake and exhaust manifolds, etc. as well as exhaust, intercooler design, length of charge pipe...you really need to learn the basic of turbocharging...