diy turbo kit

[heartofaskyline]

ya so i want to peice together a turbo kit for my ka. i want to do it cheap as possible. i think im gonna buy a turbo manifold from ssautocrome for 250 bucks. but what motors (besides the sr) have a t25/28 turbo flange. ill prob pull an intercooler out of a old volvo and piece the piping together with what we have laying around shop. do 300zx injectors fit in a ka. and its ok...im prepared to get flamed, i just want to experiment and see the cheapest way possible. im not that worried if i blow up my engine in the process...i need a new one anyways

[CBCUSTOMS]

Ok well, I guess you could do it that way but turbo kits have gotten alot cheaper now-a-days. Why dont you see if anyone is selling a used kit in the classifieds? After you do fabrication, Tuning and Installation. Your cheap turbo kit just became expensive.

[heartofaskyline]

ya i want to do this as more of a learning experience than anything else. i have enough money to go out and buy a turbo kit. thats not the problem. i work in a full service auto and body shop so the fabricating is no biggie. i just need to figure out what cars i can pull stuff off of...

[DeXteR]

yes! a frankenstiened nissan 240 turbo kit!!!

i love seeing people do "junkyard" build-ups - scavanging oem parts from other vehicles to improve the performance. good luck. use as few custom parts as possible. and let keep us updated

[hannibal]

I'd go for a T3 manifold and find a T3 from a Z31. Its easier to find, can give you more power, and its cheaper (my pull-a-part sells them for $50). Also take a look in the 'start here' sticky in the KA-T forum. Theres a link to a list of OEM intercoolers.

VG injectors fit (you want the 95-96 version). Grab a BOV from a 1st gen Eclipse/Talon.

[maroon240]

If this goes well enought for you I might try it my self.

[patrick10]

the only thing about a t3 manni/turbo is that nothing bolts up, ic piping and downpipe has to be custom, and custom costs money. with a t2 manni, a sr downpipe bolts up and only the cold pipe has to be fabbed.

[DeXteR]

Grab a BOV from a 1st gen Eclipse/Talon.

if i were to do something like this, i would try to stick with all nissan parts... but you can't go wrong with a 1g dsm bov! they're super reliable. when modified (the bov), they can hold well over 20#s of boost.

[heartofaskyline]

ya i found a header for 200 bucks on jgycustoms, ive heard good things about there stuff. but the only problem is its a t2 flange... can i getto rig it to use a t3 turbo.... ya im gonna become best friends with the guys at pull-a-part

[nissanman04]

if i were to do something like this, i would try to stick with all nissan parts... but you can't go wrong with a 1g dsm bov! they're super reliable. when modified (the bov), they can hold well over 20#s of boost.

i know the 1g dsm bov came stock on the rb20, so it's sort of a nissan part lol.

[heartofaskyline]

if i were to do something like this, i would try to stick with all nissan parts... but you can't go wrong with a 1g dsm bov! they're super reliable. when modified (the bov), they can hold well over 20#s of boost.

ya i plan on doing all this on stock internals:) so only 6-8 pounds of boost

[Craving4Boost]

if you're going with a very cheap set up, why are you using upgraded injectors? you can keep the stock ones and use a FMU/RRFPR. (Fuel Management Unit/ Rising Rate Fuel Pressure Regulator).

[WDRacing]

if you're going with a very cheap set up, why are you using upgraded injectors? you can keep the stock ones and use a FMU/RRFPR. (Fuel Management Unit/ Rising Rate Fuel Pressure Regulator).

Agreed, alot of people don't give them enough credit. Cheap and they work very well, I even have one lying around. I was going to use it while I was waiting for parts to come in...I have no patience at all.

WD

[Craving4Boost]

yeah, my first purchase of SR 370cc's were all jacked up and gave me many headaches. I should've just bought an FMU and use my stock injectors that has been working well for a long time.

heartofaskyline - I reccomend going with a 7:1 or 8:1 disc FMU if you do go that route. you're going to have to do some researching if you're not familiar with what that is.

[heartofaskyline]

if you're going with a very cheap set up, why are you using upgraded injectors? you can keep the stock ones and use a FMU/RRFPR. (Fuel Management Unit/ Rising Rate Fuel Pressure Regulator).

i wanna make this buildup as cheap as possibe. basically the only thing i want to buy is the turbo manifold. i want everything to come from the junkyard. you know, just to see what happens. i figure bigger injectors will be easy to come across.

[Craving4Boost]

yes bigger injectors are easy to come across however you still need something to tune it with. The cheapest way to tune would be a piggyback and a used SAFC is probably around 150$. A FMU goes for about 100$ and you don't have to tune it. BUT, I HIGHHLY reccomend upgrading your fuel pump if you're going with the FMU.

If you know what you're doing, a ka-t set up can be very cheap. Stock exhaust is terrible also, I would highly oppose going that route. At least go with a QTP electric cut out or a cheap straight pipe exhaust.

[WDRacing]

Ok, here me out, bigger injectors need a controller of some type. The cheapest being a SAFC. The you'll need either a dyno tune or a wideband. So that plus the injectors is $300 on the way cheap side of things. Or $100 for the FMU and you're done.

Check for used turbo or remanfactured turbo's through websites, not just ebay. Ebay sells alot of really bad turbo's for cheap. I don't want to see you get burned.

The hardest part is using a T25 flanged turbo, they just suck ***. You'd be so much better with a T3 sized turbo.

WD

[heartofaskyline]

i think im buying a header from jgycustoms. its a t2 but owell. anyone know what uses a t2 turbo...and im not sourceing any of my parts off ebay. **** shipping i just wana build a 240 that anyone in their hometown can go to a junkyard and find the parts. basically i want parts you find laying around all over the place. yes i do plan on using a strait pipe exhaust. we have a pipe bender at the shop i work at so ill just bend some **** to work. my budget is about 400-500 bucks ya we'll see what happens