What is the cheapest anyone has ever?

[NISMO4U2NV]

What is the cheapest anyone has ever pieced together a turbo kit for a 95 240sx 5spd? Just curious because I really want one, but I am currently on a budget... sucks. Let me know. Also let me know if anyone knows of any loose parts or turbo kits running around if so I want to buy them... Thanks. Shane

[Exar-Kun]

I dont know, but I'll give you a peice of advice: dont ever skimp out on a turbo. its MUCH better to slowly build the parts you need, and hold onto them, and make a quality turbo setup than throw together something that may blow your engine.

-chet

[Turbo_Nismo_EC]

Well, messing around on Ebay for about 20 minutes, I helped a frined get most of the parts to turbocharge his 2002 Nissan Frontier for 907 bucks. That's for a new rev-hard manifold, a t3 turbo I already had laying around, Vortech 8:1 FMU, starion intercooler, and a turbo-xs BOV. Now the price could have been cheaper since I just used the "buy it now" option(the manifold is what cost the most), but he was like "Dude what are you waiting for?", so I got it. He had a 1000 budget and I met it with shipping. All we gotta do now is make the piping for it and install it. Not too hard since a buddy of mine works at an exhaust shop and can get mandrel bends all day long. he still needs to get a fuel pump, but other than that we pretty much have everything ready to go. He wants to do some work to make it a very clean install(like ceramic coat the manifold and the turbo exhaust housing) but he already has all the parts to make a basic set-up. Now I don't know if it's as good as a "kit" but since it's mostly for show anyways and he hardly drives the thing, we're only gonna set it up to run 5 psi. Hope this helped. If you look and are patient you can probably do it cheaper than us. Plus, we're gonna trailer it straight to a dyno and have it checked before driving it too. So all in all, he may have about 1500 bucks in it all together when it is all said and done.

[TruboostPerformance]

Turbo_Nismo, No kidding I would like to get in contact with your friend I just finished turbo charging my Nissan Frontier, It cost me about 1300 with everything, including as follows, IHI Ballbearing T3, Custom manifold, Silvia injectors, Vortech FMU 12:1, 1G intercooler, 1G BOV, APEXi SAFC, APEXi timer,custom piping,3" exhuast, and a few more things I can't think of right now, but I would suggest new injetors for sure, mine was leaning out w/o them. That is awsome did not know or see any other turboed frontiers out there...

[Exar-Kun]

IHI ball bearing turbo, and you kept the total to 1300 dollars? with all the electronigs? not ****ing likely.APEXi SAFC, APEXi timer, 300 and 250 dollars repectivelyVortech FMU 12:1- dunno, not cheap thoughIHI ball bearing turbo: AT LEAST 500 dollars.

but hey, if you really did all that for 1300 dollars, Im sure more than a few of us would like to know where you got everything so cheap.-chet

[TruboostPerformance]

The IHI ball bearing, used from ebay $205.00APEXi SAFC $320.00APEXi Timer $70.00FMU ebay 100.00Manifold ebay $140.00+ weld, $100.00Silvia injectors $120.00- Unstable hybridsoil lines $15.00 local hydrolic shop for tracktors and stuff.vaccum lines/misc lines $10.00Autometer guages, boost/A/f $80.00custom exhaust $75.00 local muff shop1G BOv/1G SMIC $50.00 local junk yardtotal so far $1285.00, I think I am missing something??anyone notice any parts not there? installation all by me, so no cash there... ok ok you got me, plus $70.00 at local dyno shop, turned out at 5psi at the time, 180whp, now she is at 8psi and not sure but I will be back at the dyno shop this week to get her tuned at 10psi...

[NISMO4U2NV]

I"m trying to get a turbo set up for me 95 ka24de, does anyone have a part list, of everything needed, plus a explination of what the part does? I want to do it right, and if I could get everything but the turbo used that would be strait. Thanks, Shane

[Exar-Kun]

"The IHI ball bearing, used from ebay $205.00"

thats where the real savings were..that was my real question. good job finding the deal man -chet