thehatchninja

I've just got my GSR motor in my hatch, and i'm researching which direction i will go into. All motor or turbo, i've pretty much decided to go turbo, but i'd like to know what i will need to do to my motor to reliably run 7-8 psi. I will also be on a tight budget since i'm a college student, so i'd be piecing together a kit. How much should i expect to spend? I really just want something fun to drive that i could autox and dragrace on the weekends...this is my daily driver, so it would also have to be reliable. I'm thinking of doing a nice junkyard kit. (not all junkyard stuff, but no bling-bling bov's or anything like that)

Basically, could i keep my motor internally stock and not run into problems?
and, what turbo/fuel management should i use?

kommon_sense

search is your friend and pick up a copy of Maximum Boost by Corky Bell. Great bathroom reading. You will never wanna get off the thrown.

thehatchninja

would a b16 head be worth getting, since it would lower the compression, and since it supposedly flows better? OR should i just get a thicker gasket?

BoostedGSRBubble

I spent 9 months spending $$$ on semi worthless NA parts. I have a jdm b18c, now breathing 6.5lbs, amking 240 and running 12's. I spent ablout 5k on my entire (fuel, exhaust, gauges, tuning, everything) turbo setup and i could have saved about 1k if i would have then what i know now. Search every part on this board before you buy.

thehatchninja

wow....4k is up there....i plan on spending about 1.5k on a nice semi-junkyard setup with afc hack i've been reading a lot here and on homemadeturbo.com, and i'm pretty sure i can do it.

Burke

just buy a t3/t4 and afc hack it. thats about 7-800 right there, that leave 6-700 for piping, manifold, etc. tinker219 sells nice mani's for about 250 on here.
check the classifieds on here, they are awsome. used isnt always bad. used gauges and **** will only run about 100.
but 1500 really isnt a lot, plan to expect closer to 2k for everything.
hope this helps
later
Burke

thehatchninja

i was planning on a t3 off of a turbo t-bird...i figure it's big enought since it's coming off of a 2.3L motor....i can proble pick one up for 150

thehatchninja

actually now i'm thinking t3/t4

fredtoast

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kommon_sense &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">search is your friend and pick up a copy of Maximum Boost by Corky Bell. Great bathroom reading. You will never wanna get off the thrown.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This will save you tons of money in the long run. I see from your posts that you are already changing your mind. Research and decide what you want BEFORE YOU SPEND ANY MONEY.