Cheaper to piece together a turbo?
04-20-2002, 08:22 AM
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Cheaper to piece together a turbo?
Will i come out on top if i piece a turbo together? I want some decent/good parts. Not a chrome plated SS manifold or a T66 type setup. Just something decent to run the streets and lay down respectable numbers at the track and dyno.
04-20-2002, 08:32 AM
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Re: Cheaper to piece together a turbo? (speedymon)
its very time consuming. it will take a long time to get everything. you probly will come in near the same price of a kit but get exactly what you want.
04-20-2002, 08:46 AM
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Re: Cheaper to piece together a turbo? (falconGSR)
It is highly dependant on the individual components that you select. My custom setup cost me way more than a kit but part of the reason is I went with a Hondata Stage2B and had to spend the extra $400 because I needed a OBD1 P28 ECU and the harness adapter. My total cost was $5000 for everything. BTW, I installed everything myself. 
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Re: Cheaper to piece together a turbo? (speedymon)
Well I see it two ways. Number one you can piece together a cheap *** turbo kit at your locak junkyard for probally $1000 http://www.homemadeturbo.com I think thats the url. Numer two is to piece together your own kit buy waiting on group buys and checking http://www.thepartstrader.com for good deals. With number two quality will be the same or better then a turbo kit such as maybe a drag. Piecing a kit together usually takes more time plus you usually need to have a rather well based knowledge on how the turbo works and what parts are needed. Good luck mang 
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Re: Cheaper to piece together a turbo? (TurboSohc)
My custom set-up ended up costing a lot more than a kit too and I was without my car for a while while I waited on parts. Custom is fun but like other people said you have to know what you are doing. If there had been a good kit available for preludes (like the drag gen 3 or revhard for integras) when I was shopping a couple months ago, I probably would have gone with that. But now, my custom set-up is installed and I think I learned a lot more than I would have by just buying a whole kit. You just have to figure out what is best for you.
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Re: Cheaper to piece together a turbo? (97CivicFerio)
It never fails... alway gotta have some weed comments on a poll.. LOL
Wil
comin out with a new turbo kit in the next 2 months.
watch the site in a few weeks to get the details.
These are turbo kits for "12 second" daily setups.
bigger turbo, etc.
Wil
comin out with a new turbo kit in the next 2 months.
watch the site in a few weeks to get the details.
These are turbo kits for "12 second" daily setups.
bigger turbo, etc.
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