So how much should I look to spend to get a turbo installed?

 

anywhere from $500-$800. depending on the shop. i paid $500 for my install.

 

$0. DIY

 

Install it yourself, having someone else do it is asking for trouble

 

actually... doing it yourself with no knowledge of HOW to install it is asking for trouble. take it to a shop who knows what they are doing. or have someone who has done it before do it.

however, its always good to learn by doin it yourself.


[Modified by dlplayboy, 2:55 PM 4/14/2002]

 

helms, good lighting, and tools is all ya need.

diy is great for knowledge but can be a pain when u need to buy parts to make things fit. Especially when you dont have a ride and the store is miles away. Then your bicycle becomes your best friend.

 

"Especially when you dont have a ride and the store is miles away. Then your bicycle becomes your best friend."

hahaha.

ask someone on this board to help u out man.....lots of good ppl here.
my shop charges $500 CDN for the greddy kit.

Does it tell u how to install a turbo in the Maximum Boost book?

 

There is some loser on ebay selling instructions on how to make a custom turbo. He is a real loser for charging people. I have added it to the link below. I didn't buy it but got it from some one that did

http://www.geocities.com/sm0kindave/index.htm

 

Here it the web link for it. Make sure you don't pay for this it should be FREE. Its knowledge for peteshake!

http://www.geocities.com/sm0kindave/turbo.html

 

DIY!!!!!! I had no knowledge except for honda-tech to assist me. Thats what we are here for. Plus, if something goes wrong, you can fix it yourself, not to mention how much you learn about your car. Just takes patience. If your concerned about ******* up or something like that, it is really hard to **** up the install. I mean u gotta realllllllllllly **** up to **** up. Everything is so straight foward. I would go for it if I were you

 

Its not knowing how to do it. I think its a matter of time, tools and gettting help from a others while doing it. Plus its a pain in the *** when one screw won't budge

 

yes do it yourself. you will learn a lot. i did my first install without any knowledge and got a lot of hep from scott coughwell of overboost.com. now i have built my own custom turbo set up and doing my own tuning.

 

I am:

getting my motor built by the shop
installing turbo in my garage
towing car to the shop (less than 1 mile away)
shop dyno tunes hondata
i boost away

 

i will be doing the same soon hopefully

 

The hardest part is probably getting all the stock **** off. Like the damn header! GRRRR!

 

lol Forutnately the only stuff I have had to do so far has been on newer( less than 2 yrs) cars. I can't wait fo rhte "fun" on trying to remove stuff from my CRX. Rusted bolts are going to 0wn me.

 

LOL, I replaced my headers recenly so the bolts should not be to bad. How about making space for the turbo. Is that hard?

 

i sprayed all the bolts down a couple hours ahead with some penetration oil. that was on my 11 year old crx prior to motor swap.

 

Good Call. Anyone have pictures of there self installing of Turbo

 

$500-$800 is so much money once you have done a turbo install yourself. Everyone should know how to install and un-install their turbo for smog. Besides what if you want to build your engine or you damage your engine in some way you will have to pay for another install on top of everything else.

 

I want to install mine myself to save some money.....but I still need the oil lines and a downpipe Fab'd. Will any downpipe made for another B-Series turbo kit work as long as it will connect to the correct side of my turbo do? I want a 3".

-Trung

 

HAHA He said Smog. Yeah only people in Cali have to worry about that. God Bless Smog Free States

 

All of the above, self-installed my yours truly!

 

Hey GSR1998white, do/did you go to duke or something? I'm just asking b/c of your screen name.

 

Killer Turbo man