Hey all,

I am considering selling my ITR. Should I sell with the turbo or remove it. The reason I ask is because it probably will not add much to the selling price all things considered and I could sell the stuff on ebay and probably make more money. What is a clean, garage kept, 2000 ITR with 104,000 miles worth anyway?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

Sell me ur turbo kit for da supa lo Honda-Tech friend price.!

But seriously..Selling a turbo car might discourage some buyers from looking at it becasue they might think its some ragged out POS. But, having ALL servies records on hand would probably help the situation alot cause if someone knows the oil was changed and all service was done when needed it almost proves it has been taken care of.. Besides the fact they dont know how u drove it. But some rich 16yo kid who knows nothing about cars would probably love to buy ur turbod R.But if you do decide to sell it w/o the turbo, make sure potential buyers know it was turbod at one point!....Oh and if you take it off, what're u gonna do about the oil return to the oilpan?


Modified by RedEj8 at 6:21 PM 8/27/2006


Modified by RedEj8 at 6:22 PM 8/27/2006

 

Well do you think you will use the kit in the future? Personally I wouldn't bother removing it.

 

Best to get rid of the Turbo.
At this mileage, people will think they are buying a time bomb.

 

[QUOTE=machgo5go]Best to get rid of the Turbo.
At this mileage, people will think they are buying a time bomb.[/QUOTE

If that's the case, hopefully he discloses that it was turbo charged to potential buyers.

 

if the engine is still stock, might as well sell without the turbo.

 

well you just wasted your chances of selling it on h-t!

definitely take the kit off. no question.

 

As far as the oil return fitting in the pan, I used an AN bulkhead fitting and could put an AN cap on it and it would be fine.

I would not sell it to anyone without disclosing that it has been turbocharged. That would be dishonest in my opinion. I have been working on aircraft for over 15 years and working on turbine engines is nothing too exciting for me. Modifications like this are not difficult to accomplish if they are done right....

The reason I am concerned is twofold: first, turbo cars are not for the average person. When you hear funny noises, you inspect before you go into boost again. This car would run for another 100,00 miles for the right driver who is cognizant of what he or she is driving. For the typical load it up to 6000 rpm and dump the clutch driver, it may not go for 100 miles and that concerns me as I have seen several kids around the area do exactly that...

Second, this car is tuned obd1 with uberdata and to get it inspected in this area it requires putting in the stock obd2 ecu and injectors and driving it for two days or so without boost until the ecu reads "ready" then you get a sticker and put the obd1 stuff back in and you are good for a year.

My thought is that I could put it back to normal and tell the potential buyer that it has had a turbo and the car ran great with it and is built for it with forged pistons etc...but if they want it put on then they could take it to a shop and have it all put back on and if it blows up then I have a clear conscience about the whole arrangement. If I put back to stock then it will run fine and pass inspection as it sits with no caveat's....

 

sell it with the kit. your gonna get lowballed if it has no turbo, with a boosted on motor.