can i just purchase a turbocharger or do i need to buy a whole turbo kit?

 

Are you serious??

 

yes. im new to this kind of stuff. hence the avatar that says noob on it.

 

you could piece together a kit. i dont see why you couldn't buy everything separate. In fact some of the better performing turbo'ed cars out there have all different components. build it yourself! thats the way i'd get it done.

 

Im confident that he meant just bolt the turbo on which is a bad idea unless you have everything else needed, infact it wont work. so either buy the kit, or piece together your own, but in either repspect i recomend you do alot of research and dont buy an "ebay special"

 

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LOL there's a few more parts to it than just the turbo.

manifold
cold piping
hot piping
ECU upgrade
injectors
BOV
wastegate
oil lines
etc. etc.

here's a link to get you started with some base knowledge...
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm

 

if you buy just the turbo, what are you gonna bolt it on it?