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How hard is it to piece together a turbo kit?

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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 08:47 PM
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Default How hard is it to piece together a turbo kit?

How hard is it to piece together a kit and find the parts? Is it alot more expensive than buying one?
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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depends a lot on how much you know and where you're looking, and what you're looking for.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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to piece one, you must know how to weld. If you cant, it gets expensive, welding tends to be $90/hr or more, especially when you have to fab things as you go.
The more you know, and the more you can DIY, the easier custom piecing is, BUT, when you get it right, its easier to deal with than a kit cuz everything actually fits.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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Default Re: How hard is it to piece together a turbo kit? (mike03civic)

like boiler said, your probably best with a kit. dezod.com is good
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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http://www.homemadeturbo.com its as simple as understanding what parts you need for the job and paying 6-700 overall depending on how baller you go on parts. Many people on that forum have done turbo kits for 4-800 dollars and have held up under daily abuse for years.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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are you you 6-700 dollars in parts? that seems really cheap compared to kits. do you have to make the piping or can you buy it?
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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You're not gonna HMT this car for 600 bucks. An EF with OBD-nonexistant... maybe. But this thing fights back hardcore. It needs some electronics, there's no junkyard manifold option cuz of the bolt pattern, and, at least IMO, its too new to start garbage boosting it, if you even can.
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boilermaker1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You're not gonna HMT this car for 600 bucks. An EF with OBD-nonexistant... maybe. But this thing fights back hardcore. It needs some electronics, there's no junkyard manifold option cuz of the bolt pattern, and, at least IMO, its too new to start garbage boosting it, if you even can.</TD></TR></TABLE>

/agreed
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Old Jul 23, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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thats what i figured. im just going to have to go with a kit. i just dont like my brand options. thanks for the help.
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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Check out dezod motor sports. They make a nice kit for our cars. I have one on my car.
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