i currently have a b16 motor 84mm JE 8.3:1 pistons, eagle rods, acl bearings, and all machine work done including darton sleeves. head is stock on the car. i have a ebay turbo kit and have had it for almost a year now but cant use my ac with it and i need to get my car re-tuned with bigger inectors soon and was going to change my manifold and turbo along with it so i wnt have to chagne turbo in the future to a better one.(though the one i have now never gave me problems as strange as that sounds). i want to put my ac back in and need suggestions on wat turbo and manifold to go with so basically here are my questions:

1- what turbo should i go with that is not big in size and gives me clearance for my ac equip.? (looking for around 350-450HP atLEAST on high boost)

2- what numbers of HP will i see in difference compared to the spoolin performance log manifold and the ramhorn manifold?

if im missing anything or left sumthing out let me knw and ill edit. thanks

 

T3/T04e is a good turbo for the power you're looking to make, and also affordable.

Jeff Evans has proven huge gains on his mild turbo setup by dyno'ing a spoolin log compared to a equal length ram horn style.. It was about 40 hp difference but don't quote me on that.

 

You really didn't need sleeves to hold the power you're talking about, but never a bad thing to have

 

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which exact turbo tho? do u have a link where i can order one from.. aforadble is good!

yah i didnt need sleeves but i didnt wanna regret it later so i got it sleeved and dnt plan to get rid of this motor. so maybe oneday it will be a track monster and the sleeves will be a good thing to have than.

 

http://spoolinperformance.com has t04e for around 500

http://cheapturbo.stores.yahoo.net has bigger turbos for decent prices

also there's a guy on these forums that sells precision turbos for cheap, dturbocivic or something like that

 

r u sure thas the turbo i shuld get? also will it be compatible for the ac in my car?

 

the type of turbo all depends on how deep your pockets are and what you're looking for.. a T3/T04e is what i'm going to run and you're running the same setup as I am. B16 w/ rods, pistons, headwork, etc. ~350hp

as far as ac compatibility goes, maybe you should research a little more.. the manifold and downpipe are deciding factors of a/c clearance.

 

yah but i dnt want to max out at 350hp... i want something that goes near the ballpark of 400 atleast, something reliable and fast spool up of course. at what psi wuld that turbo make around 400hp? remember its 8.3:1 comp. pistons so its kinda low. im able to spend around 1K giv or take 200.... also i hear sum turbos are too big even if ur manifold is capable that it wnt let u keep ac becuz the turbo comes back out to much.

 

does anyone have any other suggestions for me? i wanna get alot of feedback b4 i make a decision about it. want to buy a turbo that will last me a while, spool nice, and make good numbers. also as a dd. any input wuld be much appreciated, thanks

 

t3 t4 57 trim 63 ar is what im going with when i get ready to turbo my sohc y8

and yes ill be keepin my ac