im boosting my ls and im fully rebuilding the whole thing and i was wondering if i could run 7 pounds on stock internals or should i get aftermarket preformance parts?

 

7 psi doesn't mean squat if you don't take into consideration the size of the turbo. how much hp are you looking to make?if its 275 or less then stock parts would be fine. if its greater than 275 then think about upgradings rods,pistons, etc and use arp hardware.

 

i had a friend who had stock internals and the only thing he did was switch to acl bearings and had the crank rebalanced. but then again i think he was running about 7 or 9 psi. and he ran it like that for about 6 months to about a year before problems(minor) started to become obvious

 

I've seen stock LS motors make 300whp and be reliable for years. It's ALL in the tuning.

 

ok cool im not sure what turbo im getting yet i was just trying to get a idea....and on the arp parts where could i get them and are they pretty expensive?? and im only trying for like maybe 250 275..

 

heres an idea of how much they cost me: i got my pr3 b16 pistons on ls rods with arp rod bolts for 35 bucks and they only had like 2k miles on them. the gsr head bolts only cost my 65 and they were only used for mock up purposes.

 

ok cool thats pretty cheap but where can i get them at? and i need ideas on turbo setups any help would be much appriciated

 

do you want just something simple??

 

forget that cuz 7 pounds of boosting is a waste of money when u can spend a lil more money on low end part and run 15-20 pounds of boost

 

yeah i just want something simple...................and i feel like wasting my money on 7 pounds of boost i dont want nothing outragust

 

outrageous...lol

id try to find a log style manifold, or if you want to spend the money, have a decent one made. my friends over at secret services charge me for something simple starting out at like 350-400 for a custom made one. but thats also supposed to not crack neither. after that, id look for a garret turbo or if you want something that spools fast, id ask a few of the turbo heads over in the forced induction area. as far as injectors go, if you want, you could run the h22 a4 injectors (i think they have they same clips) and get the bov, w/g and the i/c of your choice.

 

ok cool i have a turbo header i got for christmas but i think its ebay

 

and where could i get arp parts?????

 

Those turbo manis from ebay (tubular) are prone to cracking so just make sure you are aware of this. If you have the cast one, don't worry they seem to hold well.

www.summitracing.com has ARP parts, as well as a slew of other places online.