Alright. Well, while browsing my local junkyard, I was searching for a donor 93-95 Del Sol with a good condition OEM front bumper i could repaint and replace the cracked one on my car (I had an accident on wet pavement, the worst of the damage was a large crack in the front bumper. No other damage.) But I noticed how many junked Toyota Supra's armed with the factory turbos. I couldn't tell if they were completely computer controlled or mechanical, but I was reading Import Tuner, and they had a project WRX I believe that they used a mechanical turbo for boost. Looking for a little extra power down in the lower RPM range (it's a daily driver), forced induction seemed like a good option.

Now to my main question:

Is it possible to integrate a completely mechanical turbocharger from say, a junked Toyota Supra (assuming I rebuild the turbo and clean it up), and make it SAFELY (no leaning out or engine overheating) work for a D16Z6 engine? Like I said, I'm not looking for massive power gains, just a little more power down low. If this is not possible, I'd rather just drop the idea period and deal with the lack of bottom end, because I'm a full-time student with only parents as financial income and would rather NOT pay thousands of dollars for a turbo kit.

 

mechanical turbo??? aren't all turbos mechanically driven, even if you pick it up you'll need the turbo mani, piping, and some form of fuel management. i

 

Even if you build a cheap-o kit, it will most likely cost you a grand or more after all the other parts you'll inevitibly need in addition to tuning...if you want to do it right. Its possible to throw together a very bare bones turbo kit with an FMU for $500, but i wouldn't recommend it.