So I was at a small meet tonight, met a guy who seemed to know a lot, he told me for a turbo build on a budget he would go non-vtec LS swap running like 10psi..

Because when he did a b16 swap back in the day where it cost $4000 ten years ago, his buddy boosted his non-vtec d-series and smoked him.

Is a LS Turbo setup decent? Or should I go for something like a GSR?

P.S. where is a good chunk of info to read up on, as I don't know a whole lot about forced induction, components and the whole setup, like a noob's guide to graduating from N/A

Thanks a lot!

 

depends on what you can afford man i turbo gsr is going to be faster if the turbo setup and tuning are the same but not everyone can afford to do it right and do a gsr swap if you have a ls already i say boost that bit and pay good money for some damn good tuning you can get around 300 whp outta stock ls with a nice turbo setup

 

check out the facts section in the top of this thread. That should provide you with all of the info that you will need. Good luck!

 

non-vtec is fine and vtec is fine its personal preference.

 

best bang for the buck is ls-vtec turbo

 

no not really cause you still have to either a head or block PLUS all the turbo stuff.

its easier to just build what you already have and use any left over money for tuning.

 

LOL just use the search function and see for yourself. There are plenty of LS-t's make nice power and running good numbers. Look at the LS turbo thread in this forum also!

 

exactly i was told on here that it is not safe to make over 500 on a stock block b series, yet i make 488whp on stock internals with 122,xxx miles on the rings and bearings. And i also have 2 friends making over 600whp on stock sleeves, one is at 642whp on a ls-vtec. How many ls motors are making over 600whp on stock sleeves? I dought you will find a stock internal ls that makes over 400whp also.