custom turbo vs turbo kit?

EscortSportage · July 13th, 2008, 05:15 PM

ok im going to do a few lil bolt ons and lots of tricks to my 89 5 OH! but i want to turbo the stock setup and run like 5 to 8 psi ive heard great things about this approach my thing is id rather not spend $5000 on a whole kit right now, id rather go out and my 255lph fuel pump and bigger injectorsm intercooler , BOV etc etc all the little things and make a custom setup (hopefully ill save lots of money) i was thinking cutting the long tube headers and custom fab a y pipe that connects to the turbo and do 3inch piping for exhuast and intercooler and set up everything run a megasquirt 2 standalone fuel management and go get it tuned... what u thing? make like 450Hp

r.barn · July 13th, 2008, 05:43 PM

BBK shorty headers flipped forward
cross over in front of sway-bar
downpipe over pasng header and then down in back,

You can do it with a small welder and metal cut-off saw for
about $1,800 in parts using good parts.
Just tack it all togther and pay someone $100-200 to weld it up good.

One side of my DIY TT set-up using BBK headers.
They work nice for turbo headers for $150

EscortSportage · July 13th, 2008, 07:50 PM

ok but how are both headers connected to the turbo? i want to custom fab both headers together into like a y pipe then the turbo so all of the exhuast flows right into the turbo, itll spool so fast!

r.barn · July 13th, 2008, 08:19 PM

About 500 people doing same thing
The "Builds" Board

e3sean · July 13th, 2008, 08:40 PM

that looks so damn sexy i want to turbo something someday..

91cobra5.0 · July 13th, 2008, 08:42 PM

get rid of the sway bar, it will make room for you and its supposed to help with wieght transfers when launching and it doesnt effect your ride much as long as you got a decent suspension for drving around town

July 13th, 2008, 05:15 PM	#1
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	custom turbo vs turbo kit? ok im going to do a few lil bolt ons and lots of tricks to my 89 5 OH! but i want to turbo the stock setup and run like 5 to 8 psi ive heard great things about this approach my thing is id rather not spend $5000 on a whole kit right now, id rather go out and my 255lph fuel pump and bigger injectorsm intercooler , BOV etc etc all the little things and make a custom setup (hopefully ill save lots of money) i was thinking cutting the long tube headers and custom fab a y pipe that connects to the turbo and do 3inch piping for exhuast and intercooler and set up everything run a megasquirt 2 standalone fuel management and go get it tuned... what u thing? make like 450Hp

July 13th, 2008, 05:43 PM	#2
r.barn Regular 1989 LX Vert - 1993 Notch Fast Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 398 iTrader: 0 reviews	BBK shorty headers flipped forward cross over in front of sway-bar downpipe over pasng header and then down in back, You can do it with a small welder and metal cut-off saw for about $1,800 in parts using good parts. Just tack it all togther and pay someone $100-200 to weld it up good. One side of my DIY TT set-up using BBK headers. They work nice for turbo headers for $150 __________________ The last President elected in anger of previous President was ....... Jimmy Carter God Help Us

July 13th, 2008, 08:19 PM	#4
r.barn Regular 1989 LX Vert - 1993 Notch Fast Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 398 iTrader: 0 reviews	About 500 people doing same thing The "Builds" Board __________________ The last President elected in anger of previous President was ....... Jimmy Carter God Help Us

July 13th, 2008, 08:40 PM	#5
e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,609 iTrader: 0 reviews	that looks so damn sexy i want to turbo something someday.. __________________

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July 13th, 2008, 07:50 PM	#3
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok but how are both headers connected to the turbo? i want to custom fab both headers together into like a y pipe then the turbo so all of the exhuast flows right into the turbo, itll spool so fast!

July 13th, 2008, 08:42 PM	#6
91cobra5.0 Hardcore Enthusiast 98 Cobra Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 2,057 iTrader: 0 reviews	get rid of the sway bar, it will make room for you and its supposed to help with wieght transfers when launching and it doesnt effect your ride much as long as you got a decent suspension for drving around town

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