[adamo41188]

i found some turbos for my car for about 5-6 g's so im thinking about just buying a single turbo and doing eveyrhting else my self like pipeing and intercooler...but how much work and $$ are we talking here? is it worth me doing it or better just buying a kit?

[thewayshemoves]

not entirely sure about a mustang, but I know on other cars its cheaper, and if you do it right, it can be alot cheaper than buying everything. I could be wrong, but I'd say if you can do it right, make it look good, work good, and save money, why not?

[acmillr]

I've been researching this exact thing myself. From what I have learned so far, I believe that a remote mounted turbo can be built from parts and pieces. The main hold up for most people is the fabrication of all of the piping. However, this happens to be my least concern, due to my profession. I've even been toying with the idea of placing the air intake in a seal container, fed through an air scoop, in the trunk.
To sum it up, look around, contact some manufacturers, and make a realistic determination of what your skills will allow you to undertake.

BTW: if you build a remote mount setup, you can do without the intercooler....

[MSTGGT00]

Ahhh. Get a procharger. I love driving procharged cars.

[SWEET2KSTANG]

you really wont save all that much on fabing your own kit, unless you have all stuff right in front of you. you have to look at the cost of head unit, piping, intercooler, turbo headers, BOV, wastegate, hours of tuning, boost controller, connectors & clamps, welding, etc. the list is pretty long and if you go through with it thats cool. just be sure that it is worth it to you and that you do all the homework that is required. i agree with the procharger, that is what i am trying to save up for right now. look at all the pros and cons of turbo kits and a peice together set up. it is a lot of work to do it all and to do it right.

[WAVEBYE]

agreed.

just get the kit and have someone dyno tune it and you should be set.but on a stock motor keep the boost around 8psi.

[acmillr]

You don't have to have the intercooler or the turbo headers to install a remote mount system. Also, as I said before, you have to have some fabrication skills to build all of the piping. However, you can save a boat load of money building your own system.

[White99stang]

i you have all the tools to fabricate your own piping and the skills of course it will save you money cause thats what you are paying for when you buy a kit, someone elses time in frabricating. But if you are not confident if your welding, mig and tig, pipe bending, how a turbo works and needs to work on the setup you are building, then i wouldn't recommend doing it. I was tempted to get started on my own cause my brother screemin302 is a welding fool but i don't have all the equipment to bend pipes or the lift to put the car on so i can easily keep measuring pipes for the k-member. But what you can do is by the headers and some of the piping from pro-turbo kits and fab the rest up with your own turbo,

[twinturbo]

Once you add the TRUE cost, you will find that buying a well made kit is cheaper in the long run.

[matrixpuba]

Originally Posted by twinturbo Once you add the TRUE cost, you will find that buying a well made kit is cheaper in the long run.

[MSTGGT00]

Originally Posted by twinturbo Once you add the TRUE cost, you will find that buying a well made kit is cheaper in the long run.

Yes. Exactly. Kinda like how it's cheaper to buy a premade cake for 14 dollars than it is to make your own, same size cake for 2.99,

I see where your coming from.

[Drgnracin72]

i wouodnt doubt what hes saying. yll dont know much about the guy but i know him and hes been tuning and building cars for over 15 years. serioulsy is probably one of the best tuners in the country. if ya wanna know a few things about the guy go and check out www.swtuning.com he put my motor together and does all of my tuning for me

[Twist 2 Go]

87 vert did an article or post on here a year or so ago about his homebrewed twin turbo on a 5.0 car. try a search for that article

[twinturbo]

We're not talking about the hobo systems that I see having problems all the time. Everyone is an expert on the net, but we never see their pipe dreams actually happen, when we ask for results.

[Twist 2 Go]

Originally Posted by twinturbo We're not talking about the hobo systems that I see having problems all the time. Everyone is an expert on the net, but we never see their pipe dreams actually happen, when we ask for results.

then buy the f'ing kit and be done with it. I do believe that's EXACTLY what he was talking about by building his own kit

[Slicey]

go to http://www.ststurbo.com they got some good ideas. i like their set up. you dont have to drill a hole in the oil pan or get a intercooler.

[Drgnracin72]

sts has good ideas but ther QC is crap and they way over charge

[CobraStang161]

Originally Posted by drgnracin72 sts has good ideas but ther QC is crap and they way over charge

I dont like the fact that they put the turbo under the car. I mean why spend almost $3000 on a setup, and then have the possibility of going over a speed bump or something like it and having it get ripped off? Id rather spend the $4,000 and have it on my engine than $3,000 with possible damages down the future.

[Twist 2 Go]

[quote="CobraStang161"]

Originally Posted by drgnracin72 and then have the possibility of going over a speed bump or something like it and having it get ripped off? Id rather spend the $4,000 and have it on my engine than $3,000 with possible damages down the future.

it's not that as much as it is the cold water puddle splashes on a hot turbo housing. there have been a lot of issues w/ turbo housings cracking from this.

[MSTGGT00]

Just buy the damn kit if you want your little pipe fantasy. Because, if your discussing it on here, you obviously don't know enough to build it all yourself,

Most of us probably don't either, I know I don't.

I perfer S/C's for that reason. Turbo is a shallow term to many stangers.

Not to say there aren't some, who know plenty.