I am seriously considering slaping on a turbo kit. I have close to 100K miles on my car. Is it too late to put one on?
How many miles do you guys have on yours?
many people have done it before. Before you do turbo your car, do a compression test, a leak down test and make sure you take care of any issues that you have. As long as you run a proper system and get the JWT to properly manange your Air/Fuels, it should be safe.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by hendrix
I can't wait until Hurrican Jamal sweeps up the east coast and steals the wheels and stero out of your car
Ordered the hotshot kit, brakes, clutch, rims, flywheel, exhaust at 103k (compression test was good). As soon as I got the parts my engine starts making a clanking at idle. My front seal went and lost oil pressure for the timing chain tensioner. The slack in the chain stripped a couple teeth off my intake cam sprocket which caused the clanking. So rather than deal with my old engine I swaped in a 30k 98 GA16. Replaced front and rear main seals, new PCV, fuel filter, plugs, cap & rotor, flyweel, clutch, redline oil in the tranny, brakes. Runs great. I have now collected all the parts to install my kit... just need to find the time.
First thing, do a compression test. My advice to you is to then do a little tune up before you even start buying parts. Replace these items if unless they still relatively new:
PCV
fuel filter
cap & rotor
plugs
synthetic oil in the engine
Check timing chain tensioner!! :P Now she'll be purring like a kitten. Next install these items:
JWT turbo clutch
replace the front & rear main seals this time
redline oil in the tranny
lightweight flywheel (optional)
Brake upgrade (at least AD22VF's)
rear brake job
SS lines (optional)
You dont have to buy everyting at once... take your time and do it right. Your 100k motor will be fine is its been taken care of and give it a good tune up before you turbo it.
__________________ Silver '96 200SX SE: fresh '98 GA16, I/H/E, JWT Turbo Clutch & Flywheel, Motor Mounts, Prokits & GR-2s, 11" FastBrakes, 18" OZ Cronos Parts sitting in the closet: Hotshot GT28RS turbo kit, 3" SS Exhaust, JWT ECU, S14 MAF .... I'm hungry can I bum a couple $?
thanks alot guys...man only if someone can give me a turbo kit for free..=)
I think you missed the point of my post. Let me rephrase your current statement and your next few.
"Man only if someone can give me a compression test for free."
then
"Man only if someone can give me a tune up for free."
then
"Man only if someone can give me clutch & brakes for free."
then
"Man only if someone can give me MAF, ECU, 370cc's for free."
then
"Man only if someone can give me a turbo kit for free."
__________________ Silver '96 200SX SE: fresh '98 GA16, I/H/E, JWT Turbo Clutch & Flywheel, Motor Mounts, Prokits & GR-2s, 11" FastBrakes, 18" OZ Cronos Parts sitting in the closet: Hotshot GT28RS turbo kit, 3" SS Exhaust, JWT ECU, S14 MAF .... I'm hungry can I bum a couple $?
I have a K26 turbo that bolts right up to the stock manifold, needs new bearings, 50 bucks and its yours... Only problem, you'll need to use your manifold upside down, so no hood. No exhaust pipe either, which is actually good cuz it revs faster. It does use an external wastegate, but maxes out at 21psi anyway and you'll never overspin it cuz it's a bit big, so just run a lot of boost and hang on for the wild ride!. Double your fuel pressure by overvolting the pump and rigging your fuel regulator. Your mixture will suck, but who cares, it's only WOT that matters.
Clutch, just pull super hard springs from some Chevy, should do the trick.
Then pour some nitromethane and xylene in your fuel (high-octane avgas, of course), and you're good to go!
BTW, don't need no brake upgrade if you remove some interior, trunk, front quarter panels and maybe the roof and some windows, too. Don't forget, AC is for girls, so is the power steering.
A sentra doin' 0-60 in under 5 seconds for under a hundred dollars! YES, YOU CAN DO IT, TOO!!! Buy my ultimate dragster on a budget guide NOW!!!!
[disclaimer] Don't try that at home. [/disclaimer]
No, really, going with Megasquirt, DSM injectors and home-made components (provided you have the tools and the skills) will save you at least 2 grand right there. I expect to complete my project under a thousand, the initial stage of it, that is
__________________
93 Sentra XE 5spd, running well... 82 924 Turbo under construction... 82 Suzuki GS650G, under construction... 76 Firebird Formula 5.7, waiting for the next summer.
I have a K26 turbo that bolts right up to the stock manifold, needs new bearings, 50 bucks and its yours... Only problem, you'll need to use your manifold upside down, so no hood. No exhaust pipe either, which is actually good cuz it revs faster. It does use an external wastegate, but maxes out at 21psi anyway and you'll never overspin it cuz it's a bit big, so just run a lot of boost and hang on for the wild ride!. Double your fuel pressure by overvolting the pump and rigging your fuel regulator. Your mixture will suck, but who cares, it's only WOT that matters.
Clutch, just pull super hard springs from some Chevy, should do the trick.
Then pour some nitromethane and xylene in your fuel (high-octane avgas, of course), and you're good to go!
BTW, don't need no brake upgrade if you remove some interior, trunk, front quarter panels and maybe the roof and some windows, too. Don't forget, AC is for girls, so is the power steering.
A sentra doin' 0-60 in under 5 seconds for under a hundred dollars! YES, YOU CAN DO IT, TOO!!! Buy my ultimate dragster on a budget guide NOW!!!!
[disclaimer] Don't try that at home. [/disclaimer]
No, really, going with Megasquirt, DSM injectors and home-made components (provided you have the tools and the skills) will save you at least 2 grand right there. I expect to complete my project under a thousand, the initial stage of it, that is
Hate to break it to you sparky but the manifold will not swap upside down. You would have to re-drill it as the bolt holes have a different pattern top and bottom.
I have a K26 turbo that bolts right up to the stock manifold, needs new bearings, 50 bucks and its yours... Only problem, you'll need to use your manifold upside down, so no hood. No exhaust pipe either, which is actually good cuz it revs faster. It does use an external wastegate, but maxes out at 21psi anyway and you'll never overspin it cuz it's a bit big, so just run a lot of boost and hang on for the wild ride!. Double your fuel pressure by overvolting the pump and rigging your fuel regulator. Your mixture will suck, but who cares, it's only WOT that matters.
Clutch, just pull super hard springs from some Chevy, should do the trick.
Then pour some nitromethane and xylene in your fuel (high-octane avgas, of course), and you're good to go!
BTW, don't need no brake upgrade if you remove some interior, trunk, front quarter panels and maybe the roof and some windows, too. Don't forget, AC is for girls, so is the power steering.
A sentra doin' 0-60 in under 5 seconds for under a hundred dollars! YES, YOU CAN DO IT, TOO!!! Buy my ultimate dragster on a budget guide NOW!!!!
[disclaimer] Don't try that at home. [/disclaimer]
No, really, going with Megasquirt, DSM injectors and home-made components (provided you have the tools and the skills) will save you at least 2 grand right there. I expect to complete my project under a thousand, the initial stage of it, that is
i only forsee bad things with that idea. something in the lines of goin boom.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by hendrix
I can't wait until Hurrican Jamal sweeps up the east coast and steals the wheels and stero out of your car
I have a K26 turbo that bolts right up to the stock manifold, needs new bearings, 50 bucks and its yours... Only problem, you'll need to use your manifold upside down, so no hood. No exhaust pipe either, which is actually good cuz it revs faster. It does use an external wastegate, but maxes out at 21psi anyway and you'll never overspin it cuz it's a bit big, so just run a lot of boost and hang on for the wild ride!. Double your fuel pressure by overvolting the pump and rigging your fuel regulator. Your mixture will suck, but who cares, it's only WOT that matters.
Clutch, just pull super hard springs from some Chevy, should do the trick.
Then pour some nitromethane and xylene in your fuel (high-octane avgas, of course), and you're good to go!
BTW, don't need no brake upgrade if you remove some interior, trunk, front quarter panels and maybe the roof and some windows, too. Don't forget, AC is for girls, so is the power steering.
A sentra doin' 0-60 in under 5 seconds for under a hundred dollars! YES, YOU CAN DO IT, TOO!!! Buy my ultimate dragster on a budget guide NOW!!!!
[disclaimer] Don't try that at home. [/disclaimer]
No, really, going with Megasquirt, DSM injectors and home-made components (provided you have the tools and the skills) will save you at least 2 grand right there. I expect to complete my project under a thousand, the initial stage of it, that is
Do you have any idea what is involded in setting up and tuning using the Megasquirt... I think you are gonna be in for a BIG surprise.
__________________ Silver '96 200SX SE: fresh '98 GA16, I/H/E, JWT Turbo Clutch & Flywheel, Motor Mounts, Prokits & GR-2s, 11" FastBrakes, 18" OZ Cronos Parts sitting in the closet: Hotshot GT28RS turbo kit, 3" SS Exhaust, JWT ECU, S14 MAF .... I'm hungry can I bum a couple $?
Hate to break it to you sparky but the manifold will not swap upside down. You would have to re-drill it as the bolt holes have a different pattern top and bottom.
Ok, true, just checked, you're right. Somebody had me confused.
Well, in this case, turn the turbo towards the radiator. O yeah, you'll have to pull the radiator outside, then. Which will, in turn, make the car look immensly manly. See, I have a solution for everything, and it gets better every minute!
__________________
93 Sentra XE 5spd, running well... 82 924 Turbo under construction... 82 Suzuki GS650G, under construction... 76 Firebird Formula 5.7, waiting for the next summer.
Do you have any idea what is involded in setting up and tuning using the Megasquirt... I think you are gonna be in for a BIG surprise.
If I can solder together a Spectrum 128 (using a bag of chips, no pun intended), a radio, and an amplifier, i can probably solder a ~100-part kit on a single board where everything is labeled and bagged in separate bags... And if I can tune guitars, bicycle gears (no easy task, I tell you!), carburetors, and o yeah, the great and holy K-Jetronic fuel injection system, I can probably tune a friggin calculator with automotive ambitions, as well. My hands don't grow out of my arse, you know.
And just in case I have any trouble, I'll ask this guy: http://www.msefi.com/viewtopic.php?t=4774 I'm not the first, and I sure hope not to be the last.
__________________
93 Sentra XE 5spd, running well... 82 924 Turbo under construction... 82 Suzuki GS650G, under construction... 76 Firebird Formula 5.7, waiting for the next summer.
i only forsee bad things with that idea. something in the lines of goin boom.
That's the idea!
Life is hard, but, luckily, it's short.
__________________
93 Sentra XE 5spd, running well... 82 924 Turbo under construction... 82 Suzuki GS650G, under construction... 76 Firebird Formula 5.7, waiting for the next summer.
Ok, true, just checked, you're right. Somebody had me confused.
Well, in this case, turn the turbo towards the radiator. O yeah, you'll have to pull the radiator outside, then. Which will, in turn, make the car look immensly manly. See, I have a solution for everything, and it gets better every minute!
You have a percieved solution, when you actually put the radiator outside and have room for an IC let me know. Can be done, but more work than it's worth .
Let me rephrase your current statement and your next few. 
