Advice for turbocharging

sliverstar · Apr 29th, 2003, 02:23 AM

Hello, I am a new member but I love my 1.6 sentra, but I have been putting togather a turbo kit but I live in country town iowa and I can't find any good pics or diagrams of the vaccum lines and hoses that need to be run from the charge piping or intake portion, someone help me

javierb14 · Apr 29th, 2003, 02:52 AM

just make sure connect all the factory vac lines to the charge piping...dont leave anything disconnected. the only other lines that will need to be added are the bov and wg vac/signal lines. they can be T'd off of other vac lines but should have their own source.

there are some pics of my old turbo kit on my GA here
http://www.public.asu.edu/~ramirez0/

sliverstar · Apr 29th, 2003, 03:06 AM

hey thanx, is there vacuums from the bov to anywhere particular. How did your ga run? I like the turbo setup, did u move the fuse links? I can't find a exhaust manifold for the ga

javierb14 · Apr 29th, 2003, 03:31 AM

i T'd the vac line for the bov off of the large vac line that connects to the brake booster.

the old GA ran and still runs great....its a fun little car when boosted.

Hotshot makes a mani/kit for the GA and so does Protech....check out this thread

http://www.nissanforums.com/showthre...threadid=19842

sliverstar · Apr 29th, 2003, 03:35 AM

What is a good size turbo?? I got 300zxtt injectors that I ordered and was is it a really hard project to do. Is it worth the time and money. I have been using nitrous and I want to get a all the time effect not just at the button,

javierb14 · Apr 29th, 2003, 03:42 AM

for quick reponse a T25 or T28 is a real good match for the 1.6L......u could even use a straight T3 or even a "small" T3/T4 hybrid if u want to be different. IMO its definitely worth the time and $ if its tuned right. with the JWT ECU its pretty much plug and play, works great.

have u seen myoungs car in NPM?

sliverstar · Apr 29th, 2003, 03:46 AM

no, I don't think that I have. What website can I find that protech mainfold at?? What was your sentra running in terms for time. I want to be able to race with cars here cuz it's alot of show and no go, which is good but my b13 isn't that pretty and all the honda's with body kits and 18's give it no props as a car

javierb14 · Apr 29th, 2003, 04:10 AM

you have to double check and make sure that the protech mani fits a GA16DE

here's the thread
http://www.nissanforums.com/showthre...hlight=protech

a turbo GA will hang with a honda.....there is a lot of torque available

sliverstar · Apr 29th, 2003, 04:13 AM

No, but like u say nothing is impossible, Otherwise I was wondering if the stock manifold could be modified? and did u have and clearance problems with the alt. Also should i reticulate the bov back into the system or can it just vent cuz my cousin told me about problems with maf system

javierb14 · Apr 29th, 2003, 04:24 AM

i would run a turbo mani....it'll look cleaner and function better. i never had any clearance probs with the alt. yes, definitely recirc the bov unless u want your car to have issues. when i wented mine to atmosphere, the car searched for an idle forever. it ran a 9.5-10:1 AF ratio when it vented to atmosphere, and the ecu always tried to compensate and correct . it would surge, then bog, then surge, then bog...yadda yadda yadda. it would also bog in between full boost shifts and sometimes stall during normal driving. it sounds cool, but its not worth it unless u can tune it out.

javierb14 · Apr 29th, 2003, 04:26 AM

quickest and best documented GA16DET that i know of

http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/...oject200sx.php

sliverstar · Apr 29th, 2003, 04:29 AM

I wonder if I could have if fabed then cuz the hotshot one is a little to expensive and I don't have alot now being in school. So I didn't know I read a article about using stock manifold to make one with a adaptor. Where did u get you mani? I think i am gonna use a t-25 turbo for the quick spool up since the shorter rpm range ga has

javierb14 · Apr 29th, 2003, 04:33 AM

i made it out of 304L stainless steel weld-els

sliverstar · Apr 29th, 2003, 04:36 AM

really was it a really difficult process and did u cut the exhaust flange for the block

sliverstar · Apr 29th, 2003, 04:41 AM

really was it a really difficult process and did u cut the exhaust flange for the block