I bought a turbo today... Need help

[JustRob]

Dude, im not saying this is what you should do, this is what I would do.


Keep the turbo and manifold, and buy the other parts needed that the other guys posted. Keep your car how it is. Buy a spare block, and work on it when you have money avaliable. Keep your engine NA all the while you have this build going on. This way, you learn about the internals and how to change and replace stuff so that you get that knowledge. Also, if you happen to blow your built block, you'll still have a reliable NA engine you can put back in if needed. Once your block is built, you can opt to work on the head. A port and polist and better valve springs and retainers should be a good investement. Don't quote me on this, but i've heard that the D16y8 cam is good for boost, so don't worry about a new cam shaft. ADJ Cam gears are good too for timing issues and tuning. Once you all have everything, mock up and instal. You should be good to go to run all the boost you want.

Basically just look at mike93hatch's mods and use that as a guideline.


Remeber, thats just what I would do.

Why get upgraded valve springs and retainers and use a stock camshaft?

[Spork]

Why get upgraded valve springs and retainers and use a stock camshaft?

I was gunna say it last night.... but, I know how much you love that particular discussion... so I left it alone

[big pipe]

if he builds the D for boost, throwing a 14b on it is almost pointless by then. he'll wanna run something bigger