1 week and I still can't decide

[©hris]

Ok so next Wednesday will be order time for turbo kit (Hopefully). If anything I may have to put it off until the 29th but we’ll see. So far I have come up w/ some ideas and its getting to be a big pain in my ass….

1. Have a shop build a custom kit, install, tune, piping, etc… $4000 roughly
2. Piece together a custom kit and order piping from Dezod. BYT Free install, tune, etc… $no clue
3. Buy the TSI Kit, install w/ the help of Edlee, call it a day…. $2600
4. Prepare for turbo… CF Hood, CF Trunk, TQ Damper, Lightened Flywheel, Stage 2 Clutch, Rear seat delete, Progress and DC Strut/sway bars, etc… < $2000

I almost wish someone would read this and say… hey I have a D17 kit F/S!! $2000 and its yours!!! …….

Im not sure if im gonna be able to boost it on the 15th… unless I can find a shop that will take half the payment on the 15th and half on the 29th lol

[LSTurboHatch]

i say option 2 or 3. ive seen some of the shops work down there and i would say its definately not worth 4000 bucks. install it all for yourself, turbo kits are basically bolt ons unless you have to fab a downpipe or inter cooler piping. then take it to a shop and have it tuned. trackmasters in huntsville usually only charges around 200 to tune.

[Whiteboy™]

well even though it is more costly having a shop do you turbo kit does have it's benefits. you will make more horsepower with a custom manifold, turbo, and intercooler setup. and you will have a shop warranty (maybe)

[©hris]

it really makes me mad that there are only 3 different Bolt-On kits for my car... the least expensive "Decent" kit is $2500. The TSI Extreme kit. They dont even make the superior kit for the D17... Fk it i should just buy a rolling chassis hatch for $800. Drop a boosted B18C in it and keep the EM2 as a daily driver lol

[Whiteboy™]

get an ef and drop a boosted ls motor in it

[blacknightteg]

damn chris rollin big like that now that you can drop a turbo in your car? shiit

[patrick4588]

what kind of power will you be putting down after the turbo kit? it may be cheaper to buy that hatch shell and drop another motor in it and turbo it next month. then have your car for a nice daily driver.

[The BUCKY]

just buy a kit and put it on. sometimes it can be a pain to piece them together

[©hris]

what kind of power will you be putting down after the turbo kit? it may be cheaper to buy that hatch shell and drop another motor in it and turbo it next month. then have your car for a nice daily driver.

thats what i was thinking... It's very tempting. I would love to have an old CRX that i could gut and build.

[mocha latte cupcake]

i did the piece together thing, its almost more money in the long run man, but a kit made slap it on and be happy with it

[blacknightteg]

shit i wish i could do the whole turbo thing....not living with my parents is strappin me for cash! i cant really even do anything else to my car anymore! *tear*

[The BUCKY]

thats what i was thinking... It's very tempting. I would love to have an old CRX that i could gut and build.

i have another crx i will sell you for cheap

[©hris]

i have another crx i will sell you for cheap

how much???

[mocha latte cupcake]

$17 dollars is my bid, also bits of string and a half eaten chips ahoy!

[blacknightteg]

$17 dollars is my bid, also bits of string and a half eaten chips ahoy!

oh yeah! well ill go 18 dollars and a full thread of string and a full bag of chips ahoy! what ya gunna do bout that JM!

[Vteckidd]

just buy a bolt on kit

ebay.com

[Whiteboy™]

i have an ef i will sell you for cheap

[mocha latte cupcake]

oh yeah! well ill go 18 dollars and a full thread of string and a full bag of chips ahoy! what ya gunna do bout that JM!

F u whore! 20 bucks! some yarn! (fuck your string) and a bag of doritos!

[©hris]

just buy a bolt on kit

ebay.com

.... no ebay kit. Im never buying anything from ebay stores anymore. I have had a bad experience w/ everything i order off ebay.

[mocha latte cupcake]

ebaymotors ftw! just find a GOOD STORE! that has sold full turbo kits before, not an individual seller!

[blacknightteg]

F u whore! 20 bucks! some yarn! (fuck your string) and a bag of doritos!

oh its on now!!! 30 bucks! a roll of HEMP! and COOL RANCH dorito's. thats right cry i won ! you loose!

[©hris]

ebaymotors ftw! just find a GOOD STORE! that has sold full turbo kits before, not an individual seller!

The manifold will crack and the Turbo will blow up lol

i just don't see a $900 turbo kit fitting very well

[Vteckidd]

buy the $900 kit, get 3-4 months of enjoyment out of it, then buy a new turbo and buy a new manifold

problem solved an youll be "turboed" by NOPI

besides, any GOOD QUALITY kit is going to run $3000+ BEFORE install

[LSTurboHatch]

my best friends ls hatch has all ebay turbo stuff. i welded and braced the manifold. and ran a good restrictor. its holding good and runs great. has been for a year now.



oh and i got a clean clean EF and a decent CRX im trying to sell.

[©hris]

my best friends ls hatch has all ebay turbo stuff. i welded and braced the manifold. and ran a good restrictor. its holding good and runs great. has been for a year now.



oh and i got a clean clean EF and a decent CRX im trying to sell.

how much for the Rex??? is it in the cars for sale section???

[©hris]

Ebay it shall be. Eventually i can just replace everything but the piping. And if i get the ebay kit i'll have the money to switch to the Skunk2 Pro coilovers..... The megans arent as low as I want them to be.

In fact the reason its so low now is because i have the spring dropped all the way down. With dampers thats not good... the spring should have no play and should stay at the top of the damper when jacked up... the post falls into the bottom bracket to lower the car. I changed it last night and the wheel gap in the rear was a good 2-3 inches.... looked ugly as hell. So i need to order new coilovers that i can just Slam all the way and still be safe

[AnthonyF]

DIY!!!!!!!!!


c'mon man. I kno you can do it yourself. it isn't that hard. at least piece together the kit. I can't wait to see you boosted. thats gonna be sick.



where you gettin all this money from....

[AnthonyF]

Ebay it shall be. Eventually i can just replace everything but the piping. And if i get the ebay kit i'll have the money to switch to the Skunk2 Pro coilovers..... The megans arent as low as I want them to be.

In fact the reason its so low now is because i have the spring dropped all the way down. With dampers thats not good... the spring should have no play and should stay at the top of the damper when jacked up... the post falls into the bottom bracket to lower the car. I changed it last night and the wheel gap in the rear was a good 2-3 inches.... looked ugly as hell. So i need to order new coilovers that i can just Slam all the way and still be safe

lol....think about that. watch out for pot holes and speed bumps.

[Repost Squintz]

piece it together!

[©hris]

DIY!!!!!!!!!


c'mon man. I kno you can do it yourself. it isn't that hard. at least piece together the kit. I can't wait to see you boosted. thats gonna be sick.



where you gettin all this money from....

why?? lol only one company has piping and its $400 for the T25. I was gonna get the T28 Disco Potato. Shit for $900 for an ebay kit I'll take it. Then just upgrade turbo and manifold...eventually I'll have a custom kit w/ ebay piping lol

[©hris]

welll...... Click Here 2 see ebay kit

anything anyone see i would need to replace as well???

[AnthonyF]

why?? lol only one company has piping and its $400 for the T25. I was gonna get the T28 Disco Potato. Shit for $900 for an ebay kit I'll take it. Then just upgrade turbo and manifold...eventually I'll have a custom kit w/ ebay piping lol

well...thats what i meant. dont get some1 else to do the work and charge you when u can do it yourself


ebay FTW. Just do the kit right and be easy on the turbo....unless it is actually a name brand turbo.

[AnthonyF]

welll...... Click Here 2 see ebay kit

anything anyone see i would need to replace as well???

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[©hris]

LOLs

[AnthonyF]

does it come with the oil lines and gaskets?

an oil seperator would be great.

COLD NGK IX plugs, better wires.....

[©hris]

dont think so... pretty sure i would need injectors and Iridium Plugs. Oil lines it comes w/ i think... i dunno. all the photos of the kit are red X's because of my Internet blockage lol anyone see oil lines in that kit???

[1SOL2NV]

also need downpipe 2 .. so thats not a full kit .. if it doesnt have oil lines. injectors,downpipe ...... but i think that manifold would hold out for a while .. its the ramhorn manifolds u have to worry about bracing ?????????????? but anyways .. do it .. call it a day ...when it blows up then swap a k20 .... everybody wins ... ya know ?

[©hris]

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the ebay kit won't fit w/out pipe bending. The dezod piping is for the T3/4 turbo.

i hate my car.

[©hris]

also need downpipe 2 .. so thats not a full kit .. if it doesnt have oil lines. injectors,downpipe ...... but i think that manifold would hold out for a while .. its the ramhorn manifolds u have to worry about bracing ?????????????? but anyways .. do it .. call it a day ...when it blows up then swap a k20 .... everybody wins ... ya know ?

its a cast manifold so it shouldnt crack... they also have a lifetime warrenty on that manifold.


I could have a really nice kit at the end of september but i can't wait that long lol i really really really really want it boosted before tunerfest.

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I could get the ebay kit but it would prob cost me another $500-$600 just to make it a full kit and get the piping right.

[redrumracer]

id just wait and get the correct kit then