Originally Posted by CiViC2nR86
This will be the first time I will be with a turbo, my friend is a mechanic and he said that if I get all the necessary parts he would be able to put it on for me. Im thinking of using a setup similar to the Greddy Kit. Im thinking about boosting 8 Psi on a stock LS motor with 66k Miles on the Odometer. Please give me some cost effective recommendations on:
1) What brand of turbo? (Im thinking a t3/t4 is a decent size, fast spooling turbo).
2) What intercooler to use, I want the least modification to my bumper as possible to put it on. The intercolor comes with all the neccesary pipings to the turbo correct?
3) Manifold, which turbo header should I get?
4) BOV
5) FMU
6) Injectors
7) Downpipe (Size also, im not familar with downpiping sizes)
8) If there is anything else I am Missing please include it.
too build a kit with decent parts you should be able to do it for about 4500 if you buy everything new at retail.
here is my opinion on what you should do:
1.T3/T04E
2. precisions are the best but spearco's are real close and a good price. you will need piping most is pretty easy to find for sale on hondatech
3. Inline pro hands down the best out there and you can even retain AC
4. anything that will hold the boost you plan to run
5.I had a cartech FMU that is adjustable like a fuel presure regulator. I went hondata and have it just laying here if you want to buy it.
6. injectors all depends on how you will control them. if you go with a FMU I would get 450's and an afc and a missing link( I actually have all those parts laying here now that I think about it) I ran 15psi on that set up and ran well. also go with a 255lph fuel pump.
7. any 2.5" DP will work fine but I recommend the inline pro
8. if you go hondata get some bigger injectors like 550's or 660's cause you can dial them back with the hondata far enough and will have enough fuel for later mods. on the set up with the FMU I ran you can run a lot more boost than 6-8 psi... on a good tune LS's in good shape will hold about 14psi or so...12psi on 93 octane pump gas shouldn't be an issue at all.
everything depends on the power you want to make and how much you want to spend.