Ive decided i want to go turbo with my car, so ive been reading up on older posts by using the search. And i came across this one link that shows how to build your custum turbo set up. I read the whole thing, and it "seems" to make sense. But i dont have much experience with turbo's, so i'd appreciate it if someone else read it and told me if it sounds like it would be an okay setup, orrr if its "iffy". Anyways thanks
http://www.cse.uconn.edu/~yelevich/turbo/turbo.html

 

That's basically everything you need (and everything that comes in a Drag or RevHard kit). FMU's suck though. A much better setup would be to get some DSM 450 cc/min fuel injectors and some electronic means of compensating for them, that being a Hondata, S-AFC or something similar.

 

Alright cool... Why do FMU's suck?(im not too familier)

 

what year is your car?? and how many miles does the engine have on it??

 

and what do u have done to it so far..dont neglect doing the other stuff..i did before and it became costly

 

My cars a 91 ls, it's got 90k on it. And it runs purty dang good. Its got CAI and exaust done to it as far as performance mods.

 

before u slap a turbo on it u should upgrade all ur fuel needs..fuel pump, rail, pressure reg., and consider getting a s-afc or sumthin to manage it..thas where i went wrong in the past =) i did all that but didnt put in the pump..and wen that gave i fried my rings

 

Alright. thanks for the tips man

 

no prob..no sense in sum1 else fckin up like i did =)

 

if you want a really reliable turbo setup, try to think of it this way.

you have an NA car, that was designed to be NA, forced induction causes a lot of strain, so you might want to build up your internals a bit. A lot of people will tell you that if you want to run 7-9 lbs of boost stock internals are fine, but no one really knows, some last some don't.

Make sure you save money and do it right from the start. fuel management and timing is EVERYTHING when it comes to forced indcution. You should really invest in a standalone fuel system such as hondata or AEM EMS, they are pricy but give you total control, and after everything is installed you need to tune it, it will cost you a lot more in the end but it will be reliable and at its most optimum.

good luck