Turbo Upgrade Advice

[1ViciousGSX]

Originally Posted by ecoli

Ha, lag lag lag lag lag.

Just put a FMIC on it. Your parents might notice that monstrousity Supra sidemount hanging down all wacked out in your wheel well.

You could put a front mount on and paint it with a very light coat of flat black so it doesn't stand out.

[95tsi]

Do the big T-28, and dsmlink if possible. If you do get the T28 make sure you have your O2 housing ported out. I did the same thing and had boost creep problems until I got the housing ported. Stock injectors should be good for a while but you will want to replace them to make the full potential out of the turbo. Add in a new intercooler and you should be good for low 13's maybe a 12. Best of luck.

[SlowTsi]

Originally Posted by ecoli

Ha, lag lag lag lag lag.

Just put a FMIC on it. Your parents might notice that monstrousity Supra sidemount hanging down all wacked out in your wheel well.

lol

That is what I was going to say for obvious reasons. Defainately not as fun as a good old 50 trim on the 2.0.

Its hard to suggest anyhting without knowing what you want performance wise and what you want to spend. If you know someone with a known good 14b, you could pick it up cheaply enough and get a little more boost out of it. Buying a random one may cause you to spend time and money bolting up a crappy turbo.

If your budget can stomach it a big 28 or even a 16g variant would be nice. If you don't see yourself doing cams, the small 16 is fine.

[clean2g]

Originally Posted by SlowTsi

lol

That is what I was going to say for obvious reasons. Defainately not as fun as a good old 50 trim on the 2.0.

Its hard to suggest anyhting without knowing what you want performance wise and what you want to spend. If you know someone with a known good 14b, you could pick it up cheaply enough and get a little more boost out of it. Buying a random one may cause you to spend time and money bolting up a crappy turbo.

If your budget can stomach it a big 28 or even a 16g variant would be nice. If you don't see yourself doing cams, the small 16 is fine.

Yea someone I know had a good 14b so I'm just going to use that. I'll go all out when I'm able to build my motor later on. I was just afraid I might blow something up or screw something up if I went to a t28/16g with all my good luck

[sleepy2lazy]

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I have a 97 GSX with ACT 2600 clutch, catback exhaust, boost controller and running at 15 psi on my stock t25

Get a downpipe. get an uicp / blow off valve. Get an intake filter (pipe if you really want it).
Then upgrade your stock turbo to a direct bolt-on t-28. Raise boost to around 17psi. You would feel the difference. You won't need supporting mods on the t-28 unless you go higher. 17 should be safe. Just don't beat the crap outta the car.

I wouldn't go 14b. Stock to Stock, why not just get a bigger upgrade?

[1slowdsm]

Just get all the upgrades you want and when the parents ask, just say "it was there when we bought it." Normal parents wouldnt know, unless they're mechanics themselves. I had the exact rust problem with my N1 exhaust, haha. You can get a nice front mount off ebay and paint it like Vicious said. They'll never notice...

[4G63Spyder]

whatever you do, don't do an 18g...I got one on the cheap, and it takes forever to spool...nto fun for a street car, but makes life great ot highway speeds...lol

[Jakey]

Originally Posted by 4G63Spyder

whatever you do, don't do an 18g...I got one on the cheap, and it takes forever to spool...nto fun for a street car, but makes life great ot highway speeds...lol

What are the specs of your 18G?

[4G63Spyder]

it's just a straight out the box Greddy 18G, not ported/clipped. I don't have the specs on it...why?