Re: Turbo kit in a box !
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:23 pm
1600 CHEAP turbo kit I put together for my brothers rail.
Garrett T-25 turbo-$40.00 off of Craigslist.
Carbon seal rebuild kit-$60.00 off of eBay.
Used Tri-mil exhaust-$20.00 off of Craigslist. (We needed this for the collector and some of the bends since the mid engine exhaust points straight out the back.)
Turbo Intake manifold- Free, built with spare parts I had laying around.
Engine intake manifold. -Free, I used an old solex intake and just cut the flange off.
Turbo exhaust pipe-$3.50 from Autozone. I used a 45 degree pipe, cut out a flange and then welded it up to cover the waste gate and exhaust outlet.
Misc. turbo gaskets-$23.00 from Autozone.
Pipe from turbo to intake- Free. Left over roll cage tubing.
3AN oil feed line and fittings-$25.00 from Autozone and Pacific Customs.
Turbo drain hose- Came with the turbo.
Turbo pipe couplers-$8.00 from Home Depot.
1" tubing for the turbo brace- Free, left over tubing.
140&145 jets for the carb-$12.00 from Moore Parts.
It came out to around $200.00 and about 5 hours of work including the turbo rebuild and the fabrication. The motor is a tired bone stock 1600 but the turbo really woke it up. We had it out in Glamis for 6 days and my brother beat the snot out of it. Everything worked great and it's still running good.





Garrett T-25 turbo-$40.00 off of Craigslist.
Carbon seal rebuild kit-$60.00 off of eBay.
Used Tri-mil exhaust-$20.00 off of Craigslist. (We needed this for the collector and some of the bends since the mid engine exhaust points straight out the back.)
Turbo Intake manifold- Free, built with spare parts I had laying around.
Engine intake manifold. -Free, I used an old solex intake and just cut the flange off.
Turbo exhaust pipe-$3.50 from Autozone. I used a 45 degree pipe, cut out a flange and then welded it up to cover the waste gate and exhaust outlet.
Misc. turbo gaskets-$23.00 from Autozone.
Pipe from turbo to intake- Free. Left over roll cage tubing.
3AN oil feed line and fittings-$25.00 from Autozone and Pacific Customs.
Turbo drain hose- Came with the turbo.
Turbo pipe couplers-$8.00 from Home Depot.
1" tubing for the turbo brace- Free, left over tubing.
140&145 jets for the carb-$12.00 from Moore Parts.
It came out to around $200.00 and about 5 hours of work including the turbo rebuild and the fabrication. The motor is a tired bone stock 1600 but the turbo really woke it up. We had it out in Glamis for 6 days and my brother beat the snot out of it. Everything worked great and it's still running good.




