get ready to spend more than $1000

 

yeah, a t25 or a 14b would be a good choice. Try looking at your local junk yards or classifields. Also, try checking turbod16 and hond tech maket place, they have great classifields sections.

good luck.

 

Thanks... I'm probably going with a 14b since they're pretty easy to come buy.... I can almost garantee I'll be able to find one in a junkyard around here... a lot of people have dsm's around here, so there's plenty of them in junkyards I'd assume

I said around, not less than. By around, I meant +/- $500 to $750. But piecing everything together yourself is going to be less expensive than buying a turbo kit no matter how you look at it.

 

i know this but i was just making sure you weent fooling your self i went in wanting to spend 1500...with tune and quality parts it came out to be 2600

 

okay, two new questions:

does it matter what brand intercooler I use? I found one on k2motor.com, which basically means ebay-quality products. But the thing is, it's just over $100, brand-spanking-new. That's pretty hard to turn down, and I've heard that you can use SSAC intercoolers and they'll work just fine, so I figure why wouldn't this FMIC work just as well?

Also, does anybody know where I can find a blockoff thing for a 14b so I can run an external wastegate? Because I have a feeling that 7 psi won't get me to where I want to go in terms of power.

 

Im no turbo expert but if you want more boost out of the turbo you can use a boost controller like the one i had on my MX6 turbo. Instead of the stock 7psi i ran 12 psi and it was a blast.

I had a dawes devices manual boost controller, it hooked up to the vac line between the turbo and the wastegate and it blocked a certain amount or vacum making the wastegate think it was at 7 psi while it was really at 12.

 

you can just use a manual boost controller on the internal wastegate from the 14b. It will work fine and save you some cash. I dont think the 14b is big enough to justify spending the extra cash on an external wastegate

 

nehting done to your motor?

 

Do you have an exhaust manifold? What kind of flange? I've got a T04 with a TD06 flange I'm trying to get rid of. Parting out the old car. Hasn't been run real hard as there's no circ. tracks on this tropical island. PM me if you're interested.

 

Okay, well it looks like I'll keep the internal wastegate then. But I'm probably going to be spending $300 on my boost controller anyway. I found a digital (interior bling ftw! lol) boost controller that has a high/low boost setting and also serves as a turbo timer, a voltmeter, and a boost guage. I figure with the money I'd spend on a boost guage, voltmeter, turbo timer, and boost controller, I might as well just get everything in one unit (and I'm probably going to be saving money, anyway). Anybody hear of P.I.T.? I'm hoping their products are pretty good. Also, I might end up getting some parts for my little turbo project a little earlier than expected; as in in the next week or so. I found a guy selling three 1st-gen eagle talon tsi awd's, so I'm going to call and see if he isn't willing to part one of 'em out. Also, would I be able to use the talon's injectors on my civic?