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Originally Posted by ILuvPizzaTimes10
unless your DAMN good with butt welding madrel sections together. and have all the right tools and knowledge. AND you dont cheap out on the equipment. then id say your good BUT if you skip any of those steps OR cheap out i can see bad things happen fast. IE China Turbos. or cheap cheasy cooler piping all can ruin your engine in a matter of a few seconds on start up if not 100% properly setup before hand.
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Just like everything I do.. cheap but as cheap as possible without directly compromising reliability.
So this is what I'm thinking. Get cheap 110v mig welder (need one anyway) just tack together things and then bring it somewhere to get welded professionally, or have a friend of the family do it. I hear hes a welder but have no idea of his actual area of specialty ect havent talked to him about it yet or seen his work.
Thinking something like a Master power T70 (a cheap turbo but not some ebay junk) Something just big enough to max out the stock bottom end.
Wastegate (something good) whatever comes up used on supraforums or something.
Bov (something decent) same thing
16 ga/ 14 ga mandrel 2.5" bends off ebay my table saw/angle grinder my digital angle finder and my trained eye (lol just kiddin about the last one thats an oxymoron)
Ebay intercooler (proven to be just as good as the high dollar units for 1/2 the price)
braided stainless oil lines with AN fittings. Oil feed tapped off my oil filter sandwich and return line tapped on the pan.
fuel (injectors whatever don suggests, and then add a 2nd walbro 255 and utilize another of the factory hard lines to double capacity of the system.
Simple manual boost controller (the evo guys running 20-40lbs of boost swear by these saying they are actually better than most of those fancy digital units and half the price)
Gauges.. whatever comes up or autometers that match what I have. If I get it tuned by don I shouldent need a wideband but its never a bad idea.
Tuning done by don of course.
Adding this stuff up depending on how much material I destroy and how much the welding costs.. I think it would still come in under the cost of a procharger.