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Originally Posted by IndyNova
So i was bs'ing with a buddy the other day, and we were talking turbo's, has anyone pieced together a turbo set up for a sbc from ebay? Turbo's and accesories on there are cheap, and while it's sure to produce more headaches than just buying a kit, it has to be cheaper to make your own? any thoughts or ideas?
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Its funny you should mention it i was just about to start a thread about the same ebay turbo kits... Having done some research i can relay some of the stuff ive read.. and that is that the chinese turbos arent built for long service free life... and the kits require some creative tinkering... but still.. i have a masterpower t70 on the shelf along side a turbosmart 50 mm wastegate and 50mm TIAL bov..
there is a single turbo SBC kit on ebay with plumbing for bothe the hot and cold side.. including a turbo, bov and wastegate.. and hoses etc... it sells for 899 usd and if you discard the turbo and wastegate its still a good price..
one thing i would never use is the wastegate.. a defective turbo will just make less, or no power.. where a defective wastegate and a working turbo will detonate your engine faster than you can lift the accelerator pedal...
the turbos in the kits wont last long... so what, replace with masterpower or better when that time comes... the bov is crap.. but you dont really need it anyway...
the intercooler is marginal, but with a blow thru setup at moderate boost you really dont need it either...
lastly be sure not to run turbo muflers (right jody?
) no muffler or a large straight thru...
im tempted to get the above kit and put it on my stock internals 305 and see when it blows up...