Where is there a step-by-step on making a turbo kit?

OrangeMustangGt

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Anyone ever seen a step by step homade turbo kit? see, i would love to make one, and i could, but Where/what turbo do i get, and what kind of headers do i need to chop, how would i rout ethe exhaust...questions like that, has anyone who installed one written a faq, or a step-by-step? how much would it cost assuming i weld meself> thanks!

 

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Its gonna take alot of dedication and know how. Im not sure i would try to make ur own if you really dont know the first thing about it.

Goto www.turbomustangs.com and read up. I would just buy a kit, save the headaches and car downtime.

 

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I printed off a thread from here a while back on how to flip your stock headers and put a 89? volvo turbo on with some custom tubing and intercooler if you wanted to go all out, try a search for volvo (sp?)

hope that helps, i would post the instructions put they are at home, im at work.

Tony

 

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yea, if you have the ambition, and time, then go for it..
otherwise, just buy a used kit, if your looking to save some $$ Trust me, i know..

By the way, you might want to try reading this stuff first...
then begin by looking up every thread and photo of any DIY/JY kits made on mustangs..

http://www.turbomustangs.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4365
http://www.turbomustangs.com/turbotech/main.htm
http://www.turbomustangs.com/tmfaq.htm

 

sixty9boss302

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Just like others said, go to www.turbomustangs.com and read EVERYTHING. I got long term plans to build my own twin turbo set up so i've been reading up and planning everything I gotta do. It's so bad I see myself working on it in my dreams at night. I started off knowing nothing but now feel pretty confident in the turbo's thanks to that site. Some people like to buy kits but I'm always on a low budget like many others plus for me half the fun is working on the car and doing the stuff myself. Going faster is just a huge bonus.

 

OrangeMustangGt

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yeah. me too, i have no problem with making stuff, and i can put up with the down time, however, i just sorta need a guide on what people have found works,... plus money always comes into it. The way i see it, if i build my own turbo...it will becheaper than buying a used superchager>? i dunno..

 

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yellow1995Cobra

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talk to oinkaodeoink, i believe he said his homeade kit came to close to 2,000 (with turbo).

 

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don't bother with twin turbo they are to much trouble stick to single turbo...also post on the DIY board on turbo mustangs. Also be sure to read alot frist or they will just tell you to read.

 

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http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=327129

try that link if your still interested