other forums may be friendly, but usually lack the depth of technical expertise.
(DJ PANFA)BANG! You hit the nail on the head
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is any use doin a turbo on a 4k motor
There are too many factors to be able to give a definitive answer. Just focussing on cost I would say that unless you can do it all yourself and have half the parts just laying around anyway then no, it's probably not a worthwhile investment in time or money.
If however you can do it all yourself and just want a "project" for something to do then go for it.
There are several ways you could tackle this "project" but the simplest/cheapest/shittest way would probably be a low boost setup using a small turbo running off a J-pipe and either using a draw through carbie setup or a blow through carby setup. Neither setup is fantastic but for a bit of fun they work ok.
We threw together a "basher" KE55 sedan with a 3T and blow through carby turbo setup. Cost = about <$100 using parts that were laying around. It was a bit of fun on the dirt and had a bit of extra poke, but if you had to pay $$$ or get someone to do it for you keep your money and do something worthwhile.
Chances are that a 4AGE will outpower and will definitely out perform in terms of reliablility/economy/driveability any backyard turbo 4K unless some considerable dollars are spent.
Even just get a 5K and refresh it with a rebuild, they go alright for what they are.
Mon, 28 November 2005 05:26
