92 Prelude Turbo system?

[Chirpy_92Lude]

Hay guys im just wandering what kinda turbo i should get in my 92 Lude. Im looking for something cheapish, sounds great, but i don't need that much power as im not really gonna be able to race it unless i take it to mallala.

And also can u post a rough price of what it might cost in total after installation.
Thanks in advance!

[DLO01]

Theres really heaps of variables man. I suggest you do A LOT of researching. I'm not sure if you can get off the shelf kits for your car. Have you had a look?

[Chirpy_92Lude]

Well we went down to a store called the Ministry of Bass and they sell the turbochargers themselves, im just trying to find out what would really suit my car in the kinda range i said and then see if i can get one at a later date. ATM im not really sure if i'll end up getting one but its always good to have a plan incase i do have enough money to get one in the long run.

[DLO01]

Are we on the same page here? You sure your not after some sound system for your car? You are after a turbo setup, yes? So far the 'kinda range' as you say, you have given is 'cheapish' and 'sounds great'. I'd stick to Forza or GT with that sorta outlook. Sorry mate.

[Chirpy_92Lude]

well i dont really know what turbo im after all i want to know is what kinda turbo would be good for my car, THATS IT. nothing else just need a list or something.

By cheapish, i mean a turbo that will fit my car and is cheaper than the other turbos that will fit my car. I don't mean what kind of turbo can i get for 40 bucks.

[curtis265]

well for starters, you could get a turbo installed for about 3k, but only do it unless you're loaded... you'll be forking out here and there for little bits and pieces...

and there's only one kinda turbo, the kind that's a centrifugal pump and looks like a snail shell

[Chirpy_92Lude]

@curtis yea i know that, but you can get different ones, i just need to know what will fit on my car.

[curtis265]

lol i dont know, you're asking a very specific question, so why post it in the noob section? I assumed you had no idea what you're talking about.

If you can get a kit for your engine, then get it. If not, then you'd have to do a whole lot of custom piping and all that jazz...

[DLO01]

I moved it to the Noob section, cause its a noob question/s hes asking. Chripy, please do some reading/research, your questions are very vauge. Get a better understanding of the ins and outs a bit more.

Any turbo will fit, have you gto the $, every turbo works differently and behaves differently. It depends on what your after in the setup, what hp your after, what your budget is.

[dougie_504]

Get a Greddy/Trust or a Garrett turbo setup IMO. Top quality.

A 'good' turbo setup for 'your engine' will essentially be the same as a good turbo setup on any other engine. All you need is good quality turbo components for the most part. All F/I gurus will tell you not to cheap out on parts or be seduced by cheap prices. You can save money on good setups by going second hand (if you know how to inspect a turbo[shaft play etc.]) but otherwise it's an expensive route, just like N/A builds.

I suggest you spend some time in the 'Forced Induction' section of the forums, where they have a sticky thread for people who are new to turbo/super-charging. Here you can find the answers to a lot of your questions if you're prepared to read lots - and for the record I have no problem with people who prefer to ask rather than read blocks of text. Learning in an interactive environment has always suited me more than being talked at/confronted with large amounts of information :)


Best wishes with it,
Andy.

[Chirpy_92Lude]

Thank you dougie at least someone understands. ALSO id like to try and clarrify my question as much as possible if not just make it a simplistic as it can possibly be.

What is a turbo that will put out roughly 150-200KW thats not the most expensive thing you can find. I would also like to re-state that i said before in another post above that I may not even be getting a turbo i would just like to know for future reference!

[0098]

take 25grand to a performance shop and say you want 300kw.

you need 100 other things not just a turbo.

[Zilli]

boys just relax. Chirpy, man we all want to help you, just have some patience. As Deano said theres a lot to it, and sometimes it helps to understand the mechaniss of a Turbocharger system. Because thats what it is, it is a system of components which forces more air into the motor. It's not a matter of just slapping on a turbo. As Andy said, try the turbocharged section, and go to sites like howstuffwork.com .

In the meantime... Curtis's comment about it costing 3k, is not a true indication of the costs associated with putting together a Turbo system that will not detonate within 50kms... Dean is a wealth of information as he turbo'd his ITR and did it right. His build thread would be an interesting one to read through as well.

Best of luck man, and welcome

[WhiteKight]

Try and buy a complete s/hand set up.

There is also a kit on ebay for $800.00USD with a T3/4, Wastegate, Cooler & Piping, Cast Manifold, Oil lines. It will get you going but you will have to get a ECU on top of this

[1996_EK_Civic]

i know you probably dont want to talk to me, but if you are serious about this turbo and want a price stop looking on the internet, you'll only get rough estimates. if you want a quote go down to turbo tune on south road, near castle plaza. if you go there, ask them how much it will be with everything needed. secondly ask them if there is any other costs i.e. looking after it, and thirdly get a dyno run there.

[Travis_Gib0]

Brady not havin a go here but i think your better off spending the money on converting you car to a manual, it will probs have a bit more balls than it currently has. and a turbo is alot of work and time even after it has been fitted, theres the maintainence of the turbo itself and making sure everything still is in good condition. just something to think about bud.

[Chirpy_92Lude]

Did nobody see my post saying FUTURE REFERENCE!!!??? I didnt say anything about getting one right now or if i was going to get one at all, i would just like to know.

I put it in the prelude forum to get opinions from other prelude owners to see what kind of turbo systems they've put in their cars and moving it to the noob forum is useless because now its getting posts saying that "it doesnt just require a turbo and slap it on" - i know that im not retarded.

and to shannon, i wasnt just pissed off at you its a whole combinations of things, just got ****ing annoyed last night and wasn't really helping when people start talknig to me as if im mentally challenged. Does turbo tune actually do dyno run's?
And gibbo if i end up learning manual AFTER i get my P's i might try and get a conversion on my car, but really depends.

[Zilli]

I missed your bit about future reference. I just looked again and I couldn't see it. But then I'm on the Blackberry.

So, in answering your question, I don't own a prelude, never have, probably never will. But I do know you can put whatever turbo you want in it. If you are still running a slushbox "in the future" you are limited to its condition and you converters torque rating. Let alone the engine itselfs condition. You options are all centered around your budget anyway.

Good luck finding someone who has done what you are proposing locally. I'd be searching US forums.

Lastly, to help us help you, how about you list for us the parts you want to buy as part of your Turbocharger system and we can give you recommendations on each piece. Because it sounds like you know everything else involved apart from a "turbo that's cheap and sounds good"

[Chirpy_92Lude]

i don't know everything else involved i just know that im not looking for a piece of metal to strap to my engine i know that i will need a BOV, i went back onto the Ministry of Bass website and im fairly sure they sell just the charger itself and no other parts. I think it was a T3/T4 charger on there that said it was $470 just for the charger and it puts out a max of 500kw i think it said, but the total range was like 350-500kw. They do sell BOV systems and flange adapters for certain cars but so far thats the only place ive looked at in SA. Im going to go back to where i said future reference and bold it so everyone else can see that i did say it.

*EDIT* i just bolded 2 of my post's where i said future reference - first page

[V73C]

Why are you just looking for a turbo ? shouldnt you be at least worried about piping, cooling, computer, tune etc ???

[curtis265]

^thats what i was thinking, the OP seems concerned only with the turbocharger itself.

oh and... we do understand that you're not sure of running a turbo setup - we can read, but what's that got to do with getting quotes from us?

Anyway, i don't have much more to post, so i wish you good luck with ur future turbo setup.

[Chirpy_92Lude]

You still haven't read my posts properly because i said i may not even get at turbo, i even bolded it for people who didn't see it! I more than likely won't get turbo for atleast 2 or 3 years if i still have my car because i don't have much money. My friend from school, who gets called retarded because everyone thinks he slow, understood my first post completely as i meant it! Now if he can understand it why can't you guys?

Also V73C im not just concerned about the turbo itself i just said that im not sure whether that store sells just the turbos or whole kits! And in my first post i meant the whole turbo kit and istallation.

[Travis_Gib0]

bradyn, dude, get the money first before you start looking into turbos and stuff man dont get shitty at me i understand you wanna get knowledge and for 'future reference' but read other peoples threads that have done modifications you probs wont get much from making your own thread here. Have a search around.

[curtis265]

actually wait, i will say it.

I meant 'future turbo setup' as something that could happen in the future, not will happen. My future car will be an Aston Martin DBS. Will that happen? who knows...

[Zilli]

this thread is going nowhere... consider this as a warning to people who are inciting each other, or spamming for future on this site.

Also, a word to all, when you edit a post, or add in something that might not have been there before, it states plainly for everyone to see when you did it.

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