Thanks Andrew. I sure will. I will probably be updating as I go along, but expect about 2-3 weeks or so as I need to have springs and retainers installed before I put the turbo on.

 

There is for sure satisfaction to be had by doing it yourself but with the pricing listed and the other parts/problems you will run into it, it is certainly not a money saving way to do it.

You can buy a complete GT ball bearing turbo kit for $2795 that bolts directly onto the car, no problems.

Nice job on doing it yourself, just wanted to point out to others that the price and time may not be worth it to some.

I like building stuff too.

 

Thanks for chiming in David. Yeah it is definately more for satisfaction. Those are retail pricing, so I will probably come out a little ahead, but this is definately for people who want to build a kit and not for people that don't know what they are doing.
For ease of installation I would consider getting a kit.

 

It will work well, mine did.

Scorke

 

Was this on pump gas with the stroker and a 35R? Any other mods that really change things...EMS?

 

Reflash on pump gas I believe.

 

Helll No on the EMS, although if anybody wants to give me one I will give it a shot

93 octane

8.8:1 2.3 Build
HKS 280's
1000cc's
3 Inch Turboback
.63 A/R GT35r w/ Tial 44mm VTA
Custom Garrett Core IC

Scorke

 

Nice Numbers. I got my manifold as promised today! I'll try to post up some images later tonight.

 

Here are a few images.

 

Good luck with your build. Keep us updated.

Jason

 

Nice! Your gonna be so happy when your finished.

 

Thanks Jason. I will keep you guys posted. I will be on vacation starting on Thursday, so I will be get to the build the week after.

 

Wow still pretty pricey if you compare to other cars. When I did similar to my previous car (SRT-4) this is how much I spent.

Garrett .50 Trim with .63 a/r = 700 (from AGP before the slight increase in turbo prices which now costs 850)
Exhaust manifold = 200
o2 housing w/ recirculating dump = 200
Tial waste gate = 250
All the oil lines, plugs gasket wires, accessories etc.. = 100.00
Pressure pipe w/ external blow off valve = 250

Total came out to be 1600-1700 . And before any one jumps in about quality, they were all proven quality parts from reputable vendors. No ebay crap there.

Note* the 50 trim was not a dual ball bearing, but for the price you paid for yours I hope you got a dual ball bearing turbo with both water and oil cooled.

I guess the Evo is an expensive car to do anything with.

I'm not sure how much fuel the stock injectors and fuel system can support on the EVO, but make sure you have a wideband and enough fuel to support the amount of air the .50 trim will be pushing. Good luck.

 

With the 50 trim I imagine the single 255 and around 750-800cc injectors should fit the bill. Not that the stuff you bought for your SRT-4 is cheap but I know the inline oil filter and the return tube when done right will be $150 at least. It also looks like you were running a 35/38mm gate which definately costs less compared to the 44. So even if he could get a $400 manifold/O2 housing combo then the custom downpipe needed to fit it up would require extra expense.

 

I'm not sure what you mean about the inline oil filter? There werent any oil filters, just a oil feed and return line. Actually I dont know how much they cost now, but back in December 2006 it cost me 100 dollars. But I didnt have any water lines, because my setup was not a dbb and was not water cooled. It just came with a reroute/plug kit. Yes you are correct, I was using the 38 mm wastegate, and that was enough for the srt-4. Running 21 psi on the .50 trim people can hit 400 front wheel horsepower, with a good tune offcourse and supporting mods (exhaust etc...).

Well with my setup everything fit with out any modifications except for the turbo pressure pipe, that needed to be modified slightly. The downpipe and o2 housing match perfectly just like the stock turbo, manifold and o2 housing fit. Arent the big turbo o2 housings made to fit all downpipes for the EVO's?

Actually I'm really curious if the .50 trim he got is dbb or not. Because even right now a regular garrett .50 trim I can get for 850 and a dbb both water/oil cooled for 1300-1400.