Hi new guy here, need some help

[Anonymous]

30,000, realistic for an all round, reliably quick car

if he can overcome these problems he's set:
-engine internals with more than 6psi
-ecu with more than 5psi
-gearbox, with any power increase
-custom manifold

put thins into perspective

engine internal work is roughly 5g
ecu would be abother 5-6g
turbo would be about 2g
custom manifold, about 1.5g
gearbox work, about 5g
boost controller, 1g
injectors 1g
fuel pump 1g
misc 3g
labour 6g

don u hit the nail on the head well done young man !

dont forget valves ,springs, cams , adjustable cam gears ,induction pipping , oil lines ,front mount intercooler, gauges cos u dont want nuthing to go wrong with the million dollor motor (defi gauges,most accurate on the market ) and the list goes on and on so go luck on your journey on putting a turbo on a n/a car 182

[Anonymous]

these seem to be standardised prices, given i've followed upa few builds and threads on fast fours.

It's the labour work which = expense

[oneightoo]

ok yeah that looks quite pricey and more than likely very :bang: :bang: i've spoken to a few guys in a few shops and they are of the same opinion, one guy didnt even want to try it, he was too worried he would something wrong and eff somehting up.. what about a supercharger? or i'm even leaning towards selling the old bird and finding a decent calibra.. thoughts?

[Namus]

yeah supercharger cool 8)

[Anonymous]

haha, superhcharger "basically" requires the same work.

yes, calibra sounds more viable, or astra turbo, if you dont want to spend money

[Namus]

yeah think of it this way; the $30k u spend on the custom turbo work on ur N/A, can be spent on buying a used Astra T...just bite the bullet and do it that way...

[oneightoo]

Namus, u make a good point.. i wanted the astra t when it came out.. the dealer said there was a 3 month wait.. should have just waited and caught the bus more often.. i'm not real keen on the new look astra, they front end looks good, but i dont really go much on the rear.. i think i'll see the old girl, she has been quite good to me.. the missus wont be hapy, but heck she dont pay the repayments.. so now i pose this question, whats a decent price to pay for a straight calibra.. i think it would be a helluva lot more fun to build up an older car than mod a new one..

[oneightoo]

Namus, u make a good point.. i wanted the astra t when it came out.. the dealer said there was a 3 month wait.. should have just waited and caught the bus more often.. i'm not real keen on the new look astra, they front end looks good, but i dont really go much on the rear.. i think i'll see the old girl, she has been quite good to me.. the missus wont be hapy, but heck she dont pay the repayments.. so now i pose this question, whats a decent price to pay for a straight calibra.. i think it would be a helluva lot more fun to build up an older car than mod a new one..

[Anonymous]

build up a corsa/c its lotsa fun :bang:

[Namus]

have a look in the trading post