a sweet ass winter bbq/meet/colddynoday for when my car's up there???

 

I'm starting a new thread: ZOMGZZPISRACISTHAHNFTWMARKEATSWEINERTHEIRCUSTOMERS ERVICESUCKS

 

hahahaha^^^

 

yep. i love my wieners...

 

in your butt

 

Im thinking of either buying a zzp kit or building my own. I realize the zzp kit has everything u need and no headaches. I kind of would like to build my own I just don't know where to start. I typed in build ur own turbo kit into the css search bar but nothing good coms up. Can anyone point me into the right direction on how to go about doing this for my lsj ?

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/stuf...-5-kit-272458/

 

I've done it. Its simple, really. To do it properly just takes some good resources (a good welder being the main one).

Do you have a turbo in mind?

 

Best part is i have a guy who is dam good an spot on with welding for custom car work so i do have that on hand

So far I've been looking into a few different turbos. journal bearing and ball bearing.

now my main horsepower rage for the time being is 350-400whp. Its my dd i don't want anything more then that.

percision pt6262 borg warner 256 non Et borg warner 252 ET s20g pt6076E just to name a few I've been looking into so far

just trying to find the right one to fit my needs.

 

you don't need a 6262 for 350whp

 

If your not really looking for extreme power just go with the s252et. the spoil is quick and mid 400's is possible on a stock motor.

 

I never said i did blazion those where just some turbos i was looking into. An ya i know a lot of guys run the 252 and swear by it. i know zzp sells em with their swap as well. Just looking at the best turbo for my goals.

 

hes saying you don't need it if you're only going for 350whp because of the lag. i mean...run it if you want to, but you'll regret it. get the 252ET, that'll carry you past what the stock engine is capable of holding with a quick as hell spool time

 

imma be joining this thread soon...

 

From what i heard it starts building boost around 2500rpm and has full boost a little over 3000rpm. that would be an insane spool time. Thats one thing i don't want to be cheap on is the turbo

 

i'm pretty sure bullseye also has bat mo wheels starting in 52mm sizes

 

ya i got off work at 9pm last night and stayed up till 3am trying to figure out everything i could about a custom setup.

Hey Ex if i say bought a hahn kit instead of using the 20 g could i just go out and buy BW 252 et and fab it up and make it work ? or is that asking for problems ?

 

idk about the manifold or what flange the 20g uses. but yeah it could work with some finesse.

 

You'd be wasting money, imo. If you've got a guy that can do a downpipe and intercooler piping... don't even consider a kit.

Get the basic parts from ZZP (Manifolds, etc) and then have your guy fix up the other parts you need.

 

the 20g uses the t3 flange. It bolted right up to the zzp log mani that I have. Only thing is that if you're going to run the 20g, you'll either have to get a block-off plate for the wastegate flange on the mani, or remove the internal wastegate from the turbo so you can run the external one. I personally like the second option because internal wastegates get sketchy if you decide to run more than 24ish psi.

zzp parts are legit. I like the pipes and exhaust pieces my guy fabbed up for me. You're not saving any money though, imho by going this route. However, I like this option b/c you can basically get a setup designed exactly the way you want.

 

All good info guys thanks ! Ya i looked into buying some parts off zzp was not sure. I know dejon sells inner coolers and piping. My only fear is i buy a inner cooler from dejon then a zzp mani fold and my stuff don't bolt on.

my ideal goal is to spend between 2500-3000 max. Im sure i can build a nice kit for that amount of money and get the horsepower i was looking for. An i do have a buddy who would weld for me if i needed him to.

i don really like the internal waste gate kind of scares me a kit but I'm sure i could convert it some how to be external highest i plan on running would be 22 psi. but id like to start out at around 15psi to break everything and drive for 1-2k miles before getting on it.

 

it's honestly not that difficult to convert from an internal to an external wastegate. But if you're not planning on buying a kit, throw that 3k number out the door. After selling my s/c stuff (i haven't actually added up the numbers, btw, so I'm just guessing), I most likely spent 4-5k after parts and labor. And that's AFTER shopping around for good stuff at a discounted price (mostly from private sells).

As for boost....don't be a *****. Tune it right the first time. You're turbocharging your car b/c you want to have fun with it. You're gonna have to floor it anyways to tune it properly, so throw that "i'm gonna baby it for a few thousand miles" bs out the door.

 

not going to build a "nice" kit for 2500 lmao when a "nice" turbo is gonna cost you 1300 to begin with. so now you have 1200 to get an intercooler, exhaust mani, downpipe, wg, bov, charge piping, exhaust, intake manifold, couplers, tapped oil pan, oil feed and return lines, welded or n/a alternator, boost controller, intake, etc.
it's cool to be different and have different **** but you're not going to be saving much if at all ask me how i know.

 

You're saving money if your welder isn't raping you.

My first DP was a complex work of art but still cost less than $250.



This. I tell people this all the time.

"I'm only gonna DD on 15psi, but race on 22."

No, you're going to run 22psi all the time.

 

hard to imagine that downpipe is still lurking in texas my buddy with a 2.4 has it right now.