One thing I don't seem to understand is that lets say you get a garret turbo with diffrent piping with a different intercooler. Your switching alot of companies products with each other...so how do you know what can fit what and is their an extensive amount of fabricating to be done when doing a custom kit?

 

huh??? of course there is a lot of fabrication on a custom turbo kit.

 

its not hard running your own pipes aroud the engine bay just takes time. just make sure its rite before you cut the pipes up.

 

PM JN2 he knows what kit that CXracing has on ebay that you need.

if i find it, i will post it.

also. i went custom route. It was a bitch let me tell you.

 

it's not SUPER hard i had to do it as well.. it was a bit of a pain.. but if you have a pipe cutter that would help alot more lol i used a hack saw lol

 

it really isn't that hard. I'm in the process of doing it. and as for running the piping, you can usually find turbo kits that are being parted out and just buy those parts. I'm in the process of buying piping kit from a turbo kit right now. Its all ready cut and fit to the cobalt, so all i need to do is piece it together.

mixing the parts isn't usually a problem because most turbo parts are universal. The turbo will fit on any manifold as long as it has the proper flange, internally wastegated or external. Oil lines sometimes need to be turbo specific. but piping, bov's, intercoolers, ect are universal.

 

http://www.cxracing.com/mm5/merchant...gory_Code=ICDK

http://www.cxracing.com/mm5/merchant...gory_Code=ICDK

 

yeah well i think it sounds reallly cool to make you own kit..it shows that you have a sense of what you are doing and proably roud of your self after its done lol but iam having my friend do the install, I rather give him a full kit that you cant mess up you know?

thanks elec for those links...it worries me that if everything isnt an exact fit how am i gonna make it fit? How do I even know if those pipes are long enough?

 

dude.. if you want I can go help you do the piping/ fmic install it's not hard at all they're 18" pipes.. everything was more then long enough for me

 

^^There ya go.

 

wow i seemed to not notice your in ny lol....Im gonna have to sit down one of these nights and price everything and see where my best bet is iam only looking to push 7-8. I appreciate your help though )

 

custom kits are pretty fun, you get to use wat you like and feel comfortable with. but its a pain in the ass if you forget somethin or somethin just isnt quite right. but either way have fun. by the way, if you never turboed a cobalt download the garrett instructions, very useful

 

o another question....will my sturt bar get in the way of piping

 

i dont have a bar so i dunno. look at my picture and you might have some sort of clue

 

got in the way of mine.

 

i wish you would have sold me that kit

 

me?
the exhaust manifold the guy might be selling. otherwise PM me or text me, think you got my number yet

 

well alot of people have issues hitting the STB however... due to a frame brace actually attached to the firewall STB's arent really all that useful.. ALSO you can route the piping under the engine as well and not have to worry about it

this can also preserve a more stock outward appearance... (check B_faulks build) so i tlooks like you just have a CAI on the wrong side lol

 

I have a small intercooler (universal) and some 2 1/4" piping for sale if your intrested. It might be good for your low boost setup. you may need to purchase a few extra piping pieces but it would def. get you started. I'd only ask like 80-90 bucks + shipping. and i'll throw in a brand new ebay bov lol...

 

7-8 lbs on what turbo? 7-8 on a TDK will blow your engine and wont kick in til 5k rpm, 7-8 on a 14G would be perfect for about 50-70 hp.

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-2l-l61-performance-tech-45/bfaulk-goes-turbo-wait-over-pics-inside-166722/ Here's a link to my build, i did everything custom, basically i got a turbo, then built the entire kit around the turbo. If you are that worried about intercooler piping, i would say skip it and get a kit, cause there is a fair amount of fabrication required to make this work, especially if you want it to last for any length of time... FYI ,the exhaust was the the worst part of my install.

 

i think iam just going with the kit cause iam so worried with the fabricating issues on my dd...i might as well throw in the extra bucks so I know everything is perfect..I do appreciate the time and advice everyone has given me though