this is so great. A good friend of mine is getting rid of his 88 turbo II He lost the key and it had some wiring issue but for 500 bucks i cant go wrong. I remember when he had it running it pulled hard. Im interested in doing some good power mods. Apparently i should look into a microtech, or some other form of fuel,ignition system? How easy is it to install a microtech? Im no wiring guru but i did put a entire new wiring harness in from the dash all the way forward. He said his dad put some weird push button start system in? He said it made the power windows not work? Awesome deal though i cant wait to tear into it. My N/A will soon be up for sale to fund this TurboII

 

If the turbo is good, dosn't smoke and everything, and the compression is good... why not just part out your N/A and use what ya can to fix the TII?

 

A Microtech (or Haltech, or Wolf as the 3 most common) is a standalone fuel/ignition controller. Installation is not really the hard part as the wiring diagram is easy, and you know how to solder, use heat shrink and make wiring looms then you're set. The real work is in the tuning. A standalone does provide a foundation to build on, and it is necessary when making some "real" power. But for a stock car, or one with only basic upgrades, it's not worth it.

You're on your own with that one. I don't troubleshoot electrical problems online.

 

thats good i got my 87 for 700 and its still running!!

some minor mods to make the most out of it for the price would be , full exhaust 3" $300-800 ,walbro 255 fuel pump $100 , tid mod $30 , port waste gate then manual boost controllor DIY<$100, and then get a rtek 1.7 chip $125 and 720 cc secondary injectors <$300, then you can run max boost out of stock turbo saftly, i belive 12 psi is the peak efficiency?? you could get a front mount IC too even



then later you can just sell the ecu, and use the 720cc as primarys and get like 1600 CC secondarys when u go with a big turbo and stand alone later on!

 

so what would you guys say is the max hp/tq off of stock turbo and no stand alone? Im thinking right around like 250hp or so correct?

 

275 is the commonly accepted number.

 

hmmm you think thats good for around a 13 sec time slip? Im not going to go insane on this, well maybe later hehe but for now its going to be a daily. Im definately going to get some better tires and suspension though.

 

i think youll see 10's with good tires.

first thing you want to do is take that puch button out of there and wire it back they way its saposed to b. look for somebody parting out and get the ignition and key set and try and get those windows down.. youll never like it after 5 minutes under the sun..

 

yeah that push button thing sounds really gay hopefully he didnt mess with anything in the main interior harness though. you really think that with those mods on stock turbo ill be good for 10s?

 

10s is a joke.

Yes, 13 seconds is easy.

 

thought that sounded unreasonable hehe. Ill be happy with high 13s im used to my na. If i could get into the 13s/12s reliably i would be astonished(live in colorado,mile high elevation)

 

i also was wondering if i take my door handle assembly off and give it to a locksmith would they be able to make a key? Do you think they could come to me as well? thanks.

 

I know triple A (AAA) will send a locksmith out to your car if you tell them you locked yourselfout and you need a key made on site. I had them do it for the trunk key on my 71 roadrunner that I lost lol

 

Is that just all the turbo can handle? Will a SP make a difference, or will the turbo be maxed out still...

 

Turbo will be maxed out...After about 12-14 PSI, it's just making heat...