Im looking to upgrading single turbo for the Fd, prices for bolt on turbo kits start from around 2k+. Is it better to get a good shop to do custom parts or bolt on kit route is the way to go?

What are you opinons?

 

I'd personally go for the bolt on kit... I would love to convert my FD to single! Wish I had the funds! Where abouts in Australia are you from?

 

To4s kit - best thing going for a single installation


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There are several to4z kits on the market. The hks kit it quite alot more expensive than the garret version. Is the extra price worth the extra performance or is it extra $$ just because its HKS?

 

I would recommend going with a kit unless you have some special requirements that none of the kits can fill. Going custom is always more expensive than it seems.

 

there are so many options from kits that i'd be surprised if you couldn't find something to suit your needs. you'll end up spending a lot more money on a custom kit so if you don't need it custom-made, don't bother.

 

I personally went the custom route. There were no V-Mounts that met my liking and requirements. I ended up spending about 4k including the turbo. Of course this was when my fabricator was $75/hr and now he is $100/hr. Good luck!

Of course there is just something so sexy about only having 2 intercooler couplers.

~James

 

the biggest cost of a custom setup is of course time, and the frustration of constantly waiting on some bullshit part or another. and there's a lot of trial and error.

 

thats a big custon set up i deff agree.. with a head ach as well

 

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thats the largest intercooler iv'e ever seen go into an fd, that must be a crazy tight fit.

with a nice vented hood to let the hot air from the ic out, that setup would work amazing

 

What the differences to the Garret version and HKS version of TO4Z (besides the price)?

 

A good place to learn is in the Single Turbo section of the forum. There's everything you need to know about single turbo's including cost, turbo x vs. turbo y power expectations, dealers, and more.

After about 6 months of searching and keeping up to date on topics, I decided the Custom route with the turbo to fit my budget and needs.
And, able to save a TON installing it myself.
-D

 

i would go with a kit. a-spec kits are pretty nice.

 

RX7store has good prices as well

 

To piggyback off what gordon said, it's not just the single turbo setup---you have to think about intercooling, engine management, your fuel system, as well as smaller things like a BOV, heat shielding, random hardware/hoses/gaskets. It can get pretty expensive.....I'm happy with my A-Spec 500R kit, a 67mm turbo that gives 15 psi by 3700ish rpm. I have a monster thread in the single turbo section about my build up if you search

 

You FD guys are lucky that there are so many bolt on kits available (although OEM parts are in general way harder to find). On an FC, even though they are single turbo from the factory, there are really only a couple manifolds readily available and almost no full bolton kits still made except the Greddy 20G kit and a few kits from smaller shops. Usually we have FC guys have to fabricate at least some of the plumbing.

I've enjoyed putting my T04S setup together but it's very frustrating to assemble all the random parts, fittings, wiring, etc for all supporting mods.

 

doesn't aspec make a full kit for FC? That's really the only company you need. :P

 

I've put two custom kits together (including fuel and intercooling), and have saved enough money to buy parts for custom dual oil coolers, overhaul my JDM gear box, and build a custom AI system.

Its nice to have a friend who owns a shop, and friends and family with skills...to help put my ideas into reality.

Of course I don't try to have the the fastest car around...just one that everyone wants

 

which to4z kits besides Aspec do you guys recommend and how would u rate them?

 

Right there in your backyard is Horsepower in a box which sells a T04Z turbo kit. http://www.horsepowerinabox.com/HPIAB2/index.html

Tweak It is also there in Sydney. http://www.tweakit.net

 

i think i just saw a t78 kit in the classifieds for like 1500 bucks maybe that is best

 

I have sold a lot of these kits. http://www.rx7store.net/category_s/432.htm