How many of you installed your own turbo kit and how hard was it? I'm looking for advice and experiences with them and do-it-yourselfers...

 

If you can remove your old turbos, then you can install a single turbo kit.

 

Just make sure that you install all of the gaskets and take care of all of the oil and/or water lines. Make sure you have some copper silicone and maybe some teflon tape or paste. It's a pretty simple job if you have a good set of tools. Removing your stock turbos will be alot harder than installing your new kit. Which kit are you going with?

 

once you've done it you'll laugh how easy it is the hard part is getting the stuff out putting in takes nothing

 

Yeah, removing my turbo will now take about 30 minutes.

 

I'm looking at the XS T04S kit... I've heard good stuff about them so far.

 

yeah, T04S is the way to go, IMO.

 

I did a search on it and from what everyone says, it's the way to go. Alot of people say it's better than the T78 under 5-600rwhp and I'm not looking for anything over 500 for a while. How was the install of the T04S kit? Anything that bugged you about putting it in, or does it fit like a glove?

 

I heard LUV94RX7 say that his kit went in very easily at KDR. I don't know how it is power-wise because he hasn't gotten it running yet. Maybe you can PM him. I'm sure that the XS kit is capable of making alot of power.

I have experience with the T-78. I'm running it on an undivided HKS manifold, and it makes full boost in the 4-4.5K range. The turbo is a little "lazy" until about 8-10 PSI when the boost goes up to 17 PSI(my max boost right now) instantly. I'm using a Profec for my boost control

 

I'd like to have something that comes on around 3.5-4k, I haven't really heard what the spool time is for the T04S. How much would a Garrett BB turbo "kit" of about the same size cost? By kit, I mean, with the turbo, all parts together.

 

I have experience with the T-78. I'm running it on an undivided HKS manifold, and it makes full boost in the 4-4.5K range. The turbo is a little "lazy" until about 8-10 PSI when the boost goes up to 17 PSI(my max boost right now) instantly. I'm using a Profec for my boost contro

I personally think the "lazy" turbo has to do more with your manifold design. I'll
bet that you'll spool-up fast and get better responce from a fully divided manifold.

This is where the ports are separated all the way to the turbine wheel and the wastegate is feed from both the exhaust ports.

 

I'm running the T04S, its fully spooled at 4k if your running 14psi. RP put mine in and they said that it went in pretty easily. I made 333hp on 12lbs and a SMIC, Ill have my car dynoed again next friday. I blew a seal 2 months ago and I finally get it back next tues. I'll be rolling out of there with a RP street port engine and a apex'i FMIC. I think I'm going to make @least 400 at the wheels. If your interested in pics or a chart send me a pm and I'll send it to you or let you know how it turned out.
Ryker
P.S. T04S has a polished compressor housing. Only bad thing is my car was so loud (open air wastegate and N1 dual catback) I couldn't hear my stereo so I ended up w/ a fosgate 12" in the back so now all i hear is bump bump waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa bump thump bump lol.

 

Yeah, I know that my manifold is part of the lag problem, but I need some time to make a divided manifold, as nobody seems to want to sell me one. The turbo isn't really "lazy" but it's just that it seems to be more efficient at higher boost levels. I remember reading somewhere that the T-78 didn't do too well compared to other turbos at low boost. It's really made for higher boost levels.

 

I think the new HKS cast manifold is now divided. I know for a fact that the XS manifold is divided. This is alot cheaper than having someone fabricating it for you.

 

I know that the HKS cast manifold for 3rd gen's is divided, but the TII one I bought in April was undivided. I'll check out the XS manifold. I may just make one myself because I have all of the parts. I was trying to get one from crispeed in the spring, but I had no luck.

 

Where could you find one of these manifolds on the net???

 

http://www.rx7store.net , http://www.sfp.net , PM crispeed.

 

when you do your conversion what the hell do you do with all those conncetors and vacum lines left over.... i am stuck i need help