Originally posted by "Someone"
Dont buy a $3000 kit thinking thats all youll need. What about IGN box plugs coil cap wires clutch gauges turbo timer gaskets larger exhuast boost controller (optional) and a host of other small items that you will want so you dont mess your car up. The list is long.
Ign box you can wait..
Coil cap and wires you can wait
Clutch you can wait
Turbo Timer you can wait
Boost Controller you can wait
Gaskets YOU NEED
Exhaust upgrade you can wait
Torque steer delt with later
Engine upgrades you can wait
Fuel pump upgrade YOU NEED
Larger injectors you can wait
Larger lines you can wait
My take on it is dont just do all that at once.. Yes you need better exhuast and you need better ignition.. etc.. But if you start out that way you will probably never get it done.. Get the Turbo get what you need to install it and run the recommend boost for that set up and no more.... Once you get that phase taken care of then go about upgrading the exhaust ignition system..
I mean all the stuff listed above you will have to upgrade for more power.. But if you start out that you need all that for a Turbo.. Nobody will ever get one installed... Stick with guages and equipment to tune the car.. Once you get it running installed and working right go for more upgrades... Or else you will install all this stuff and if something doesnt work right it will be VERY hard to diagnose..
I am in the same process now.. and although many of the items listed above I have already purchased I will not install them untill the Turbo is on and running... This way I know it works with no problems... Then I will install the rest and verify operation.. I tell you this becuase I have seen to many people to a entire rebuild and the car run like crap.. Did the turbo work? Did the engine rebuild work right? Is the ignition system working right? Who knows and it is hard to find out... ES..