realistic turbo??

rollinpropercc3 · 08-24-2007, 01:07 AM

what's good guys??? got a question for everyone...my bro-in-law is a machanic (pretty good one) ill give him that...LOL and we were just BS-ing the other day about mods for his car my car etc. for a turbo kit i was looking at $4500 from some site (i'm sorry i do not remember where or who made it) and he laughed at me and called me crazy. he "informed" me that all i have to do is buy the turbo and he can install it, he'll do the piping welding etc. all for $500 bucks - total cost of everything....

is my brother in law nuts??? what do ya'll think???

nothing major is done to my car, just intake exhaust. its a 2.2 ecotec 5 speed

any help please....
thanx

99-alero · 08-24-2007, 01:33 AM

i don't kno much about that kind of shit but if he's gonan throw and intercooler on it 2, wats the worse that could happen? i'd say go for it

MixtapeMessiah · 08-24-2007, 02:21 AM

if you just buy the turbo and intercooler, and hes gonna give u a hardcore discount and hook up Id say go for it.

SIUlero · 08-24-2007, 02:23 AM

materials shouldn't cost much really, there's nothing exotic about them...if he knows how to form them and weld them up...can make the brackets and everything needed and won't charge anything for labor, 500 sounds do-able with a used or rebuilt blower

Cliff8928 · 08-24-2007, 02:41 AM

If you want it to be a little easier, find a newer Saab in a junkyard to raid the parts off of. They use a Turbo Ecotec in any of the epsilon 9^3s.

rollinpropercc3 · 08-24-2007, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MixtapeMessiah

if you just buy the turbo and intercooler, and hes gonna give u a hardcore discount and hook up Id say go for it.

yeah he aint charging me for labor...if he does he needs to divorce my baby sister...

no, seriously... i know he wont charge but has anyone done it before...is it more work then i would like to get into or should i just forget about it...

BlackJack · 08-24-2007, 09:14 AM

yeah, I'd say something here is a little bit nuts, just the parts alone are going to be about a grand if it's done RIGHT.

Best of luck to you though.

strtrydr · 08-24-2007, 12:28 PM

^ Agreed ... I will be around that when I get all the parts recieved, but I am getting a lot of help and knowledge from BlackJack.

Spilner521 · 08-24-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rollinpropercc3

is it more work then i would like to get into or should i just forget about it...

Your 5 speed Ecotec is a perfect starting point for a turbo. Turbo Ecos have proven to have great power potential as well as being very reliable.

The fabrication of the charge pipes and exhaust is a huge part of the headache (and down time) of installing turbos on Aleros. Since that's all taken care of for you, it won't be extremely difficult to piece together the rest of the kit yourself, which will be cheaper than buying that pre-built kit. Also, $500 is a great price for all the piping and fab work.

If you're serious about it, shoot me a PM and I'll make you a list of the things you'll need, then you can decide for yourself what you want to do.

MixtapeMessiah · 08-24-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rollinpropercc3

yeah he aint charging me for labor...if he does he needs to divorce my baby sister...

no, seriously... i know he wont charge but has anyone done it before...is it more work then i would like to get into or should i just forget about it...

ohhhh I see where this is going LOL

rollinpropercc3 · 08-25-2007, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by MixtapeMessiah

ohhhh I see where this is going LOL

LOL no we are always bs-ing with each others cars...he does work on the side & i am always helping out but never took any money so hes alwasy tryin to do shyt to my car for free and i dont let him. this talk about a turbo came up and i jumped on it...not on him...

i jumped on the idea of the turbo!!!!

has anyone on this site built one up themselves???

steve-o · 08-25-2007, 03:06 PM

I say its do-able, but leave yourself a bigger budget. Projects like this always cost more then expected.

rollinpropercc3 · 08-26-2007, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by steve-o

I say its do-able, but leave yourself a bigger budget. Projects like this always cost more then expected.

always...i know its being said 500 but i expected to paymore...

i did fine on ebay a turbo for a sunfire/caviler ecotec engine for a Grand... thats the same ecotec in our cars correct so it would fit into mine with some minor adjustments right???

Redog · 08-26-2007, 11:17 PM

Don't forget the programing

MixtapeMessiah · 08-27-2007, 01:09 AM

and anything that may need to be replaced soon, rather do it right now instead of having an even bigger problem occur ya know what Im sayin

rollinpropercc3 · 08-27-2007, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by MixtapeMessiah

and anything that may need to be replaced soon, rather do it right now instead of having an even bigger problem occur ya know what Im sayin

yeah i hear ya...

natedawg9640 · 08-27-2007, 11:08 AM

a welder/mechanic cant fab injectors, fuel management and the like... that's where you are gonna pay a but more... all in all it sounds like you could be sittin pretty nice for pretty cheap though... i hope he realises what he's about to "give" away

Alero2k4 · 09-10-2007, 05:01 PM

I priced out a budget system and it all came to about 1500 said and done with doing all my own work. I will try to find all the info again... and that is turbo, wastegate, ic, piping, everything.

robz02alero · 09-15-2007, 01:31 AM

Quit Blabbing And Slap That Turbo On, I Wanna See It!!