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  • What You Need To Turbo Your 2.0

    First off, anyone who is interested in turbocharging their car needs to undrerstand the rule of boost. Once you understand that you are half way to your goal.

    Cheap + Reliable = Not Fast
    Fast + Cheap = Not Reliable
    Reliable + Fast = Not Cheap

    Secondly you need to know that you need to be starting with a strong engine, otherwise you will not last very long. Strong doesn't necessarily mean built motor, but throwing a turbo kit boosting 12PSI on a motor with 200,000 miles on it isn't the smartest thing. Do a compression test on your motor to ensure you have good compression across all cylinders. Probably would be a good idea to decarb the motor, get out any old junk built up in your oil system as well as in your cylinders.

    Getting Started
    Things you need to do before you even install the turbo kit are as follows.

    FUELING {Cost Range = $400 - $700}
    1. Upgrade Fuel Pump
    ___* Walbro
    ___* Venom Performance
    2. Upgrade Injectors
    ___* Venom Performance
    ___* RC Engineering
    ___* 88-92 Ford Probe/Mx6 Turbo (make sure its the one with the plug identical to that of the 2.0 2nd Gen)
    3. Install Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
    ___* AEM
    ___* Weapon R
    ___* Aeromotive (This is the most common used by Probe and Mx6 owners)
    ___* MBX FPR Kit (This includes the Aeromotive AFPR and all needed lines and fittings)

    Turbocharging your 2.0L

    Turbo Kit Parts - Non Intercooled
    Here is what you will need, for a basic non-intercooled turbo kit Non intercooled is good for up to 8PSI safely, some wouldnt recommend it at all. However plenty do run this much.

    1. Turbo Manifold {Cost Range = $200 - $1000}
    ___* JGS Turbo
    ___* HiBoost
    ___* RacingMazda
    ___* Obx
    ___* MentalAddictionMotorsports
    ___* Stock Mazdaspeed Protege Manifold
    ___* Modified 93-95 Stock Exhuast Manifold
    ___* Modified 96-97 Stock Exhuast Manifold

    2. DownPipe {Cost Range = $200 - $400}
    (Downpipe will be solely dependent on what turbo you use. Also, your turbo manifolds some will be IHI style turbos and some with T3 flanges.)

    3. Turbo {Cost Range = $400 - $700}
    There are many more brands than this, this is just to name a few.
    ___* Garrett
    ___* Greddy
    ___* Precision Turbos
    ___* Master Power

    4. Turbo Sizes
    ___* T3/T04e .55ar comp. 60trim. .63ar P trim turbine
    ___* T3/T04e .48ar turbine .50ar compressor with a 55trim
    ___* IHI VF22
    ___* GT3076 - R
    ___* GT2860RS
    There are many more turbos, but the T3/T04e is the most commonly used by Turbo 2.0 Probes and Mx6's

    5. Blow Off Valves {Cost Range = $200 - $500}
    ___* Greddy (Many different variants)
    ___* A'Pexi
    ___* HKS
    ___* Blitz

    6. External Wastegates {Cost Range = $200 - $500}
    ___* Teal (Many different Variants)
    ___* Greddy
    ___* HKS
    ___* Innovative

    7. Turbo Oil Lines {Cost Range = $50 - $150}
    These can be assembled by parts purchased from Summit Racing or JEGS.

    8. Couplers {Cost Range = $50 - $150}
    ___* eBay couplers
    ___* Samco
    ___* Hose Techniques
    ___* Sport Hoses

    9. Intake Piping
    Recommend using 2.5" pipe for the piping from the turbo to the throttle body. You will need a MAF adapter if you plan to keep the MAF. It is not recommended to use the MAF between the turbo and the TB as a blow through design. You can run lower amounts of boost, but when you get into higher amounts you want something that can handle the hard blow through.

    10. Boost Controllers
    ___* Manual boost controllers
    ___* Electronic boost controllers (Apeci, blitz greddy, etc,,,)
    Last edited by M.Hicks; June 23, 2008, 01:48 PM. Reason: Update
    Silver 2011 5.7L Toyota Tundra CrewMax
    Former Owner of The Fastest N/A 2.0 Probe

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    FOR THE SERIOUS MODDER

    Turbo Kit Parts - Intercooled
    You will neeed everything listed above minus the Turbo to Throttle Body pipe as this is part of the intercooler piping now.

    1. Front Mount Intercooler {Cost Range = $100 - $700}
    Intercoolers come in varying shapes and sizes. You will need to know what size you can fit infront of your radiator.
    ___* Greddy
    ___* HKS
    ___* A'Pexi
    ___* eBay Intercooler

    2. Intercooler Piping
    Intercooler piping is going to have to be custom made, this is mainly becuase each kit depending on how you peice it together will have the turbo sitting in a different spot. DIY intercooler piping kits can be purchased for between $50- $200

    Engine Management

    There are many engine controllers on the market. Here are just a few, I will go in depth into the Megasquirt as this is the most cost effective one.

    1. Engine Management Control Unit {Cost Range = $300 - $2000}
    ___* AEM
    ___* SDS
    ___* Haltech
    ___* Motec
    ___* Accel DFI
    ___* MegaSquirt

    MegaSquirt
    Megasquirt comes in many different variants. There is the fuel only controller and then the fuel and spark controller. The latest version is the MegaSquirt II Version 3. It is a DIY engine management system. You can either build one yourself from one parts supplied by one of MegaSquirts many distributors. Or you can buy a pre-assembled one from one of the Bulk Buys hosted on this board or even from the same companies you can buy individual MS parts from.

    More information on MegaSquirt can be found on the main MegaSquirt website: http://www.megasquirt.info/ as well as the MegaSquirt discussion forums: http://www.msefi.com/
    Last edited by M.Hicks; June 19, 2008, 06:09 PM.
    Silver 2011 5.7L Toyota Tundra CrewMax
    Former Owner of The Fastest N/A 2.0 Probe

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