FAQ: Putting Turbo on NON-turbo engine!

[towerymt]

**April 4 - The turbo swap begins
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=3700

**April 20 - PICS of my B23F+T turbo project
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=4260

May 20 - turbo on a n/a 240
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=5238

May 20 - 244 turbo questions
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=5210

May 24 - Putting a hole in a perfectly good block
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=5352

May 29 - high compression turbo... doable?
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=5553

June 4 - 740 Turbo Upgrade: What subtle changes required?
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=5784

June 7 - B23F+T update: CBV+5th injector+10psi
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=5871

June 9 - turboing a n/a b230f engine
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=5985


Also worth reading if your car uses a fuel system that you don't wish to use with a turbo motor:

June 4 - K-Jet vs. LH 2.2???
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=5778


There are many more links that need to be added here, so start adding and I will make the list at the top longer.

If you want to discuss some issue brought up in these topics, start a new topic that focuses on it.

[isaac]

Thank you, masked stranger.

Another few threads:

Apr 20 something "Well, so much for that project"
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=4127

Apr 7, "Very LOUD clacking sound!"
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=3786

May 10, "B23F+T update: NGK's solve a lot of problems"
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=4894

May 10, "Boost Captain! She needs more Boost!"
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=4895

Apr 29, "Installing B21FT ignition in B23F+T engine" (not a good thread)
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=4545

[Twiggilicious]

Good Post Mike :cheers:

[gecko]

LMAO....thanks mike! now could you do a de-turbo post too ;) jk

neal

[linuxman51]

Thank you.. the faq is in its late stages and should be done very soon...

[Volvo Dan]

Are these going to be posted in the "Mods" section on the home page?

[linuxman51]

Faq is done! Faq is done! Hoooray for me

oh yea, and isaac ;) :-D

Actually it seems to be extremely detailed now, thanks to isaac for elaborating on my general musings :) I'm re-reading it checking for last minute additions, and I'll try and get a parts list going this weekend (yea yea, i've been meaning to do that for a cool 6-7 months now, eventually it'll get done). Hashing it out with the man as to where to stick it right now.. stay tuned for the link :-)

[linuxman51]

done, emailed to dana, wait fer the powers that be. There will be a version 2.0, or maybe an extention of this one, and hopefully dana'll have it set up where i can edit the thing and add part numbers n such. (of course, if you can't go and find the few small pieces you have to buy by yourself, popular logic would dictate that you shouldn't be doing it in the first place ;) )

[945ti]

Where is it these days, I am itching to read this thing! I know I shouldn't anger the board gods, but I have been itching on this one for a while, and with a new crop of questions about this, I think that the huge amount of information about this would be awesome.

[isaac]

One more thread which I forgot to post up:

"From NA to Turbo for $300 or less"
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=3196

That is THE best one of the threads listed so far. There's a lot of theory discussion, a lot of specific parts listing (thanks to Kenny H), and a lot of firsthand experience thrown in. That thread was the one which led up to the weekend where I did the conversion, after which I started the thread "The turbo swap begins"

[volvoman37]

done, emailed to dana, wait fer the powers that be. There will be a version 2.0, or maybe an extention of this one, and hopefully dana'll have it set up where i can edit the thing and add part numbers n such. (of course, if you can't go and find the few small pieces you have to buy by yourself, popular logic would dictate that you shouldn't be doing it in the first place ;) )

so where is this faq? id love to read it...

[linuxman51]

i bet you would ;) Dana's working on it, in the mean time you should be gathering bits for it (turbo, intercooler, piping, injectors, pump, etc)

[volvoman37]

i bet you would ;) Dana's working on it, in the mean time you should be gathering bits for it (turbo, intercooler, piping, injectors, pump, etc)


:giddy with excitement:

[linuxman51]

Skillet!(dana) Can i get a slice of that automated article posting stuff pie? :wave: 8-)

[boostdemon]

remind me tomorrow and i'll upload what i have as a regular article (since im still not done with the "DIY article posting" portion)

[boostdemon]

its up now. top of the list under mods in "engine"

[volvoman37]

8-)

[daveb272]

Its been awile since my last post, but regarding the turbo in a na motor. I am ready to put a working turbo in my 760 ti, but i need to find the ceter cassette for a stock turbo ( i believe its a garret t3) anybody know of a local place around charlotte, or at least in nc area?

[linuxman51]

the what? center cartridge you mean?

[daveb272]

the what? center cartridge you mean?
yes, sorry

[The Aspirator]

Just wanted to update this with some fresh swaps and picture links.

TurboCruise:
http://members.cox.net/ethamblin/index.htm
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=15884

Wildmanben:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=15810

The Aspirator:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=12739
http://www.vipinfoservices.com/john/default.htm

Boosted:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=15615

jpbturbo:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=12409
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=13873
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=18295&highlight=turbo

fullup1:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=6209
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=11099
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=6499
http://www.pbase.com/fullup1/the_teardown

jjweed:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=10017

And one for good measure:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/viewtopic.php?t=16575

That's all the new ones that I can think of at the top of my head at 2am. There might be more though, but these ones are good.

John

:volvo: F+T POWER!!! :volvo:

[boosted]

gah! why are the pages not showing up!?

[linuxman51]

woooof, ancient history right here boi

[safarimike]

anyone else have trouble opening up links on this thread??????

[linuxman51]

links are dead. the article covering the swap can be found elsewhere.

[charlotte001]

N/A to Turbo in under $300 ? I couldn't access the page. I am in the process of gathering all the components to convert my 2.8 V6 PRV engine into a Turbo Charged Variant just having trouble gathering Injectors.

Charlotte

[CAPT_BLOTTO]

read

this is an old article

can be found elsewhere

[alidrus]

Hi, I'm a newbie here so this information is important to me as I wanted to read about real experiences of people who did a +T on their B230F motor (in addition to reading the actual article). As such I took the liberty of searching for the links mentioned in this thread.

Managed to find these:

The turbo swap begins (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=3346)
PICS of my B23F+T turbo project (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=3763)
turbo on a n/a 240 (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=4641)
244 turbo questions (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=4614)
Putting a hole in a perfectly good block (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=4738)
high compression turbo... doable? (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=4931)
740 Turbo Upgrade: What subtle changes required? (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=5135)
B23F+T update: CBV+5th injector+10psi (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=5215)
turboing a n/a b230f engine (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=5320)
K-Jet vs. LH 2.2??? (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=5130)
Well, so much for that project. (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=3636)
Very LOUD clacking sound! (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=3417)
B23F+T update: NGK's solve a lot of problems (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=4345)
Boost Captain! She needs more Boost! (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=4346)
Installing B21FT ignition in B23F+T engine (http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=4030)

The links at the top of this thread no longer work.

Cheers

[stonesifer]

Okay, lots of good stuff here. I blew my turbo motor and bought a non-turbo to replace it. It wasn't until the motor was in that I noticed the missing holes. I know that I need to go in through the oil sending unit/dummy light to plumb the turbo, but I cant find anything metric fittings. I see other people here that found the fitting for the oil feed.

My question is: Where can I get a metric fitting to feed both the oil pressure sender and the oil feed for the turbo?