Ok so I am about to have a friend of mine install a turbo kit on my car. Its a 97 DOHC with only 48k miles on the whole car. There are no problems with the car except a small leak in the oil pan which will be fixed this weekend. I was just wondering what psi I should run it at and if there are any problems with installing it on my stock engine? My friend is an expert and he works at an auto shop but I just wanted some opinions from some of you people on here because alot of you sound very intelligent and know your ****. Like I said my car is in perfect condition pretty much and I just wanted to know if there is anything I should worry or think about before I go ahead with the installation. Thanks

 

Up to 7 psi on stock internals.

 

ok and what would I have to change if I wanted to run it on more psi?

 

Pistons and rods for starters.

What all is your friend installing? What are you doing for fuel, oil and coolant lines?

 

the kit is a complete kit. Here let me type what all comes in it.
Turbo: T3/T4 Turbo T04C Spec: * 3" inlet, 2" oulet diameter.
* Wet floating bearings 1/8 NPT oil inlet standard T3/T4 flange.
* 57 compressor wheel trim, .63 A/R turbine, .50 A/R compressor.
Manifold: Casted material, T3/T4 Turbo Flange , 35MM or 38MM Tail Wastegate Flange.
Oil lines: Feed line and drain line:36" of 3/8" stainless steel braided line with industrial crimped. 1/8" NPT male fitting goes to block of engine and - 4 AN male fitting built on the flange (comes with and screw/washers) with built in oil restrictor, flanges are used airframe grade 7075 aluminum. 4way adaptor is included with 1/8" NPT fitting and one plug to block off on port, 4-way screws into the block with male/male fitting.
Fuel System: Fuel pump: Walbro GSL392 universal inline 255LPH high pressure fuel pump and 400-939 installation kit (with instructions).
FMU Fuel managment unit: 12:1 ratio
Intercooler/ Piping: ~ 2.5" Intercooler piping with black coated JDM look.
~ Made out of high quality material.
~ Pipe thickness: 1/16 in. (1.58 mm)
~ w/ x6 Blue Silicone cupplers and x2 Elbow Silicone cupplers
~ up to 40%-60% increase flow compared to standard bent piping.
~ (x 90 Degree Pipe, x2 75 Degree Pipe, x2 45 Degree Pipe, x2 Straight Pipe).
~ With x6 Silicone Blue Hose Connector, x2 Silicone Elbow Hose
~ 3Year warranty
Intercooler: ~ All TIG Welded 6061 Aluminum All hand Welded.
~ 100% Brazed Core (No Epoxy).
~ High Efficiency Bar & Plate Construction
~ High Flow Tube & Fin Construction.
~ Core Length: 22" x 5.5" x 2.5".
~ Overall Length: 27" x5.5" x 2.5".
BOV: Greddy Type-RS Replica Blow Off Valve
~ Fully adjustable
~ Mounting/flange already pre-welded to intercooler piping.
Wastegate: Adjustable 38mm Tial Replica wastegate with flanges,8psi Spring
Gauges: Mechanical Boost Gauge with blue face and neon gauge mounting pod
- 2-1/16" size
- reads 0-30 vac and 0-30 boost
- white face
- Hardware included (vav. line/hose,fittings, and instructions)
Ok there is a "copy and paste" version of the email he sent me.

 

Not bad...how much for all that?

 

make sure u get a wideband a/f ratio too......got any pics of the kit?

 

1350 plus whatever shipping would cost to where you are. So other than pistons and rods what would I need to install to run at a higher psi? Oh and what would be a good psi to run at?

 

There is one of the whole kit.

 

An engine rebuild would be a good idea if you wanna go over 7 psi. With improved engine internals, you could knock yourself out with the psi, but that depends on the turbo specs.