Found me a used STS kit.. Good or bad?
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Found me a used STS kit.. Good or bad?
Well I got my hands on a used STS kit. The kid only wants 550 for it. Bad part is the bearings in the turbo are out! So going to need to rebuild or replace. I don't know much about turbos so any recommendations? The kit looks good. All piping and tubing appears to be there not banged up, Oil pump and wiring included. How hard would the install be or should I take it to a performance shop?
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i say go for it, finding a turbo is pretty easy. as long as everything is all there as far as piping, and wiring, you will be saving money buying a whole kit at 550 bucks. no matter what when it comes to boosting your car allways expect to spend more than intended. there is a few tricks of the trade to quickly combat the oiling issues that come with sts pumps and the set up in general. hell i have my hands on a turbo you could replace that one with
I say install it yourself, literally the most challenging part was running wires for the oil pump, and making changes that i think are better for the system, and even that was pretty simple. otherwise, it all lays down pretty quick, and easy. is it an intercooled setup? if so, even more so, go for it.
I say install it yourself, literally the most challenging part was running wires for the oil pump, and making changes that i think are better for the system, and even that was pretty simple. otherwise, it all lays down pretty quick, and easy. is it an intercooled setup? if so, even more so, go for it.
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Glad to hear that! Thanks for your input.
Unfortunately it is not a intercooled kit. I was looking into working on that down the road. I had called a shop locally just to get an idea. They quoted me 1k to do the install. I knew I can go that route. What size turbo do you have? How much are you asking for it? Also would I need a tune after the install? If so how do I go about that? I know im asking a lot of questions, very excited to get this up and running.
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Unfortunately it is not a intercooled kit. I was looking into working on that down the road. I had called a shop locally just to get an idea. They quoted me 1k to do the install. I knew I can go that route. What size turbo do you have? How much are you asking for it? Also would I need a tune after the install? If so how do I go about that? I know im asking a lot of questions, very excited to get this up and running.
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Like whitedevil said expect to pay a little more than you planned. As far as tune, I don't know where you are located, but getting a street/dyno tune is best if that is an option
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I agree but up grade the turbo,s and get a new pump also just to be safe in your mind. Then get a good tuner for the car.
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to reiterate: definately get it! while you're getting the rest of the pieces together, just go over the instructions so you'll know what you're doing already once the last pieces get there. as for an intercooler, just get on ebay.
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if by any chance do whatever you can to look into steve williams aka frost he tune my friends turbo ls1 on a mail order tune and later took it back to have street tuned and was within 3% of perfection from mail order tune to hands on tune