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My 5k budget mid mount turbo build

ok so first i'm in the ARMY and i'm building all 5 of my cars on a budget so this is why I didn't buy a kit from BP Greddy or F.I.plus i like the fact of building my own kit...

So last november i had 3 surgerys on my right arm from my last trip over seas. At this point i was looking in to boost for my 370. after tons of reading and reading all of sasha post on his 350z i decided i was going to take the big step in trying to build my own. so i bought a tig welder and got to work. i know a couple of professional welders and they put me to work and showed me alot...

so thats the back ground now ill show u what i have so far this is alot off of what BP kit but i changed some things i think are important....i still a couple things to do but i have to go to cali for 30days for training but for the most part its close to being done....

so here we go ill explain everything

hand made 3/8 stainless steel header flanges
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now on to the manifold
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...pse44e0ca7.jpg

i know it's not the best weld but it pretty good for a rookie
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...ps421d688c.jpg

made a bracket for the turbo so it wouldnt move and started on the right side cuz i thought it was the hardest.
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...pse8ff6cf9.jpg

then on to the left i dont have my flex pipe yet but ill weld it in later
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this the turbo placement and it's the best spot to be able to run the intake
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now on to charge pipes and intercooler and intakes
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made adjustments to the pipes for clearence and i wanted badly to show off my bov's when you pop the hood
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...ps36d42860.jpg
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And now the intercooler placement is perfect unlike some of the production kits i've seen dead perfect
http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...pscb7b4c64.jpg

now last but not least oil stuff. I added the greddy oil pan for ground clerance and remote oil filter for intake
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And thats almost everything so far i well be updating as much as i can.....

also everything with the kit is above the sub frame oil pan turbo and charge pipe and im also finshing up the air filter that comes from the turbo to behind the bumper..

Building your own turbo setup, now that is bad ***!

thanks man appreciate

I'm impressed! I thought I was good with DIY home improvement (floors, doors, windows), but this is AMAZING!

thank you. ive done all this in the last couple of months while still going to the feild and and a couple training rotations of 30 days or more..but thanks i appreciate it

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Originally Posted by BBRSpeedWorks (Post 2905123)

thank you. ive done all this in the last couple of months while still going to the feild and and a couple training rotations of 30 days or more..but thanks i appreciate it

13B reporting in from Korea!

Great work man, sub'd.

Hell ya I'm a 13b also

much respect for going at a project like this! good luck to you!

Can you please write down the list of parts of what you have bought for this DIY kit?

I've been thinking of doing a DIY mid mount turbo myself but still uncertain.

Intake tubing looks like 2.5", you may consider 2.75" or even 3" because you run the risk on maxing out your maf. Great job btw for making the kit yourself!!!

Worried about heat in that area of the car? Looks like a great start!

I'm running 2.75 intake pipes same size as the TB. from the turbo to intercooler it's 2.5

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Originally Posted by Read T (Post 2905386)

Worried about heat in that area of the car? Looks like a great start!

not to much but i'm going to run a turbo blanket

Curious on what fuel pump you went with and injectors? What is your goal on the stock block?

340lph fuel pump 850cc injecors and stage one fuel return. i know i want atleast 500 but jon at z1 thinks i can get close to 600

First of all, thanks for your service.

Secondly. I really like one off builds like this. You will intimately know ALL the components of your turbo set up. I'm looking forward to the results. GL man.

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Originally Posted by kz34wa (Post 2905364)

Can you please write down the list of parts of what you have bought for this DIY kit?

I've been thinking of doing a DIY mid mount turbo myself but still uncertain.

ok sorry it took so long but here is the list of everything i have so far for my kit

percision 6266 anti surge turbo
tre 340lph fuel pump with cjm adapter kit and fuel pump harness
cjm stage one fuel return
five-0 850cc fuel injetors( alot of people dont like these but they work great in my talon on 30psi)
tread stone intercooler
tail 50mm bov and 44mm wastegates
greddy oil pan
oil filter reloction kit so u can have a air filter behind the bumper
30 row oil cooler
10an and 8an oil lines
uprev tuner
2in stainless steel tube
2.5 aluminum tube for charge pipe
2.75 aluminum for intake tube
header flanges was made out of 3/8 stainless stel by hand
1/2 stainless steel twin scroll turbo flange

i'm also powder coating all my pipes. ive been powder coating for about three years

other things you well need that i bought for the project
tig welder from eastwood
band saw from haber freight
and google

i hope this helps with other peoples projects when i started this i didnt know anything and did not know how to weld or tig at all...

i'm a Staff Sergeant in the ARMY and work from 60 to 80 hours a week and i did this much in about 4 1/2 mounths...

Awesome. Nothing makes you more credible than building your own.

i like doing things to my car so when it's all said and done i can say i built that..

Thank you for the list, really appreciated.

One quick question, on a scale of 1-10 (easy-hard) what would you rate it for building the kit yourself?

Any tips you can give for anyone that is interested in building their own turbo kit?

Cheers.

Subbed and repped. Look forward to seeing how things go! Keep the thread updated :D

Looks good and props for going at it on your own. Hope your arm heals up ok and you have at least a decent recovery. In for finished results.

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Originally Posted by kz34wa (Post 2906296)

the scale of 1-10 well be on how mechanially inclined you are.

as for tips do your research. get a welder that does stainless and aluminum and pratice pratice pratice and maybe take a welding class.
and last be extremely patient there was times over the last 5 months i wanted to trade my car in and sell all my parts....but my wife keep pushing me to finsh it....i hope this helps

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Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs (Post 2906602)

Looks good and props for going at it on your own. Hope your arm heals up ok and you have at least a decent recovery. In for finished results.

Thanks and the arm not bad still cant feel my right hand but i can finally drive a stick so i'm happy....i just ordered the last couple of parts to finsh the kit but i leave next week till the end of september...sucks

Looks pretty intense. I missed the part where you mentioned when you are going to release this as a Kit ? :tup:

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Originally Posted by Roddy1 (Post 2906846)

Looks pretty intense. I missed the part where you mentioned when you are going to release this as a Kit ? :tup:

first thing first i have to make sure i can make the power i want. if it makes the power that i want i mite think about it...but as of right now it's just mine and one of my buddy's wants me to make him one to, but like said i'm building 5 other cars of my own which is 05 350z, 95 talon tsi, 91 300zx 2+2, and a 92 s10....i have alot on my plate

good news update

cjm stage one fuel return is on the way.

now all i need is a base map. jon at z1 has gave me one for start up but cant go into boost with it....i could buy one from R/T tuning for the BP kit for 200...just dont know

anyone have any in put?

here is a pic of some of my welds on aluminum. I know it's not the best but i think it's pretty good...

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...pspvqpxtr3.jpg

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Looking good! Congrats on the build. Glad to see another person dive in to the custom kit market.

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Originally Posted by MyKindaGuise (Post 2907466)

Looking good! Congrats on the build. Glad to see another person dive in to the custom kit market.

Thanks. i was having trouble building the manifold the way i wanted to and was trying to buy a manifold off of sasha but he stopped writing me back after he gave me the price so then i did a 45 day training event in new york at west point. so when i got back i was fresh and finshed 90% of the kit in 4 days y i was on leave...i'm hopefully going to make some really number and i'm going to push this kit as far as i can.

That's awesome Bro Props To ya I'm on the process of my own but Top mount but its taking me some time but no rush here, can't wait to see what your Beast Can Do!!

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Originally Posted by megalapagas (Post 2907540)

That's awesome Bro Props To ya I'm on the process of my own but Top mount but its taking me some time but no rush here, can't wait to see what your Beast Can Do!!

thanks bro....i was looking at top mount cuz i think it looks bad but i already had a twin scroll and it was just to close but good luck with ur build bro

ok so here we have the new oil filter mount. do to the charge pipe i was was just going to use a short oil filter but the theme of my kit is clearance so i want to make something that would fit with alot of room and enough ground clearance so her it is....

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...psom3k9w0y.jpg
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Nice! Looks good so far dude, keep it up.

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Originally Posted by Masterbeatty (Post 2909604)

Nice! Looks good so far dude, keep it up.

thanks

Great work. It takes some balls to tackle a project like this.

Nah it takes balls to have children, it takes knowledge, lots of equipment, lots of time, and about 5-7 grand to tackle a project like this. On the oil filter placement have you twisted it off in position on the car? sometimes you have to watch the clearance to the bottom when it is being loosened so that in your case when you go to take it off the corner doesn't get stuck on your oil pan. Hard to tell in the pics if it is in front of the pan or right on the side of it.