Thinking of turbocharging your P5? Here's a guide for getting started...

[magnumP5]

^^^ This is what I did. I used some leftover silicone vacuum line and plugged it with a small screw and clamp. It's held for over two years with no problems yet.

 

[drgnzadiel101]

^^^ This is what I did. I used some leftover silicone vacuum line and plugged it with a small screw and clamp. It's held for over two years with no problems yet.

when you turboed your p5 did your swap your ecu to a msp ecu or did you just piggyback the stock ecu?

 

[blueprotegelx]

i just read your pm and laughed b/c i posted the same remedy in the thread. i just ordered an injen intake for msp and j pipe last night. I believe now all i need are exhaust gaskets in which i'll probably just goto an exhaust shop and have them match them up.

my main concern right now is whether or not i need to get two intercooler kits or just one. i mean i know it mainly depends on how much pipe is in the kit and how i route it. here's a link to the ic kit i got, may be this will help..not sure.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120382438848&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&viewitem=

 

[neox.286]

blueprotegelx: if you are going turbo don't cheap out on your intercooler setup...a turbocharger kit is not a cheap endeavour, but running a cheap ass intercooler kit kinda defeats the purpose...if you are already spending thousands for turbo now, then spend that extra two to three hundred to get a proper turbo kit and make it look nice, ya know?

it'll work, yes, but the difference between making it -work- and making it work -well- is not that much, and intercooling is the best place to make power with a turbocharger setup on a small turbo like this

buuuuuuuuut I don't know if you need one or two ebay kits to make it work though

and btw, it's neox not neon =P hahaha

^^^ This is what I did. I used some leftover silicone vacuum line and plugged it with a small screw and clamp. It's held for over two years with no problems yet.

+1 that's what I did on my buddies p5 about a month or so back, worked fine

 

[blueprotegelx]

blueprotegelx: if you are going turbo don't cheap out on your intercooler setup...a turbocharger kit is not a cheap endeavour, but running a cheap ass intercooler kit kinda defeats the purpose...if you are already spending thousands for turbo now, then spend that extra two to three hundred to get a proper turbo kit and make it look nice, ya know?

it'll work, yes, but the difference between making it -work- and making it work -well- is not that much, and intercooling is the best place to make power with a turbocharger setup on a small turbo like this

buuuuuuuuut I don't know if you need one or two ebay kits to make it work though

and btw, it's neox not neon =P hahaha




+1 that's what I did on my buddies p5 about a month or so back, worked fine

First off I would like to take this moment to apologize for saying neon! ha. When I read this I was confused and asked myself why would I call him Neon, b/c I always see that in your avatar. ha.

Second, I'm kinda confused on what your getting at about the fmic setup. Are you saying that the universal kit I ordered will not do the justice of what it is intended for? I'm going to make sure everything is efficient which is why I went with the MSP setup minus the MSP smic setup. The fmic core I'm going to run is one of TurboLife's first FMIC. With the IC piping, I plan on doing the shortest route possible for best airflow.

 

[mp3-79bronco]

he means the cheap core would suck but since your running that one then your fine..piping is piping... the couplers and clamps should work fine too...i mean your not running any major boost

 

[blueprotegelx]

Exactly...the way I see it depending on welds with an exhaust mani, i see exhaust mani's, intercooler piping, intake, exhaust, etc as just a way for air to flow. But like I mentioned before is why I want to run the MSP mani, turbo, lines, and s/j pipe, and Turbolife FMIC, b/c they are well made parts.

 

[mp3-79bronco]

lol msp manis crack like crazy, and the s and j pipes flow horribly...i dont have any experience with the stock lines, but the braided ones work great too... dont be afraid of aftermarket parts

 

[magnumP5]

lol msp manis crack like crazy, and the s and j pipes flow horribly...i dont have any experience with the stock lines, but the braided ones work great too... dont be afraid of aftermarket parts

I had my MSP manifold for nearly two years and I had not a single crack and I bought it second hand. It all comes down to whether you have upgrade motor mounts or not. The stock MSP oil feed line is indeed a braided steel line, it just has a covering over it. IIRC, it's a -3 AN line as well and is perfectly sized for the turbo. If you're going to run a -4 AN feed line and use a ball bearing turbo I'd higher suggest the use of an oil restrictor to keep oil pressures at the turbo down. If you make your own lines to use make sure you use quality fittings like Earl's as the other will break and/or leak.

 

[blueprotegelx]

The manifold I got looks like it's in great condition as well as the s pipe. My j pipe is on the way now, I think I may be concerned with the j pipe more. Once i get the kit together i'm going to start looking for a turbo back exhaust system. My current exhaust setup is 5 years old and starting to sound raspy, others can't tell but I can by far. ha.

So do you guys think my FMIC set will be beneficial running the turbolife and universal piping? I need to find someone who can weld aluminum, so I can use as little couplers as possible. I just got my pcv valve and catch canister valve. Only thing I have left is whether to get another universal IC kit...I wish I just bought a FMIC (alteredcustoms by metallic36) made for the Protege now!

 

[neox.286]

OH
I didn't realize your core was a turbolife


so long as you run piping basically like the turbolife it should be fine...it won't flow as well since it'll use more couplers, but it will flow way better than most all fmic setups on the market (thumb)

 

[blueprotegelx]

i'm hoping to find someone local who can do some aluminum welding for me! no luck thus far.

 

[memorix]

ok does anyone know what safe psi i could run with stock internals and tranny with 76000 miles on it?

 

[neox.286]

as per the writeup
10psi is the max, or 250 whp (which is pushing it to be honest)

 

[memorix]

as per the writeup
10psi is the max, or 250 whp (which is pushing it to be honest)[/QUOTE

ok thanks ya i figured pushing it past 7 on stock would be bad

 

[kurplunk91]

im new to this forum and have no clue where to really begin w/ a turbo kit ...... but if i were to get one, how much money would i be looking at spending if im trying to get atleast 200 whp???

 

[neox.286]

2 grand at minimum, that's being generous

read through the writeup, it talks about everything you'll need and how the oem setup is done as well as cost effective alternatives

 

[blueprotegelx]

I really think this thread may honestly have everything in here about the turboing! When I go turbo I will snap a few pics here and there just to add as I go through the install.

 

[kurplunk91]

alright thanks, sounds good, im just not to sure if i want to try and turbo mine and risk blowing it all to hell or just buying a stock car w/ a turbo so that the internals n all that happy stuff are built to support it

 

[blueprotegelx]

Understandable which is why I did not turbo mine in the beginning. I kept saying I was going to sell my car and get something that wouldn't break, but for some reason when I made a list of mods I wanted to do for the next car a rebuilt engine w/ forged internals was on the list. So I figured I'd stop wasting my time thinking about other cars and just see what I could do with this car. I plan on running 5-6 psi that way I do not harm my engines. Make sure you keep up on maintenance and do a few compression checks just to see if your car can handle a turbo anyways.

If you only plan on doing your basic essentials with a F/I car: intake, header, exhaust, maybe front mount intercooler kit and that's it then I understand if you plan on moving on to another car.