How much will it cost to Build a Turbo on a 2003 Mazda P5?

[M2P503]

Hey guys,
How much will it cost to build a Turbo on 2003 Mazda Protege 5? How hard and involved is it? Do you need a different ECU?

 

[mica.msp]

Hey guys,
How much will it cost to build a Turbo on 2003 Mazda Protege 5? How hard and involved is it? Do you need a different ECU?

It is going to be quite costly. Although the engines are very similar, you need alot of parts. Having a donor vehicle would make a world of difference. My brother priced it out, and he came up somewhere around $3,000-3,500. When a MSP blows up, alot of people just replace with an N/A engine. Think of all of the parts you will need; from the turbo, oil lines, intercooler, injectors, manifold, downpipe, etc. If you can find a donor, it will be alot easier.

 

[F1Luva92]

It is going to be quite costly. Although the engines are very similar, you need alot of parts. Having a donor vehicle would make a world of difference. My brother priced it out, and he came up somewhere around $3,000-3,500. When a MSP blows up, alot of people just replace with an N/A engine. Think of all of the parts you will need; from the turbo, oil lines, intercooler, injectors, manifold, downpipe, etc. If you can find a donor, it will be alot easier.

$3k? maybe if you had a shop install everything. my build is almost done on my p5 and i've got easily under 2k in performance parts which also includes some suspension parts, a ssftc and a few other things i didnt need but wanted. the work is relatively easy too if you have experience with boosting n/a cars. As far as the ECU, the MSP ecu is plug n play.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...guide-for-getting-started&highlight=turbo+faq

go to that link.

 

[mica.msp]

$3k? maybe if you had a shop install everything. my build is almost done on my p5 and i've got easily under 2k in performance parts which also includes some suspension parts, a ssftc and a few other things i didnt need but wanted. the work is relatively easy too if you have experience with boosting n/a cars. As far as the ECU, the MSP ecu is plug n play.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...guide-for-getting-started&highlight=turbo+faq

go to that link.

I was basing that off of no mechanical experience with turbocharging an N/A engine, or relatively low experience. He didn't state how mechanically inclined he was. Plus it matters if he just wanted stock MSP turbo components, or if he wanted to go all new aftermarket. It for sure can be done on the cheap, especially if you do it yourself.

 

[mica.msp]

^^ Good link btw. Very informative, and probably exactly what he needed.

 

[M2P503]

$3k? maybe if you had a shop install everything. my build is almost done on my p5 and i've got easily under 2k in performance parts which also includes some suspension parts, a ssftc and a few other things i didnt need but wanted. the work is relatively easy too if you have experience with boosting n/a cars. As far as the ECU, the MSP ecu is plug n play.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...uide-for-getting- started&highlight=turbo+faq

Wow thanks for that link man this is way to much more involved then i imagined. I thougiht i could just use a few Turbo parts like the MSP intake manifold a couple od oil lines a Turbo Exhaust and a MSP ECU and be done but that Turbo parts list reaches trhe sky. Im mechanically inclined but that Turbo build thread is above me i would never take on something like that myself its way to complicated. If i was trained maybe but not with any experience.
Thanks anyway im going to pass

go to that link.

 

[M2P503]

^^ Good link btw. Very informative, and probably exactly what he needed.

Yeah that link did help out

 

[tweety2300]

Depends on how much you trust eBay parts and how good of deals you get with others. Price can range from 1,000-2,000

 

[M2P503]

Depends on how much you trust eBay parts and how good of deals you get with others. Price can range from 1,000-2,000

Yeah again installing a turbo is not something i would do by myself especially the cost of it now that i saw Neox .286 Turbo parts list. Its to involved i think i would be better off just buying a Turbo powered car completely rebuilt and save myself the headache that would be the way to go.

 

[tweety2300]

Once you sit down with everything it's not that difficult. Water lines are simple, oil feed is simply an adapter plate between block and oil filter, oil drain is having someone welding a bung to the oil pan. Everything else is bolt on. Hardest part is inter cooler piping.

The problem with getting other peoples stuff is dealing with their short cuts and half assing. I thought I was saving myself the hassle by getting my gtx, I was wrong. It's been down for a year because I'm going through everything and fixing everything. Just now getting down to the last few things to get it back on the road but rare cars have a very short supply of parts

 

[M2P503]

Once you sit down with everything it's not that difficult. Water lines are simple, oil feed is simply an adapter plate between block and oil filter, oil drain is having someone welding a bung to the oil pan. Everything else is bolt on. Hardest part is inter cooler piping.

The problem with getting other peoples stuff is dealing with their short cuts and half assing. I thought I was saving myself the hassle by getting my gtx, I was wrong. It's been down for a year because I'm going through everything and fixing everything. Just now getting down to the last few things to get it back on the road but rare cars have a very short supply of parts

Oh ok sorry you had a bad experience with that GTX. I still would never attempt the build myself i would most likely have it professionally done that"s just how i would do it but thanks for letting me know.