mike11743
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- Oct 17, 2011
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Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
I'm new here and looking for opinions or thoughts. I found a complete turbonetics setup for $500. Comes with everything except the oil pan fitting for the return line. I would like to say I plan on buying it whether iit gets installed now or just sits in my garage until I get the motor rebuilt.
So I have a 5 speed 420a with 174k miles. Compression is about 120 to 150 bone cold motor gas pedal not depressed depending on how many times I turn over the motor.
Think its safe to throw the kit on at real low boost. Like 5lbs or so??
I dont use the car as a DD and have 2 other vehicles that I can and do drive. I plan on picking up a built short block and rebuilding the motor in a year or so. Has anyone ever put a turbo on a 420a at this high of mileage?? Basically I want to get a year or about 3k miles at most out of this motor. I pretty much baby the car and it rarely goes above 3500 RPM. I figure taking it easy with low boost will make it last a little longer.
So I have a 5 speed 420a with 174k miles. Compression is about 120 to 150 bone cold motor gas pedal not depressed depending on how many times I turn over the motor.
Think its safe to throw the kit on at real low boost. Like 5lbs or so??
I dont use the car as a DD and have 2 other vehicles that I can and do drive. I plan on picking up a built short block and rebuilding the motor in a year or so. Has anyone ever put a turbo on a 420a at this high of mileage?? Basically I want to get a year or about 3k miles at most out of this motor. I pretty much baby the car and it rarely goes above 3500 RPM. I figure taking it easy with low boost will make it last a little longer.