A question about turboing a non turbo

[99'EclipseGS]

In order to turbo a 1st gen eclipse non turbo, do you need to buy a downpipe a new fuel pump, a fmu of some sort?

 

[CHPerformance]

of course you gotta buy a downpipe..duhh....it would be better if you buy a new fuel pump..maybe bigger inj.

 

[5150DSM]

Check out VFAQ Site - Visual Frequently Answered Questions under the turbo section, there is a complete conversion guide there. Just as an example here is the parts needed list... Here's the parts list.


Exhaust Manifold (1g MT, 2g, EvoIII)
Turbo (14b from a 1G MT, 16g)
02 sensor housing (1g MT, 2g, EvoIII)
02 sensor from a turbo car (it has a longer wire, to reach the new sensor location, you don't need it if your wire already will reach, or if you rewire it yourself)
Turbo Fuel Pressure Regulator (1g MT, 36 psi base pressure)
450cc turbo fuel injectors
Turbo fuel pump, or upgrade pump for turbo car
Resistor pack for 450cc injectors
MT federal turbo ecu matched to the year range of your car(1990 is different from the 91-94 cars)
Wastegate actuator
Aftermarket boost gauge
new fuel injector o-rings
new exhaust gaskets
1g Turbo throttle body
Throttle body elbow (1g or 2g, 2g is better)
Metal check valve for the purge canister line (plastic ones blow out)
UIC pipes and bov
Turbo intake tube w/ bov return hose (dont vent the BOV)
Turbo MAF and pigtail for wiring harness
16ga wire (a few Different colors)
wire loom, solder, electrical tape, heat shrink
electric fuel pressure solenoid and pigtail
knock sensor and pigtail
1g sidemount intercooler
lower i/c pipe, hose, J-pipe and turbo outlet gasket
turbo aircan
Throttle body and elbow gaskets
Downpipe
Turbo Oil Pan
Oil drainback tube
5 feet of 3/8" coolant hose (hydraulic hose also works, dont use fuel hose)
Turbo oil feed line w/ banjo bolts
Turbo coolant hard lines
High Temp Silicone sealer
3 extra (harness side) ecu pins, get from some used ECU plugs on junk car
bolts for the turbo-to-exhaust manifold connection and the one nut (I used normal hardware store stuff, but you might want to get the correct bolts from the dealer)
copper gaskets for the lines
a whole pile of various vaccume tube, connectors, hose clamps, and an assortment of bolts and nuts(you can never have too much of this stuff, just incase)
antifreeze
oil filter
oil
premuim gas (dont try running that 87 that's in there now...)
New spark plugs gapped at .028"
Upgraded clutch
transmission fluid