ok, I want to turbo the car I'm picking up later today. I have thease choices.

Turbo that needs a rebuild off a diesel jetta - $75
Ebay turbo (including shipping) - $200
used turbo in good condition (local) - $300
New turbo local - $1000

I'm planning to use it (the car) as a daily driver with some kick, so it won't see high boost levels, but will see a lot of KM's
the main purpose of the build is to learn, so the $1000 one is pretty much out of the question.

what is your opinion I should get, and why?

thank you

(oh and the engine it's going on will be a 2.2 OHV. )


your post makes me wanna punch babies.

ebay turbo should be out of the question. personally i'd go with whatever's going to work first time around. this is ur dd we're talking about. so i'd go quality and spend the money right the first time.

do they have pictures of the VW turbo? the Diesels are typically 1 piece with the exhaust manifold

If you are interested, we have a super nice manifold and turbo setup for 2.2 1998-2002.

Factory fresh, brand-new MItsubishi Super 15G with full 12 month/unlimited mileage warranty, and our proven Kasteel manifold. We can even supply an oil line kit.

PM me if you'd like to learn more, and thanks!



Bill Hahn Jr.
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^^^ that's your best option yet (other then swapping out for a real engine)

hmm, thank you for all your opinions.
sorry dark star, no pics. but I might get that one anyway just to tear apart to see it's guts first hand.

and thank you for the offer Bill Hahn, I'll keep it in mind. (though I'm not shure if the manifold would fit seeing as I'm moving the engine into the back but, we'll see.


your post makes me wanna punch babies.

If you're seriously wanting to learn, and want the car to be a daily driver, a kit is probably the best idea.

If you go the component route and build it all from scratch, you will certainly learn alot more than probably want for your DD, and it will take a lot more of your time too. A kit is a lot of $$ up front, but it will get you going very quickly for the DD. No = more time, possible issues, and more down time for your DD.

I suppose you really need to ask and answer for yourself how much need this car to be on the road - and then your solution will be more clear.

what exactly do you mean by moving the engine into the back? if you are talking about moving the engine into the trunk good luck.

BP: this is what I mean

heavyclutch: thanks for the tip, however, I'm in no rush to get the car on the road, I can walk to work, and have far more time then money. so I think I am gonna go the "build it yourself" route. thanks!


your post makes me wanna punch babies.

If it's just to play around with, go with the cheapo E-bay setup. I've installed a couple and have never had any problems with them.




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If you're going to piece your system together, learn along the way and restore some of the stuff along the way too, you will need a year or two.

Especially if you expect to pay for everything, have the tools, and don't plan to rack up the credit card bill. I work full time, and I started my build in 2007. Mostly did research, reading posts, buying, reading more, and then got the engine build going. This year I had a month off for shut downs at work and was able to accomplish a lot but the car is still not running quite yet - very close though. Looks like it will be spring 2010 for tuning and driving - finally!