k I have this turbo for me magna .. I need to know if anyone eles has hooked a turbo to the car and what else they had to change on the motor.. to wack it on..

Iam not sure if a standed 96 moldle magna motor could handle a trubo.. I been told I be only able to run 6-8 psi.. becuse thing will start going wrong...also not sure if this is the right turbo.. becuse it will start spolling at 4000to 5000 rpm??? if anyone tubo a magna on this site can ya tell me if ya had any problems...

pm booya

he did a TE, he will tell you everything if he feels like it... lol

wat sort of turbo do you have? turbos in magans are becoming real common now there is a few ppl here now that have turbo magnas is you magna 4cyl or 6cyl. i was told the turbo that i wanna get on my car is a gt30 or gt35 ball bearing turbo rated at 500-550hp and on a standard magan without heads and compression modifications the most you can get is 8-9psi no more if you wanna run more you'll have to do other mods other then just wackin the turbo but i dont no alot about turbos on magnas so hopefully the expects here can help you.

yeah cool I find out to day what the turbo is .. it came of a R32 skyline..
I find out tonight what sort it is..

ok I found out that the turbo iam puting in is a T70... I need to know some details... if my car can handle it .. I know its a real big turbo but if I only run 6-8psi.. sould be aright..what do you think??? will I have to change the fuel system and get a new comp?? and internals??? or should I be aright ???

also T70 will spool at around 5000rpm...??? I been told .. is this right or not??

where talking about a 3L 96 modle magna..

ok I found out that the turbo iam puting in is a T70... I need to know some details... if my car can handle it .. I know its a real big turbo but if I only run 6-8psi.. sould be aright..what do you think??? will I have to change the fuel system and get a new comp?? and internals??? or should I be aright ???

also T70 will spool at around 5000rpm...??? I been told .. is this right or not??

where talking about a 3L 96 modle magna..

I'd probably be looking at a different one (I've got NFI which one) if you're gonna keep the internals stock, as if it's doesn't spool till 5k, you're only gonn have 1k to play with.

mate.... with all due respect - you're asking all these questions, it's pretty obvious you don't know enough to build it yourself...... hence, you'll be paying a performance workshop to do it??

There's probably only a handful of ppl in this country who have even attempted a turbo conversion on a magna by themselves....... so just take the car, turbo and a wad of cash around to a few reputable performance shops in your area, and leave the car with the one that seemed to be the least full of crap (and had some nice expensive/fast looking cars already up on the hoist).

Not trying to discourage you - but I doubt you'll find anyone here who will be able to answer all your questions.

yeah new ecu, or piggyback system (greddy emange, haltech etc.) , custom exhuast manifolds, possibly a rising rate fuel pressure regulator, intercooler, if its an auto then maybe a tranny cooler, lots of things. If you take it to a reliable workshop with your turbo, im sure they will get you running 7-9psi for around 6000-7000.

PM the user named BOOYA, or boosted booya , or something like that, he has done this before....albeit to the extreme lol

ok well this is whats happening, Ive gotten cheap a T70 turbo, a wastgate, flange plate, skyline manifold that im cutting off peices like the downpipe and that, so It will fit the magnas manifold, intercooler and all the piping that came off the skyline.
This is the quote ive gotten, he said that he could fit this for $1500-$2000 all set up, he also said that i can only run 6-8psi becasue i have to change the internals, computer and feul system.
he also said that i probably wouldnt need the intercooler anyway, do you think that I need the intercooler??? If i dont then it would only cost me around $1000-$1500, which would include a oil line change too get the turbo going.

what do you think what iam worry about is that the motor not going to handle this then it will start blow internals.. and need bigger fuel systme.. becuse of the fuel persure????

As said 50,000,000 times before... pm Booya. There's not many others that would know...

ok well this is whats happening, Ive gotten cheap a T70 turbo, a wastgate, flange plate, skyline manifold that im cutting off peices like the downpipe and that, so It will fit the magnas manifold, intercooler and all the piping that came off the skyline.
This is the quote ive gotten, he said that he could fit this for $1500-$2000 all set up, he also said that i can only run 6-8psi becasue i have to change the internals, computer and feul system.
he also said that i probably wouldnt need the intercooler anyway, do you think that I need the intercooler??? If i dont then it would only cost me around $1000-$1500, which would include a oil line change too get the turbo going.

what do you think what iam worry about is that the motor not going to handle this then it will start blow internals.. and need bigger fuel systme.. becuse of the fuel persure????

First of all you will have a bugger of a time modifying skyline piping and the such. you WILL have to get a custom exhaust manifold made. You WILL need an intercooler. My personal opinion a T70 is way too large for an engine you plan to only run 6-8psi into. Something like a GT40 would be more suitable

Mate, just kick-back and listen for a sec, please, yeah?

Firstly, guys in this Club who have turboed their cars have, on average spent around 6-8K to do so. And, of those, a fair percentage have proven to be not reliable or have blown-up outright.

Okies, it can be done successfully BUT you must start with an engine that is 100% capable of handling the enormous pressures put on it by a turbo (even 6-8psi on an old engine is huge, stress-wise). And, that means spending BIG bucks, and I mean BIG bucks - and the conversion MUST be done by top professionals who have mega-experience (reliability, drivability, ADR issues) in the trade. EVEN THEN, there are no guarantees.

Your car is a '96 model with probably 150-250Ks on the stock engine, yeah? If this is true, even at 6-8psi, you will blow that puppy up, big-time - without a complete engine re-build which will include forged pistons, head work, ECU, etc, etc, etc, ad infinitum.

I know what you're thinking; oooh, for only $1-1.5K, I can have a TURBOED Magna! Sounds good, yeah? (In my best Tony Soprano voice - FAGEDABOUDIT! ). All you will end up with is scrap metal - and no car...badabing, badabang, badaboom!

Be happy with what you're driving atm and save your money towards a new car or whatever.

If you've really got your heart set on performance mods, do a search on this BB and/or talk to some of the Club's members who have SAFELY done N/A (Naturally Aspirated, i.e. non-turboed, non-supercharged) mods and go from there.

Just btw, if you can get your pride-and-joy into the mid-14s with N/A mods (as many Club members have), you'll at least be equal to a lot stock V8s - something to think about, yeah?

Don't be sucked-in by trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear - with all due respect (and sympathy) it ain't gunna happen (without mega-bucks being spent), if you get my drift...

Cheers,
VR-X II

My advice would be to give it a miss your car spends more time in the mechanics than on your driveway and when you get to drive it something always f*cks up

also the gen3 engines especially the 3litres cannot handle alot of boost personally i wouldnt be exceeding 7psi

My advice would be to give it a miss your car spends more time in the mechanics than on your driveway and when you get to drive it something always f*cks up

also the gen3 engines especially the 3litres cannot handle alot of boost personally i wouldnt be exceeding 7psi



And you know about 3rd gens so much because you own one orrrrr...... :doubt:




looks like a 2nd gen in ur avatar

And you know about 3rd gens so much because you own one orrrrr...... :doubt:




looks like a 2nd gen in ur avatar


No I just drive a turbo TR and was going to TURBO a TE but i found the astron is better when boost is involved

No I just drive a turbo TR and was going to TURBO a TE but i found the astron is better when boost is involved
lollollol

lollollol

Laugh, but its true if your not going to be doing major engine rebuilding

Laugh, but its true if your not going to be doing major engine rebuilding


lol lol lol

im not sure why your laughing at him, hes gone ahead and done it, youve just copped out and put an exhaust system on your v8 commodore, *ooohhh....aaaaaahhh* oh sorry, i though that was a common thing for a second there....... oh riiiight,......it IS

has anyone ever thought about turbo'ing the 4cyl TE magna?

I would think that at least in packaging that would be really good. Heaps of room.