Well a long time ago i was really keen on boosting my 2.4 Te, the idea eventually slipped away though as the money and time involved seemed to big of an effort.

Well after months of dreaming ive decided to go for it, ever since i purchased this car i have been doing my homework on my engine and what turbo kit is best for my car.

Anyways i spent some money and picked up a brand new T3 turbo with a 38mm wastegate, stainless steel 4g63 turbo manifold, BOV and a few other small things like oil lines FPR etc. The intercooler Walbro fuel pump and bosch injectors are also on there way.

Got home today after work though to find some of my goods arrived, sorry about the crappy phone pics!!


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Awesome dude! You'll love it. I'm positive I'll never own a non turbod car again :D

tastey. You're going to rebuild the engine to handle boost RIGHT?

Looks like you are going to have some fun. Almost makes me want to have a 4 so its easy/easier to do.

What brand turbo is it? please don't be one of those MONSTA turbo's or the ZY type..

awsome ive always wanteds tro know how well the 2.4L goes being turbo's im gessing many will be quite suprised when u look at where the 2.4L is based from

What brand turbo is it? please don't be one of those MONSTA turbo's or the ZY type..

Shutup! Everyone knows the best turbos are made by Carrett.

(ps. no thats not a typo, and yes I have it on good authority that turbos with that stamped on them do exist)
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Um don't you mean 2.6L? :)

Anyways, would love to see this happen...

Um don't you mean 2.6L? :)

Not in a 3rd gen!

What brand turbo is it? please don't be one of those MONSTA turbo's or the ZY type..

nah its no monsta turbo but then again it aint no garret either.

its an XTR T3 turbo but the price is still enough to hurt the bank lol

and yeh the engine will have some minor work done to prepare for the turbo, although there are guys out there running 2.4L eclipse's that have been charged with stock internals running about 6-8psi and have expierenced no damage but these are guys in america so who knows.

Ill be getting stronger engine mounts and changing to ARP head studs for now and later down the track i may go forged pistons and rebuild the head but im running short of money as is.

just having trouble finding someone in vic that will install an emanage!!

u should go for haltec then instead of the emanage. im sure the interceptor could do the job

just having trouble finding someone in vic that will install an emanage!!

Technik Tuning. Look them up or PM euro accord for contact details. They have worked on euroaccords two magna's, Wtchme's car, Clarion Magna's car and who else knows who else!

Sweet!! Is this going to be the very first turboed 4cyl 3rd gen ?

Hmmm... it's tempting me to build the first turbo TL :cool:

good for you mate, definatly a step in another direction not many ppl have undertaken on these forums

good luck with it, and boost is very addictive. your problem will be the ease of upping the boost unlike me as im stuck on the one setting

good for you mate, definatly a step in another direction not many ppl have undertaken on these forums

good luck with it, and boost is very addictive. your problem will be the ease of upping the boost unlike me as im stuck on the one setting


Thanks mate, yeh upping the boost will be a prob but hopefully 8psi should satisfy me for now lol

Thanks for the info choonga ill give them a bell tomorrow sometime, hopefully it goes smoothly.

AFAIK it will be the first boosted 4cyl 3rd gen, but there could have been others not to sure!!

Ill keep updating this thread when more progress is made which should not be to long!!

man it will be far to tempting to not raise the boost..ull understand when u get the turboi in..good luck with the turbo tho..i hope it goes well.....

in my 180sx started off at 8psi,then 12psi..then sat on 18psi for a while then cranked it up to 24psi even for a while..needless to say there were some serious ponies when 24psi was being hit...
fun,dangerously quick and well worth it..it literally felt liek being kicked in the back then it hit 24psi...

although i dont recommend putting 24psi into urs..

well done Matty your finally doing what you have wanted for a long time.

u better take me for a spin when its all done lol

and ye gice Technik Tuning a call. havent heard nothing but good stuff bout them :)

AFAIK it will be the first boosted 4cyl 3rd gen, but there could have been others not to sure!!

Ill keep updating this thread when more progress is made which should not be to long!!

TBuTcher on these forums once had a turbo 2.4 3rd gen, not that it's important.

What is important is that you keep us updated on progress as this looks like a very interesting project. Good luck with it dude. :P

Looks good, never believed you when you had it written in your sig months ago.

Like I said in a previous thread, I'd be interested to see how these turn out since the engine is a lot lighter and similar or smaller sized nissan engines are putting out excessive amounts of power. My bet is on the gearbox going bang before the engine.

well done Matty your finally doing what you have wanted for a long time.

u better take me for a spin when its all done lol

and ye gice Technik Tuning a call. havent heard nothing but good stuff bout them :)


Thanks mate!!

Yeh im going in to see technik this coming week hopefully i will get a good response!!

Ill even be generous enough to let you take it for a spin yourself mate!!

But yeh ill definitley keep this thread updated, should have some more news by wednesday!!

I found something else when i came home from work today :D


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Size of the FMIC is 450x300x76 and its brand spanking from just jap!!


Hopefully at this rate ill have it up and running by mid april :)

I found something else when i came home from work today :D


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Hopefully at this rate ill have it up and running by mid april :)

Nice... looks very similar to mine. What size?

It is exactly the same size as yours black beard!!

I copied it from your TT install thread as it seemed to be a good fit lol

It is exactly the same size as yours black beard!!

I copied it from your TT install thread as it seemed to be a good fit lol

lol okay then. Good to see someone learnt something from my experience.

So where exactly are you with this project?? Still collecting parts or is the car in the shop yet (or are you doing the install yourself?). Would love to see progress shots of the build.

It is exactly the same size as yours black beard!!

I copied it from your TT install thread as it seemed to be a good fit lol
put it on now so it at least looks like u have a turbo lol

lol okay then. Good to see someone learnt something from my experience.

So where exactly are you with this project?? Still collecting parts or is the car in the shop yet (or are you doing the install yourself?). Would love to see progress shots of the build.


im still gathering everything i need but i pretty much have it all except the downpipe which i think may need to be custom built.

But once my fuel upgrades arrive ill be taking the car down to my mates workshop and then he will take over, but he cant tune an emanage so i need find some mobile tuner that can come and finish the job.

And Tuffy i was thinking the same thing :bowrofl:

Thanks mate!!

Yeh im going in to see technik this coming week hopefully i will get a good response!!

Ill even be generous enough to let you take it for a spin yourself mate!!

But yeh ill definitley keep this thread updated, should have some more news by wednesday!!

woot now theres trust ppl lol

woot now theres trust ppl lol
its cuz u're not gerard!:bowrofl:

bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa :bowrofl:

. I'm positive I'll never own a non turbod car again :D




somehow ive got that feelin too:think:lol

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looking good so far mate:thumbsup:
which reminds me i should prob get onto this soon as well
just a quick question i hope you dont mind,how much did you pay for the turbo (just the part itself) my mate reckons you can pick them up off ebay for 300 bucks or so?and for the intercooler they are worth 600-800 or so yeah?

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looking good so far mate:thumbsup:
which reminds me i should prob get onto this soon as well
just a quick question i hope you dont mind,how much did you pay for the turbo (just the part itself) my mate reckons you can pick them up off ebay for 300 bucks or so?and for the intercooler they are worth 600-800 or so yeah?


there are only so many turbos i would buy off ebay, most of them are dodgey and i would stay away from them like the monsta turbos etc.

I spent $750US on my turbo and my intercooler only cost me $250 from just jap, but there are some decent 2nd hand turbos around also, it really depends how much cash you have!!

If you really want to go down this path mate let me know and ill give you the hook up!! :thumbsup:

If you really want to go down this path mate let me know and ill give you the hook up!! :thumbsup:
just sent you a pm:)

you thought about other mods to the car like suspension and stopping power? i did the brakes on my car before i went the blower which worked out a treat. if you have some money left over i suggest the now off the shelf brake upgrade on my car. PM if you want to be pointed in the right direction :D

nah its no monsta turbo but then again it aint no garret either.

its an XTR T3 turbo but the price is still enough to hurt the bank lol

and yeh the engine will have some minor work done to prepare for the turbo, although there are guys out there running 2.4L eclipse's that have been charged with stock internals running about 6-8psi and have expierenced no damage but these are guys in america so who knows.

Ill be getting stronger engine mounts and changing to ARP head studs for now and later down the track i may go forged pistons and rebuild the head but im running short of money as is.

just having trouble finding someone in vic that will install an emanage!!

Change rod bolts too! There's a company at Morpeth near Newcastle called Argo. They can make you some tougher rods. Also a Chev rod may fit in nicely and/or offer some decompression.

A trip to the wreckers today indicated that a 65mm throttle body of a 3rd gen V6 will bolt up to your manifold as it would also do to a 12v 3L V6 motor.

Change rod bolts too! There's a company at Morpeth near Newcastle called Argo. They can make you some tougher rods. Also a Chev rod may fit in nicely and/or offer some decompression.

A trip to the wreckers today indicated that a 65mm throttle body of a 3rd gen V6 will bolt up to your manifold as it would also do to a 12v 3L V6 motor.



Yeh i understand that the 65mm TB will fit so if you have any laying around which im sure you do consider it sold, yeh i will be changing rod bolts down the track, ive been speaking with a few 2.4 eclipse boys and they have given me some good info regarding internal parts and what will fit etc!!

But yeh EZ let me know mate!!

Cheers

Yeh i understand that the 65mm TB will fit so if you have any laying around which im sure you do consider it sold, yeh i will be changing rod bolts down the track, ive been speaking with a few 2.4 eclipse boys and they have given me some good info regarding internal parts and what will fit etc!!

But yeh EZ let me know mate!!

Cheers

I can get ANY 3rd gen tb you need. What vac lines do you have working atm? A,E,P? Probably just "P". Cruise?

I hope this thing stops in time! I find it hard to stop a magna as is...

But goodluck on your project! Always had an interest on this idea!

hey just wondering if theres any updates. whats the progress of your project matty

hey just wondering if theres any updates. whats the progress of your project matty


Hey mate,

the progress has been slowed down because i was advised not to go ahead without getting forged internals. I was advised by two performance workshops that if i turbocharge without going down the forged internal route that my engine would blow.

So now i have to find another 2k to get forged pistons etc installed before charging, i have about a grand saved but cant go ahead until i have the rest unfortuantely :cry:

the money spent already is to much but i promised myself i would finish it so i just have to keep saving.

ERRRRM how much boost are you actually wanting?

Hey mate,

the progress has been slowed down because i was advised not to go ahead without getting forged internals. I was advised by two performance workshops that if i turbocharge without going down the forged internal route that my engine would blow.

So now i have to find another 2k to get forged pistons etc installed before charging, i have about a grand saved but cant go ahead until i have the rest unfortuantely :cry:

the money spent already is to much but i promised myself i would finish it so i just have to keep saving.


if you dont mind me asking, how much has this project set you back so far and what would you think the final price for this project will be.