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islandtuner242 05-17-2010 07:00 PM

First Time Tuner
 
Since This Is Going To Be My First Build I'm Going To Be Posting Alot Of Questions......Firstly Like I Said I'm Swapping Out The N/A Motor For A TT Motor.... So Far I'm Searching For These Items:

Stand Alone ECU
Wideband O2 Sensor
boost controller/gauge
turbo timer
intercooler
wastegate
blow off valve
cluster gauge

Is There Any Other Things That I Missed? If So Please Let Me Know

KasbeKZ 05-17-2010 07:17 PM

the other intercooler, the other blow off valve, the other waste gate... there's a ton of reading you need to do before you're near ready to take this on.

http://www.ashspecz.com/gallery/slic.../natoturbo.htm

this is a good place to start, but if you want to upgrade any, that's a whole different area of research you need to do. you don't just buy stuff with good descriptions and good prices if you want to make a z that's going to perform well and last a while.

you'd be a way happier person if you sold your n/a and bought a tt. that is all.

islandtuner242 05-17-2010 07:38 PM

i can't afford to go out and buy an already turbo Z...so that's why i was going with the swap

ZLover4Life 05-17-2010 08:37 PM

It will cost you at least twice as much to convert an NA as it would to buy a TT. Converting is only recommended for extremely nice condition NA Zs (or those with considerable sentimental value, like your father who died of a heart attack was the original owner).

And Why Do You Type All Your Sentences With Every Word Capitalized Like This?

islandtuner242 05-17-2010 08:42 PM

Thanks....It's A Force Of Habit

napoleonzheking 05-24-2010 08:18 AM


Originally Posted by ZLover4Life (Post 280090)
It will cost you at least twice as much to convert an NA as it would to buy a TT.

Second... I did all the labor on my swap my self, and had I not upgraded a lot of things and gone for a completely stock TT, I could of sold mine and bought a nice one, probably with a few small mods even. As it stands now, I upgraded a lot, and have spent a lot.

Lanoi 05-24-2010 11:20 AM

U trying to go above the stock hp ? Are you going to do it your self ? if your doing the swap should wait and build the tt to the max before your drop it in your car. For the price of a nice tt U could build do a swap and have supporting mods for. Plus Youd have chance to inspect motor and fix anythign thats broken ect.

ZLover4Life 05-24-2010 03:50 PM


Originally Posted by Lanoi (Post 280388)
For the price of a nice tt U could build do a swap and have supporting mods for.

Your analysis doesn't take into account the fact that he'd have more money to spend on a TT, because he'd be selling the NA.

islandtuner242 05-29-2010 06:38 PM

the reason i'm doing it this way is because noone on the island has a TT for sale for less than 10K....the ones that are TT are already built, so i to do a swap....a TT motor with the stock trubos go for about $2200 and my shell is going to cost $1200 so for me it's a bit cheaper


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