I sold my supercharger and am looking to go turbo. My budget is limited so I was either considering going with the inline pro kit or piecing together my own kit. I'm looking to make 400rwhp safely. Can anyone give me advice and or some parts to start

 

These words don't really work well together. You need to drop one of them.

 

u should go with the turbo if u have the $$ to make sure it is tuned and built right

 

yeah i can help. first thing is if you want to have safe 400hp s2k you have to have 3mm head gasket. if your highest goal is 400 and your not asking more than that then it will be VERY easy to do on a budget. the most expensive part of your kit will be tuning, manifold and the ecu program keeping the tune. all the rest can be pieced to together by generic products ie:
standard 500hp t3/t4 turbo
ebay: 550hp intercooler
injectors 550cc
oil lines
bov
couplings
gaskets
etc.
as for ic piping if you can figure out the bends needed by a little math you can order the pipes for about $10-15ea from any muffler store metal or aluminum

and the biggest headace will be to go with the AEM EMS or the greddy e-mange
EMS-you have tuned .... cost alot ..but capable of alot more
e-mange you tune ...... cost little

and dont forget to watch the forsale forum all the time.

 

thanx alot, i'm not really worried about the tuning part since i have a very good tuner which has been a friend for awhile, owns a couple 1000hp + cars


which manifold do you recommend??

does anyone else make a 3mm headgasket other than inline pro

 

a cheap but reliable on would be rev hard log style.
and as for the head gasket for $100 -cosmetic (or somthing like that)

 

BTW I was under the impression that you didn't need a larger head gasket
unless you where planning to go beyond a certain amount of PSI ?? Is that
incorrect information ?

 

Came across this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/S2000-TURBO...001361926QQrdZ1

 

I also have some UR turbo parts for sale on here. Here is the thread. https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?act=S...=0#entry5766484

 

Its actually made by cometic. Cometic makes the 2mm gasket and they also make the 3mm head gasket, but the 3mm is only available through inline pro.
TeamSiR, if I were you I would go with a Lovefab kit, the way I see it, for the two grand that your going to save by going with cheaper parts its not really worth it. You will end up having a larger headache in the end, especially if your looking for 400whp I would not go with a revhard manifold. Personally, I will be going w/ a base lovefab kit and a 2mm cometic gasket, but i'm only shooting for 350whp. This is just my 2 cents of advice as i've been looking into turbocharging my S for the past year. BTW, what tuner do you know that is local to us? Good luck with it. -Michael.