[00pitch_blkZX3]

hey, im thinkin turbo here within the next half a year. waht all do i need to run about 7-15 pounds? t3 t4? where can i find a turbo mani? and what do i need ecu wise? sorry im kinda new in the forced induction area.. your help is greatly appreciated. :bow:

 

[cjmartinyzx3]

well, what kinda car do you have? what engine?

If you have the Duratec i would suggest the FocusSport kit.

If you have the Zetec then i would talk to Drew (focusownerskid) about the turbo kit he and a friend are working on right now.

 

[iceguyb14]

if you have what your name suggests, 2000 focus zx3 with the zetec, id suggest the xios... ive heard they are makin pretty good power.

 

[jdh0526]

if you have what your name suggests, 2000 focus zx3 with the zetec, id suggest the xios... ive heard they are makin pretty good power.

I havent seen anything out of the Xios for zx3s whatsoever , other than the Prototype Dudley(wherever he may be these days) was driving around with.

 

[GrabberGreen]

hey, im thinkin turbo here within the next half a year. waht all do i need to run about 7-15 pounds?

Something to rember is the amount of power your turbo puts out has a lot more to do with it than just the PSI. Remember that a larger turbo flows more air at the same pressure as a smaller turbo. 7-15 pounds is not equal. Decide how much power you want to make and where in the RPM band you want it.......Oh yeah, and how deep your pockets are.

 

[00pitch_blkZX3]

my pockets aren't to deep.. i was thinkin about buying an old ford probe turbo and doing some manual labor =]
and i would get a universal front mount kit.. but what would i need ecu wise?? and i know, im going to need ALOT of tuning. oh, and im thinkin 7 or 8 pounds now.. (stock internals) and down the road when i rebuild somewhere around 15 pounds.. and for rpm range i think i want to be fully spooled around 3000 to 3500 rpms...

 

[sutyak]

If you're going the used turbo direction, which I certainly won't bash you for, I'd look into a T3 from a Thunderbird.
They're cheap and plentiful and make great power.
My advice is to rebuild it before installing though.
You WILL have a decent amount of fab work to do though.

 

[00pitch_blkZX3]

ya.. where should i try to find a turbo mani from ??
i can do that or i might try to fab one up out of my stock header. would that flow well enough or..?

 

[jdh0526]

Ive got a few cheap ones laying around if you want one ^^ pm me