Hi,

I am interested in turboing my max. Could anyone give me a list of parts need with cost and about how much the labor could cost on this or if i could do the job. I have basic skills nothing big. I emailed Mr. Cookson but he has not replyed. I waz looking to get the stuff off ebay.

Thanks guys

 

he probably did not reply because your question could not be anymore vauge and it would take about a 4 page response to cover everything. Do some research and find out what exactly you want to do. Then when you have some specific questioins come ask.

 

If you find all of the parts for decent prices, you will pay close to $3000. This is for good quality new parts, but does not include gauges or a clutch (valve body mod, tranny cooler, and possibly a high performance rebuild for you). This price is also for buying the bends from a store and welding the pipes together yourself. If you budget yourself, buy used parts when possible, and have a shop make the piping for you, you are probably looking at $3500-4000. I don't have any experience with that, so my estimate might be off a little.

 

yup with that weakest of weak VG auto trans you got i wouldnt even think about turboing untill you take care of it 1st

 

so I cant turbo it even with a weak turbo liek 5psi or 6psi one? Would 1k get me the thing installed and setup or is that not even enough? I just wanna get little more boost of my max.

 

you could but considering how those trans wont even handle a stock VG more or less handle another 50hp from a turbo

 

Well my tanny seems to be fine now, car has 108k but how long would it last with a very weak turbo just a lil boost? I dont want any monster liek 15psi just lil power at low rpm. Could it be done for 1k or lower with all used parts? I dont know alot of turbos and installin them but so far I would need,
-turbo, intercooler, moded exhaust pipes, oil return to turbo from oil pan, blow off valve, pressure stuff, custom intake. Wat else?

 

Y pipe, intake/exhaust, upd and JWT ecu would give you the little boost you want w/o completely destroying your auto tranny.

 

i have the wsp y, exhaust, udp, and the ecu i waz thinking of, i saw some guy on ebay sells moded ones for the VG30E Auto.

 

I dont think you should mess with an ebay "ECU". You really have very few options, either JWT, an SAFC, or custom chipping your ECu and using live edit (free program that you d/l) and tuning it yourself. I wouldn't recommend that last one though if you don't know what you are doing, it gets complicated. As for the money, you *might* if you are lucky, find a turbo Z31 motor to drop in (what Mark Cookson did). I don't know if it would work with the auto tranny though, you might have to swap a 5-spd. My recommendation is to study up on this for a few months, and save money up in the process. Even if you did get the turbo in there for a grand, things will break, and you will be left on the side of the road. There are many other things that you dont expect (silicone couplers, misc. screws and bolts, etc.) that come up during the project, and they add up, trust me. Your injectors will also not be able to hold a safe 6psi. I have to run 80psi of fuel through my injectors, and they are 259cc, compared to the 180cc injectors of the VG. Save up around $3-4K, and then start the project. You will have less headaches and the whole process will go smoother. The last thing you want to worry about when turbo'ing your car is money.

 

ok im a 93turbo gxe............but I dont have the auto that the gxe came with..

OK 1psi would more than likey break a vg auto tranny.

 

You can't do jack for $1000 when it comes to FI on a maxima

 

stop.. look.. listen....