So heres the link for the kit. When i swap in my 3.0L soon i was thinking maybe in a year or two installing a turbo (myself). Is this any good you guys think? Or is there a better kit out there for not much more? Im not looking for a crazy expensive set up, I understand this kit might not be the best quality as far as the turbo potentially. If the tubes, turbo header , intercooler fit right and the welds are good thats all i'm looking for. Also worth mentioning my car is a 04 325ci with a getrag 250g 5speed.My ecu firmware is ms45
I can replace the turbo for a different one if it ever decides to take a poop.
What should I expect for power gains? i'm thinking about 350-375? or am I way off? What parts should be upgraded along with this do you guys think? I replaced the entire cooling system just 2 months ago and was planning on just swapping it right over to the new engine, along with hoses Stewart pump etc.
While I have the 3.0L on the engine stand, i was planning on resealing every single gasket / O ring on the whole engine including the head gasket, along with taking it to get a light surface just incase, potentially a block surface just in case. I plan on doing all this work myself obviously otherwise it wouldn't even be close to worth it. I wrench for fun and im excited to turbo a car for the first time.
Another question I just thought of, where a good place to plug the oil line to the turbo?
Please dont tell me this is dumb or not worth it. I like my car and I think its fun. Thanks in advance you guys are great.
