What happened to days of slapping a cheap kit on a car and saying yolo? I was ready to fabricate my own rear mount kit when this morning i saw on my feed a 1300 rear mount kit from bull boost performance on instagram. Well 5 minutes later i already pulled the trigger, am i impulsive or what? Gonna keep the form posted once it arrives

 

Let us know how poorly it fits.

 

Wow, it fits the DR and HR? What a scam

 

lol trash. Good luck with that.

 

I saw that in my ebay feed as well lol.. Not sure how its a FULL kit for only 1300 though. I know BullBoost is all about buying a 'real' product, sending it out the specs to be manufac in china, and even return the item afterwards. I will say the IC piping is different when compared to the for sale post, and the provided video of the 350 doing a pull.

 

I try not to ‘dog’ on things or be critical of things like this … but this falls under ‘the cheapest turbo kit will be the most expensive turbo kit’ …

the hotside looks to be 2” … which is awesome for fast spool-up and instant response but a 2” exhaust might flow 300 to 350hp?? Lets not get into back pressure …

The welds look nice on the pictures but I did see a version with completely dog-**** welds …

Its all knock-off parts … $30 BOV, $40 WG, $199 turbo - you get what you pay for

Nice of them to include a scavenge pump and I suspect they tell you to return oil via an oil pan spacer or drill into the pan

Nice of them to include video instructions

Cold side will be a absolute nightmare … these kits are notorious for blowing couplers and dragging on the street … and one of the more complicated portions when I did rear-mount kits was welding the coldside from the turbo to about where the cats are located … it can be made in one piece of pipe but does take some fabrication and welding … but with coated pipe, it can’t be welded … so you’re relying on couplers and t-bolts.

Intercooler looks good enough … rear mounts run surprisingly cool (compared to mid or fronts) and I suspect they connect right to the OEM MAF housing … smart / cost savings move there

No mention of fueling, MAF scaling, or tuning … but you get what you pay for I just see this as the next iteration of the ebay turbo kits … can it work, probably… will it work for a long time? Maybe? Who knows and there are plenty of people putting this caliber of kits on their cars already …

cheap
fast
reliable
(pick two)

 

Did this kit arrive yet? looks like there was a price increase.

 

subbed to see the carnage.

 

The kit arrived, just waiting for my supporting mods to come in so i can do everything at once

 

id test fit the kit before you tear the car down for fuel etc. If the piping winds up large enough/ok fitting, then upgrade that turbo to a comp oilless in the future, and get rid of the trashy wastegates and bovs etc.

 

its cheap enough that if it was a " who cares" purchase, so be it.. just wouldn't expect much out of it is all, especially as a small journal bearing turbo.

 

yolo, if i can make 350whp in this little Z man it would be a blast, not a bad idea if the turbo goes out to go to a comp. still waiting for parts but ill try to knock out all the install sometime this winter

 

How is everything now?

 

Also curious how this works out. I did a custom setup just like this but had a few different parts. Skipped the intercooler and ran bigger pipe. So far intake temps have been fine. Gtr injectors , 220 fuel pump , uprev tune and made 350hp. Also needed to get the uprev maf.

 

i’m still doing this. I just need to wait for all the parts lol. Once everything comes in, I’ll start posting a lot more update

 

since someone at my work is taking leave this month i’ve been struggling to find the time to work on it, but these past two days i managed to get the car on jacks and start working on it. working on hot side, and lucky me the rust wasn’t the worst. only had to angle grind 3 bolts . will post more updates. BTW I added berk test pipes and ISR Y pipe.

 

man wouldnt it have been nice to be able to pay an extra 400 bucks and have this come with full v band? lol.

 

man looking back so far… i should’ve custom done everything. in too deep now. took your suggestion and went ahead with a Comp oilless turbo. still working on it i’ll post some pics. life lesson, i think the biggest thing is i don’t know how to fab so i was scared. i think build will be done soon

 

You can always find a good welder in your area, cut everything, mark it up, and have them weld **** up for you. The work around I use since I dont have the skill/space atm for welding.

 

Having a car that has a bunch of v-bands - they're a convenient inconvenience, especially on a low car. because v-band stuff can rotate. So aligning an exhaust to fit the way it should can be difficult. and honestly - they don't really seal 100% in my experience.