86 1/2 na turbo swap advice

87hilux7mge · 05-01-2011, 09:42 PM

if you really want your money to go farther, instead of buying 20+ year old GTE stuff, you could get an aftermarket ems, like megasquirt, and run it n/a while you aquire turbo parts. with MS you can ditch the crappy VAFM and run a map/maf system. then when you get your turbo, you just bolt it all on and re-tune. the only thing you need is a laptop to tune with.

you will prolly want 440cc or larger injectors, especially if you want to up the boost. on a stock motor i wouldnt go much more than 15psi.

you can spend about 1200 bux and get the whole EMS, injectors and most of the turbo kit for that, depending on the turbo you go with (a good turbo kit with everything can run up to 6k)

just my two cents.

getting gte electronics can work just dandy if they are cheap enough and in working condition. just have to do some research and weigh prices back and forth.

05-01-2011, 09:42 PM	#6
87hilux7mge walbro fp Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: spokane Posts: 479	if you really want your money to go farther, instead of buying 20+ year old GTE stuff, you could get an aftermarket ems, like megasquirt, and run it n/a while you aquire turbo parts. with MS you can ditch the crappy VAFM and run a map/maf system. then when you get your turbo, you just bolt it all on and re-tune. the only thing you need is a laptop to tune with. you will prolly want 440cc or larger injectors, especially if you want to up the boost. on a stock motor i wouldnt go much more than 15psi. you can spend about 1200 bux and get the whole EMS, injectors and most of the turbo kit for that, depending on the turbo you go with (a good turbo kit with everything can run up to 6k) just my two cents. getting gte electronics can work just dandy if they are cheap enough and in working condition. just have to do some research and weigh prices back and forth. __________________ 87 toyota 4x4 single cab short box pickup, 7MGZE.