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im interested in collecting parts for a future turbo upgrade on my 87 is.will a diesel manifold work ?tryin to do this cheap and effective.
thanks
dave

By a diesel manifold, do you mean a 524td manifold? If so, it will work on an M20 but not an M30 which I take (from the text in your post and signature) you have.

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can i use a 745 manifold,tring to do this on a budget!
dave

You can, but your pretty much are stuck with the antiquated k27 turbo.

Vance

Turbo + really low budget do not go very well together. By the time you get it up and running properly and reliably, you'll likely have spent more than you intended, have a system consisting of cobbled together used parts that could fail whenever, and could've gotten a brand new TCD kit for just a bit more.

Some people have had more luck that others going the route you're intending, but you better thoroughly understand everything you're doing before you start.

Jeremy

h2dave wrote:im interested in . . . a future turbo upgrade on my 87 . . . .tryin to do this cheap and effective.

"Cheap FI" is an oxymoron.

Ken H. wrote:

h2dave wrote:im interested in . . . a future turbo upgrade on my 87 . . . .tryin to do this cheap and effective.

"Cheap FI" is an oxymoron.

Kinda like "Protestant Nun"

Vance

vance wrote:

Ken H. wrote:"Cheap FI" is an oxymoron.

Kinda like "Protestant Nun"

Or "military intelligence." (Sorry, Duke.)

-tammer

Jeremy wrote:Some people have had more luck that others going the route you're intending, but you better thoroughly understand everything you're doing before you start.

Jeremy

That's the key bit of information, right there.