drewmanman3 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 and idk if i should jus swap it or keep my stocker. its only got a thousand miles on it, and my buddy literally jus gave it to me. i read up a lil on it and its supposedly like a vf39 (sti style turbo). i also read it can make at least 300whp well tuned, soooo what should i do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 It probably won't bolt onto your car without other mods unless it's a LGT-specific turbo like BNR makes. You'd have to use another intercooler or something else to make its output connect to your throttle body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS5689 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 What JohnM said is correct. Unless it's a custom built unit like the BNR unit (which utilizes the OEM IHI housing,) it will not bolt directly up. I've been doing some turbo research lately, and I'm so overwhelmed with information. I think I may consider a td05 16G when my OEM turbo craps out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewmanman3 Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 yeah i mean my buddy gave it to me for helping with his part out. its freshly rebuilt too so a barely new turbo i guess haha. ive done alot of research on it too, im jus trying to figure out what i would need to put this guy on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS5689 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 yeah i mean my buddy gave it to me for helping with his part out. its freshly rebuilt too so a barely new turbo i guess haha. ive done alot of research on it too, im jus trying to figure out what i would need to put this guy on. Well your buddy should know if it's the modified BNR turbo which bolts right up (assuming your buddy was parting out an LGT,) or if it's in a different housing and needs some fabbing to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Eagle Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 It's a far better turbo compared to the IHI VF39 anyway. When it's bolt-on, don't hesitate and screw it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewmanman3 Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 yeah i know its not a bnr turbo. i think today ill see what needs to be done to get it to bolt on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insurgent Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 if its sti style it'll bolt into place to the uppipe and downpipe but the intercooler will not fit (if you have the stock lgt or aftermarket lgt style). you'll need a front mount or sti manifold swap (sti tb as well inc lines) or i do believe there is a top mount intercooler that will work with sti style turbo and still bolt into the lgt style throttle body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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