How to Build a CHEAP Turbo kit!

This is how to build a cheap turbo kit with reused, and recycled parts! The old kit, was really beat up and no longer usable! I’m not a professional welder at all, but this is turning out pretty good! No prep kings racing next weekend at Rockingham as long as I can get this fixed! There will be some very fast cars at this no prep race!

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Thomas Racing Service: Jeff Thomas No Prep Struts

[mitchdenner]

Yeah funny thing about stainless and aluminum, can't efficiently cut with a torch, you need a plasma cutter. Welds look good though. Remember 309 filler when welding steel to stainless.

[phillipragsdale]

What a great team of friends you have, more power to ya.

[garylucier]

Oh man, I missed this video, saw the dangerous 1, and the turbo mount vid, before I saw this video, and just realized that it was not just luck, but timing of that dangerous pressure regulator failure, was flat out a miracle as far as timing brother John. Any other startup, before or after could flat have been catastrophic in result, and it still could have been.

But, it wasn't. And for that we should all be very thankful.

[CTemple]

DON’T FORGET, to unplug the Holley again when you start welding on the rest of the turbo kit!

[clint.garage.]

You know what would be real cool if you and Devin vanderhoof raced….no prep 8th mile.
Two very different approaches to the game however both very successful.

[HotRodDave]

Looks a lot better than the old one LOL.

[willabunnjr]

Glad you finally fixed and moved your turbo. Looks good. Love how you do things on a budget! You have a great group of friends with Randy and Bryan lending you a hand and old parts. I seen Brantley helping you out always. He will be a future drag racer for sure.

[jasonhastings]

Nothing wrong with goin cheap if it works!!!

[jimandskittum]

While it is torn down that far you can get a smaller cog for your cam and overdrive it a little bit.

[motownXJdad]

lmao dude when you took that heat tape off i was like wow it looks like it was built out of old tailpipes from pick n pull, haha!! glad you at least used some new pipe. not a fan of fender exits, just go old school and just shoot the downpipe towards the ground in the engine bay

[ch_]

--Cheap turbo kit--
Required tools/ parts/ skills:
•common tools
•tig welder and split flow regulator for purge
•tin foil
•band saw/ miter saw
•cheap eBay turbo
•cheap eBay bov
•8-15 feet of stainless pipe
•splurge on an intercooler if you please
•a few rolls of exhuast wrap
•knowledge on tig welding thin wall stainless
• can't think of anything else.

Assuming you already have the welder, the saw and the general tools, this should cost you about $1000, give or take and depending on your welding proficiency and time available, it will take you about a week to finish, assuming 4 hours a day every day.

Will it last? Can't say, will it be fun while it does? Can say (answer is yes)

[adjustable_hammer_racing]

Dang man. Y'all get fancy lately.

[houstonpeyton]

Has to help with spool time a little i would think with less pipe

[garylucier]

That is really strange, slowed it down, and it ricochet off the rubber boot of the rack and pinion before hitting the front frame rail. That bugger had some amperage behind it.

[ckfpv]

You should reweld put ut back together and put it on the wall. For a conversation piece 💯💯💯💯

[BlackSheep]

The waste gate priority is not very good on the passengers side should have stuck out front ways in the bend for best control, But that pipe being so short hopefully won't boost creep on you to much.. BTW If he is having problems with Stainless Steel cracking try 321ss it is way more durable and handles heat much better. It is the best for headers and hot side piping.

[danmyers]

Not crazy about placement of that passenger side wastegate. It could be difficult to control the exhaust flow with it running off the exhaust pipe at a 90 like that. Shouldn’t wastegates be as much in line with the exhaust collector tube as possible?

[RJ-vgyu]

You get a thumbs up for getting rid of that ugly old hotside!🤣

[timwickersham]

Personally speaking, , , , I think it looks awesome, , , , and probably flow a hell of a lot better, , , nice job man..🤓💯

[alfredodirks]

Don't that make different back pressures on each side that will cause a bad signal for the Holley computer to correct??? Asking to learn not to be a expert YouTuber. I know nothing about turbos or tuning with the EFI Holley or any other brand.