Lol yeah. Most of the people who work at junkyards don't know what they're looking at. My intercooler was a "heater core" that was $10. lol. Just tell them its an air compressor for the ac if they don't know what it is.

Edit- just looked at prices from my local junkyard and turbos are listed. They're only $55.

 

Yea I was about to say, I used to live in chicago and all the u-pull-n-pays up there only wanted like $50 for a old turbo. I dont think I'd want one of those tho cuz you dont know anything about it or how well it will hold up. I'd +1 on looking on differant forums for sale threads.

 

$50 for a turbo? thats awesome, and if it came on the car it can't be that bad, i'd probably get a rebuild get anyway

 

I got my turbo for 25 bucks off of my friend. We pulled it from a saab at the local pick-a-part. Its a garrett t3, which is a pretty good turbo for $25. Here are specs... .48 cold, .49 hot, .50 trim. If you could get one like that you'll be set.

Look for it on saab 9000's. And maybe on 900's (they might just have t25's idk)

Edit- Look for stock cars with after market couplings on/around the turbo. That is a good sign that they had the turbo rebuilt at some time. That was my condition. Just a heads up.

Oh but one sh1tter is that they almost always have terribly rusty wastegate actuators.They still work just look like poo.

Edit 3 lol- most turbos that come stock on a car are name brand. They will almost always be mitsubishi, holset, or garrett (air research brand is garrett as well)

 

how come the hf manifold can't be used with ac?

 

well you should go buy all of them and rebuild them and then sell them

 

Im pretty sure the hf manifold will work with AC. Flip still has his i believe. Its just a log style manifold with an adapter plate. I see no reason why you cant keep AC

 

thats what i thought but i read something that says you can't have ac, but if i find i want try it anyway

 

**** ac. I don;t like ac anyway, and if you can't keep it its no big deal. Taking out the condenser and the compressor makes so much room in your engine bay. Its just real convenient having all that space, but if you really like ac you should be able to keep it with an hf.

 

dude i live in florida, if i didn't have ac in the summer i would die srsly