Burien Turbo Kit?, is it any good? Options

[silverceli09]

ive been interested in the 3sgte swap for some time now...but ive been reading about turboing the 5sfe....this really interests me...i think it would be a whole lot cheaper than a full engine swap also (correct me if wrong). i was just wondering about the Burien Turbo Kit. Is it a good reliable Kit? especially for the price..i need to know if i would be getting what im paying for or if i would just be wasting my money...i am really interested in the 5sfte deal now...i think it would be awesome to build my 5s into something thats better than the 3s

[NuclearHappineS]

You could build your own burien style basic kit. No need to go out and buy one... it has no intercooler, no percise fuel tuning and a t3 based turbo (the exact parts changed a bit over time)...

It was only intended for 5-7psi of boost, non intercooled ...

You'd need a basic turbo kit like the KO racing Street brawler T3 based kit.
Four 440cc Injectors
A 2 bar map sensor
Three 90* bends that are 2.5" ID.
Some straight pipe at 2.5" ID
Silicone couplers and T-bolt clamps at 2.5" ID
one silicone reducer from 2.5 to 2.25" to meet the throttle body.
one silicone reducer from 2.5 to 2.0 or 1.75" (depends on your turbo outlet) to meet the turbo.
A 3sgte oil pan
Oil feed line (from the pressure port on the head) with a T adapter with a restriction (look at pressure 2's thread he tells you where to get the right part).
Oil drain line to the 3sgte oil pan.
1 Step colder copper or iridium plugs with a non projected tip at a slightly reduced plug gap.

That's it.

I had a similar setup around a CT26 turbo and a fuel pressure regulator rather than the 440cc injectors. It will give you a nice boost in power compared to stock, but it will heat soak after say 10 seconds of boosting making the power drop dramatically.

It's fun for passing power, merging on the highway at speed, gives the car some nice pickup ...etc. But for continued repeated boosting you'd need an intercooler.... and for continued repeated fun you'd need a boost controller and fuel tuning to bump up the power past the 200hp mark.

Again if you're satisfied with a 'small' kit with a 'small' increase in power, there's no reason not build a burien style kit.... or even add a layer of repeatability to it with a good water/meth injection kit (only adds 150usd to your cost) but prevents the heat soak.

Obviously at this low a hp add, nitrous would be a good alternative setup...