Almost bought one of these kits. Then I bought a welder. The rest is history.

Sorry, but this review is ridiculous. First of all, it doesn’t take “two hours” to change plugs, it literally takes two minutes to unbolt the turbo, down pipe, and oil feed to get to the plugs on the passenger side. Second, this kit was not designed for a mechanical fuel pump. Third, this kit called for short spark plugs, and Accel makes a good set. The kit itself was designed with a smaller 90’s LT1 stater in mind. These kits were a rip off of the BBS Designs turbo kit for the 3rd Gen F-Body, ripped off by a company called SSAutochrome. The latter made it a universal kit that needed additional fabrication, this was understood way in advance because the original BBS design needed no adjustment but had a price closer to one thousand just for the headers alone. Here you pay a fraction for the entire kit, with some adjustment requires because every SBC is different. This was always understood. It’s hilarious when newbies come along and try to reinvent the wheel a decade later because BBS did their kit in the 2000’s…

Did you use a snapping turtle to notch the frame??

I thought running headers on a 73 Z/28 was a pain in the ass. You guys are doing Gods work beating your heads against the brick wall so we don't have to. Thanks.

I’m very impressed at the result, most people would not have put the time or effort into finishing the kit. All of those out there who comment negative things like the frame notching and poor setup. Hind sight is 20/20, no one is perfect! Now that he learned how to do it, I’m sure another project would be a cake walk.

It's a "sure fit" system. If asked if it fits you get "sure it fits"

The only suggestion I have, would have switched valve covers, so filler cap would have been on driver side. Easy access!

why would you choose to notch the frame over modifying the header...

I bought one of these kits many years ago before anyone was talking about them, thank god I got rid of it before I attempted to use it.

Honest review of the eBay kit. Dig the channel. Keep up the good work!

As a diesel tech, you did well with what you bought. I’ve seen some OEM setups on diesels over the years that will make you scratch your head lol

Props to following through and making this function. Takes a real enthusiast and mechanic to follow through with this. I had a lot of issues on my big turbo Volkswagen build also. Enough to make the average man want to quit but I chugged on, now I'm enjoying it. P.s.- that casting on the compressor housing of that Oriental gt45 clone makes me nervous. Don't run too much boost. Lol.

I appreciate the honesty and creativity to get it done. Nice work

That is some true Mickey Mouse engineering. Impressive work.

Thanks for sharing I did the same when I started in turboing engines the exp and knowledge you get doing it yourself is golden and save you thousands

The frame notching made me nauseous.

I bought the same headers from XS power for a sbc in a third gen fireturd. Was so disgusted with them I just build my own kit. All of the issues you described are %100 accurate. The plug on number 8 is pointed directly at the primary tube. XS power never let me return them and stopped responding to my emails and phone calls. Just filed a claim with paypal and they gave me back the $210 and I get to keep the headers. Maybe I can give them to someone I hate

I would place bets that 90% of the people making comments have never installed any cheap headers, have never had a turbo on a car. Only know stuff from what they have seen on you tube videos. We call these idiots "Certified You Tube Technicians" Ya, you know who you are. Go back to watching more videos and pretending you are an expert. But please don't stop with the ridiculous comments, it gives the real technicians something to laugh at.

Just flip the stock exhaust manifold up and make your own y pipe. Relocate the turbo up around the other battery box.

Rando on the internet: "Should I buy this?" Justin: "ＮＯ" Rando on the internet: Buys it anyways and grenades their motor. Deletes facebook posts.

Flipped cheap speedway motors block huggers are the way to go

I'm starting to gather parts I'm planning on a similar set-up going together this summer. Good information bro I can get in front of the issues you found.

It helps to know what you are doing before getting into a project. Then again, some people don't want to listen to any words of wisdom.

So twin turbo it. Got it

What did you do with your timing? Lock out distributor or do you still have an advance curve?

Thanks. I've got enough troubles just doing normal upgrades on my 57 Bel Air. This would give me nightmares.

Man you really really wanted to see this thing with a turbo lol I would have said nope as soon as I realized I was gonna be hacking it all together because it wasn’t built well

perfect review👌🏻 i love how you explained every detail!

Wow a whole new meaning to the words “you get what you pay for” this kit may not even meet that requirement lol 😂

Notch the frame? Haven’t you seen engine masters where they just bash the headers with a hammer? 😁

I've wanted to build a turbo truck for 15 years I still think it's best to make power the old fashioned way

The oil restrictor is used only on ball bearing turbos, journal bearings need full oil pressure and volume.

Still Sounds like less work than fabricating a kit from scratch so it seems worth it to me as long as you know it’s gonna take work.

You are the first person who has had a problem with the kit. Standard answer

Thank you for making this good video. I am going to turbo my 69 camaro, but not sure which kit to purchase. So thank you very much for showing yours and what all the problems you had with this kit. You did a good job for what you had to work with.

I like the bright red wire that lays across the entire engine bay and motor

The way he was explaining everything made me laugh 😂😂😂

Still waiting on the 2nd part of the carb lol Yeah I went with Cx racing headers they actually fit pretty good . The last tube should have been dented for clearance it’s tight but you can get a header bolt in it .. all the rest I used some studs ...

Very good video. Glad you caught the fuel requirements. In many things your better off with custom building.

Everybody wants to see it run

Answered all my questions. I'm sticking to raw hp

At about 6:00 when u start venting about the cons and dumb design I was dying 😂 hilarious

No!!! Because it won't work on a BBC!!! P.S. I would have reengineered the entire thing so it fit properly and I could do what needed to be done without removing half of it to get to sparkplugs!! P.P.S. For what little extra horsepower you're getting, seems to me, a nitrous system would have been easier.

thanks, this info is helpful. it seems cheaper to use a nitrous oxide setup instead.

Your video was really informative I was thinking about buying a cheap turbo kit for my 540i v8 if I can even find something close to working I am a 25 year mechanic and I know how to weld but even with the experience I have I know it’s not going to be easy regardless

Wanna hear a scary story? I was in my old turbo diesel Nissan going down a country freeway when all hell broke loose. The oil seal on the cold side of the turbo was breached and let plenty of oil into the motor. The 4WD took off like it had had a shot of NOS. I took it out of gear (manual), and the engine revs went well past the indicated taco range, I carefully turned the ignition off, making sure I didn't lock the steering, but she kept going due to the glow plugs. I managed to pull off the road and had to use the brakes to burn the clutch out! By this stage, I was waiting for a conrod to go through the block. It scared the crap out of me. The roadside mechanic said that he had seen it on stationary vehicles and the only way to stop it was to put a rag in the inlet. I have had many cars with turbos both petrol and diesel but had never heard of this before.

Great video! Thank you for emphasizing the shortcomings of the system and fitment, especially the waste gate. What a project. Do they call it a "bolt on" system? I guess the old saying applies, "you get what you pay for".

Try center dumps of a 327

They put coils in brake lines to absorb vibration between body and frame

I love these videos just fast forward to 1 min before the end everytime 😂😂😂😂

I thought about doing that a few times, but I already have some really awesome headers for my pickup so I would just buy the turbo and a generic intercooler and piping also

Good advice, thanks for sharing.

Awesome this is good info! Im considering picking one of these kits up for my trans am.

Thanks for telling it like it is, and yes most these "budget ebay turbo/junkyard builds"...as you said they never are heard from again AInt on cheap way for hp. If I could weld I may be interested in fabbing up a boosted build but refuse to put EFI on an old car and am tired of leaning over hoods Fun as a teenager or even my 30s. Now Id rather not unless I have to .Just wanna turn the key and burn rubber.

I truly applaud and respect your absolute determination and UN..YIELD..ING dedication to this project. I would have said fuck it at the frame notch. I feel that just maybe you should have too. But you did not! 👏👏👏

Thanks for reposting, your video helped me out a lot

Bolt on kits are very expensive. You always have to do some modifications

I used to bend these with n/a 350s. you got a strong truck with frame chunks missing and a turbo. I am assuming this is for 88-98 or something else. Glad it runs.

Did you gap the rings?

You do understand that you can put that turbo anywhere

Great business opportunity here if somebody actually ordered one of these kits manufactured proper exhaust manifolds and proper crossover pipes person could actually make a pretty good chunk of change here of course you'd have to have a kit for every different Chevy product but it would be an opportunity to make a pretty good dollar

The audio is mint

This is what separates mechanics from parts changers.

I know you dont need complements ,because you job is clean, but man thats awesome, under my hood looks like crap I only have the motor.. so great incredible clean job

Thank you for the warning. I always hate when companies see an opportunity and try and take your and mine and the rest of the USA’S Money by importing junk cheap merchandise. And again, thanks for the video, and your truck is BAD ASS!!!

I would move the alternator to the bottom if it was for my project

Wow, what a crap after crap experience. How do u keep a straight face when telling the story? Grenaded, hilarious! And the fact that u even completed the install is impressive.

For a budget build like this I'd have just used stock ex manifolds. Add an intercooler in future if detonation a problem. How does it run ?

Any chance you can get on board with the other guys that do this like you are and sue the people misrepresenting things that say they work on eBay! Buyer protection? You did a great job on sniffing this one out, and it would help many people and shut down the buyer predation!!!! Thank you for this video!!

This is why I’m doing a bed turbo

Damn bro Dedication G 😂 respect you had me rolling Foo…. An anyone posted a pic of the kit an nvr do a fallow up lol

I noticed the motor never ran, good call😆

I can't believe you hacked up that original frame. You my friend have earned ricer status

53 disliked blown motors lol. Super informative video. Car community thanks you 🙏

Thanks for the review!!

I'd just by the cast manifolds from Banks, a Garret, Precision, or whatever your favorite brand is turbo, and peice together the rest. I think trying to make a "cheap" Ebay kit work would cost more money in the long run.

Definitely especially without doing any research or building up the bottom end.

How is your 7000 hp rv doing? Does it run in the 10s yet?

So is having no intercooler a problem?

I am running the same setup just about. deleted mechanical fuel pump reloaded alternator to the right side just above the power steering pump running turbo headers on passenger side only so I don't overboost and wastegate is more efficient

I bought a twin kit for my 78. I threw most of it away. It cost me almost a grand for the kit and and close to 700 to replace what I threw out! It's not worth it in my opinion!!! I think the only stuff I used was the turbos and the oil lines! Oh and had to buy another set of cold pipes too!! Good luck to anyone who buys it!!!!

Great job working through the problems, I’m guessing two options, 1st the headers were not in a jig when welded, and moved all over when the 12 yo in china welded it up, or second this kit was not the proper kit, at least not the correct headers., I’ve watched Richard holder? Does all the turbo reviews, his recommendations were to just work with the factory headers?! Build your own crossover, and buy a t4 flange., I’m guessing that fuel injection, and electric fuel pump would be ideal

Thanks a lot I'll make sure I don't get one .i been looking at the lsa supercharge kit but not now

Twin turbos are always easier to mount.

nice video. just imagine how a kit would fit for a car that doesn't have as much room as a chevy truck., I know the frame rails are narrow but you still have a lot of room besides that. and issues like fuel pump clearance and alternator clearance is a problem like you showed wow. I want to do a turbo on my 72 C10 and that crossover pipe worries me because apparently theres like different mounting positions for the engine. it may be big block vs small block or 6 vs 8 cyl, i don't know but im pretty sure there is different engine mounting set ups on a 72. I've been practicing tig welding so like maybe I will buy the manifold and do the piping myself if i ever get to that. I don't know but I want a turbo but I'm scare of all the fitment issues and tuning and stuff. either way thanks for making this video

Straight forward video, what more can you ask for,,, I'm sure not everyone wakes up in the morning and says 'I think i,ll jump on eBay and dump $699.00 on a china turbo kit today ' ,,, and who cares if he notched the frame on a 46 year old truck,,,, it,s a runner,,, nuff said ,,,,

Thanks for the info before i buy.

Sounds like a 699$ head ache . I too seen that hotrod video but yours is MUCH more informative..

Damn all that work to get gapped by a stock efi 6.0

Rather go procharge, thanks for this info, was thinking of putting a similar turbo on my 383.

No intercooler?

Can you please make a video about how you got the carburetter to work and setting up your air fuel

Just bolt on a damn supercharger. Geezus

Out of curiosity if you're still reading these comments, or if anyone else knows... what size compressor do these turbos have

You should ALWAYS do a mini starter anyways

But other than that...lol. Too funny. You did a masterful job fabing everything!

If the turbo kit didn’t fit it’s self why not just send it back and use that enormous engine bay for twin turbo that way you don’t have a cross pipe and end up notching the frame and still having to fabricate a piece?? You would avoid all the issues you had except for still moving in the alternator

All that engine bay space could be used for a better turbo kit....

No kits are ever going to fit perfectly, any guy who know what they’re doing and has common sense first of all just because you buy something from eBay don’t make it an “eBay Part” why does everybody get this misconception, I but parts off eBay all the time... Doesn’t mean it’s name branded “eBay”. Just so you know when you were putting a kit like a “eBay turbo kit” or something no matter what there’s going to have to be modifications made nothing is 100% perfect. These are not plug and play kits they’re basically “ here’s all the components you need” type deal “for this price”.

🤣🤣im glad i saw this cs I definitely had the kit sitting in my eBay cart