hey everyone whats up... im new to this forum but not stupid just had a couple questions for thoes sr20 people ot there.... im doing the swapriht now and im getting a black top sr with about 35,000 miles on it an i pulled out a 11,000$ loan. im getting the engine, pistons, rods, intercooler, BOV, valve springs, head gasket, cam gears and shafts... well the problem is, is i ont know what turbo to put on cause i wana push around 450 to 500hp thats why i built my engine up, if any one could help me that would be great thanks alot. nother question i have this smoke comming out around my shift boot while i drive down the highway.. whats wrong??? thanks alot

 

Check the tranny fluid.

Obviously you are burning something.

Also check under the trim panels for shorted wires and such.

 

check to make sure you stubbed out your cigarette or you emptied the pot out of your bowl. that stuff is bad for you. also doing burnouts could cause this.

 

well how can it be fixed cause i have never done a donut in my car. and whats making the smoke come out is it something rubbing? o and i dont smoke... so i dont think it could be the pot or cigg... thanks

 

sorry just f#@king w/ ya. do you hear any funny noises when you drive. I would say that is kinda an unusual problem. maybe something tranny related. you could do a fluid flush to see if it helps. as far as the turbo goes you will need something big for that kind of power. if you haven't bought the motor yet you could get an rb25 for descent money and get close to that number on a stock turbo or slight upgrade. when you upgrade you quite often will need a different manifold as well depending on which turbo you choose. i was planning on going with an s15 ball bearing t-28 which is only a slight upgrade from a stock s13 turbo, but good power in the 300 range and almost no turbo lag. my eclipse uses a bigger turbo, but lag sux on the street. keep that in mind.

 

Could be your rear main seal is leaking and is burning up the tranny fluid on you. That could be causing smoke to be billowing out of your shifter, since the block and tranny meet up right around there. Do you know what the various fluids smell like? If it smells like tranny fluid it may be that.

For your HP figures, you could look into a straight T4 type turbo from Garret, which would be pretty cost effective. Or you could get my dream turbo, an HKS 3037S, and call it a day.

 

yea thanks guys for your info i will deff check the fluid it has kinda an oil smell to it so i dont know what it would be.... but hyjynx me up my mind and im deciding to get an rb25 put in my car going to do the down payment next week.... i will post pics....thanks