Hello everyone, I'm new to the forums. To kinda get everyone up to par here, I have a 1988 Supra Turbo.
How its modified:
I purchased it with a lot of performance mods already. All I know is that the turbo is 'upgraded', there is a large amount of receipts showing lots of mods including a new engine, then lots of new internals, some suspension upgrades, new exhaust, etc. It also has a dyno sheet showing it push 404hp. I know it's pushing about 15psi... well it used to.
What its doing:
Now, when I start it up, and sometimes when taking off, there's a large puff of white smoke coming out the exhaust pipe. My oil pressure is near 40psi when its cool, but stays near and sometimes under the mark that I assume is 20psi when it is warmed up. Driving it on the highway (i.e. higher RPMs) does make the oil pressure increase a little.
What I think is wrong is that the turbo has gone bad. I was just gonna see what other people here think, and get some ideas as to what to do next.
I'm kinda low on cash at the moment, but do expect to allocate about $500-600 to this project, and certainly want some quality equipment.
I saw this on ebay. I'm thinking about getting it and since I'm new to the whole turbo thing, I was curious as to whether or not it would require a lot of modification, and about what I should expect to get it installed.
How its modified:
I purchased it with a lot of performance mods already. All I know is that the turbo is 'upgraded', there is a large amount of receipts showing lots of mods including a new engine, then lots of new internals, some suspension upgrades, new exhaust, etc. It also has a dyno sheet showing it push 404hp. I know it's pushing about 15psi... well it used to.
What its doing:
Now, when I start it up, and sometimes when taking off, there's a large puff of white smoke coming out the exhaust pipe. My oil pressure is near 40psi when its cool, but stays near and sometimes under the mark that I assume is 20psi when it is warmed up. Driving it on the highway (i.e. higher RPMs) does make the oil pressure increase a little.
What I think is wrong is that the turbo has gone bad. I was just gonna see what other people here think, and get some ideas as to what to do next.
I'm kinda low on cash at the moment, but do expect to allocate about $500-600 to this project, and certainly want some quality equipment.
I saw this on ebay. I'm thinking about getting it and since I'm new to the whole turbo thing, I was curious as to whether or not it would require a lot of modification, and about what I should expect to get it installed.
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