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Hey guys, getting a new turbo in a few weeks, pretty much i dont wanna mess around trying to install it, just not confident in doing it... Where do you guys recommend I go to get my turbo installed and how much am i looking at for the job? Its a direct bolt on turbo (T3 flange/6 bolt) so yeahh any suggestions would be great..

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Do you have a tunable ECU? If not any mechanic can change the turbo over, if you're getting it tuned then you want to go to one of the well known places that know their stuff with your particular ECU, Racepace, RE etc.

Im not too sure if i have a tunable ECU its just the stock ECU pretty much how could i tell? Because i was going to get it re-mapped when i install everything..

Just gave a call to RE they quoted me about $350, i might ring around but try to get RE to drop it to $300 for the 1 day job we'll see how it goes since springvale is closer to me

lol... $350 for a turbo install, and your trying to jew them down another $50?

Jesus man... $350 is already a very fair and reasonable price for the work involved.

I would have thought $500 personally.

As for the rest - there are a dozen workshops in the Workshop sticky...

haha ima jew all i can man this upgrade's gonna cost me a small fortune have to cut costs any way that i can =P but yeahh no harm in trying to drop $50 lol

Dude - if you cant afford to mod it, then you don't :(

Do it once the right way, or not at all as it'll end up costing you more.

Thats the one thing i've learnt in the 6-7 years i've been playing with cars, and mainly RB's.

If owned a workshop and you asked me to knock off 50, i'd probably add 50 for the point and make it 400 :)

Dude - if you cant afford to mod it, then you don't :dry:

Do it once the right way, or not at all as it'll end up costing you more.

Thats the one thing i've learnt in the 6-7 years i've been playing with cars, and mainly RB's.

If owned a workshop and you asked me to knock off 50, i'd probably add 50 for the point and make it 400 :P

Yeah and i'd say thanks but no thanks and go somewhere else ;)

Nahhh i can afford it, but theres no harm in trying to bargain a little

Hmmm might have to give a ring to a few of these other places you guys have been suggesting.. if i went to RE or anywhere else for that matter, would they supply water lines if needed?

Turbo is http://horsepowerinabox.com/HPIAB2/category12_1.htm#643 ... Abu said i could use the stock oil/water lines but theres a note saying:

** please note the Garrett GT series turbos have a M14 water outlet size rather than the larger Nissan RB20/25 size outlet so water lines will have to be revised**

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Hmmm might have to give a ring to a few of these other places you guys have been suggesting.. if i went to RE or anywhere else for that matter, would they supply water lines if needed?

Turbo is http://horsepowerinabox.com/HPIAB2/category12_1.htm#643 ... Abu said i could use the stock oil/water lines but theres a note saying:

** please note the Garrett GT series turbos have a M14 water outlet size rather than the larger Nissan RB20/25 size outlet so water lines will have to be revised**

For sure mate. That'll go on the invoice as well.

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