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Originally Posted by DoriftoSlut
I had Full-Race manifold on my S14 SR 350+ rwhp setup. I've also had a cheap manifold on there before-hand. Yuck city. cracked after 1 day. Had to do a couple hundred $$ worth of welding to it to make it last any decent amount of time.
I had a .63 A/R stage 1 t3/t04e 50 trim. It was rad. Still is rad. Full-Race manifold is one of the nicest things I have ever seen, it is pure sex, and EVERY LAST PENNY is worth it. Until you compare the 2 side-by-side, you'll never understand. Megan manifolds? Hah. You guys are funny.
Anywyas, on top of a turbo (if top mount, then add cost of manifold), you need 550+ (more like 740cc) injectors, Z32 MAFS (or D-Jetro), boost controller (Profec B spec 1 or spec S) a ROM tune ecu (RSEnthalpy) or other engine management (PFC, F-CON, AEM, Haltech) big FMIC, piping, exhaust, wastegate (HIGHLY reccomend ext wastegate for 300+ hp), Good cooling both oil and water (temps go UP with a big turbo and all that exhaust), cams, throttle body, intake mani, forged pistons (CP 9.0:1 or 8.5:1), rod bolts, new bearings, head studs, head gasket (Apex 1.1), light flywheel, strong clutch (RPS Max, Exedy Hyper Single, etc), good condition tranny, good motor mounts, t-bolt clamps to be sure of no blow-offs or leaks, V-band exhaust housing on turbo if you are baller cause 5 bolt flanges SUCK ASS. 4 bolt is ok, but not every manufacturer makes turbo housings in 4-bolt.
Yeah, honestly, i had around 8k+ in my setup. Sure, i focused on drifting abuse and thus reliabilty, a good compromise between top end and response, and a rock-solid setup that never had any problems (aside from the cracked manifold) and you COULD do it for much cheaper, but trust me, it wont be problem-free and you'll end up spending more once you realize what you need to do.
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