i have a 2000 silverado 1500 v8 5.3L vortex, i want to put a turbo in it, but i want to spend a min. on money wise, under 2 grand. do you guys know how much a used one would cost me and were to find them? thanks Matt J.

 

Did you try looking in the classifieds on here or did you go directly to New Post?

The cheapest kit listed is one a friend of mine just built from scratch and it's 3K plus labor, gauges, and all the small things

 

Turbo isn't cheap... You aren't going to find any form of F.I. For under 2k. I would suggest you keep saving and piece a kit together one part at a time.

 

I don't know if they make turbos for the vortex.

 

Realistically it's not probable to piece a kit together and have any reliability for under $2K. Add power and you must concern yourself with 'other' systems. While not impossible it would be unlikely to keep a simple FI build under $5K imo.

 

lol, theres pretty much no way your going to do a turbo setup for under 2 grand. Maybe if you steal all the piping and a turbo and do the work yourself.

Youve gotta figure in your 2 grand that you need someone to tune it, injectors, and maybe a new fuel pump depending on how much power you want.

rofl

 

if all you have is 2g's I'd go with a complete nitrous kit with every bell and whistle you could think of.

 

this is your vehicle you're talking about... you really don't want to cheap out on stuff like this. as soon as you do, that's just gonna cause major problems down the road that will lead to spending even more money on aspirin & fixing it than if you'd just done it right the first time.

 

Here ya go !

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...Q5fAccessories

 

Hey guys! Matt actually Messeged me on Youtube and I told him to come over here and get some advice regarding turbo's and stuff. He found a cheapo on ebay and advised him against it seeing that it didn't even have a hot side to it.
Take it easy one the newbie!!