Nissan 200SX Club - South Africa

Im still looking for a turbo upgrade for my CA18DET, i was going to go Garrett T28 journal bearing off S14 but im really struggling to find a T28 in decent condition that i can afford, people asking R2000+ for a T28 that has play and is smoking, theres no point because to recon a T28 properly ive had quotes of R2500+, i cant afford that atall. So i was hearing about the replica turbos, the WR280, WR330, WR380 etc etc, and that sounds quite worth it for R3000 for a brand new turbo with warantee.

Ive seen on the forum some of the guys has had experience with these turbos, How long do they last? and which one should i buy for my CA18DET as my motor is stock, i have following mods:

walbro turbo feul pump
76mm exhaust straight through
cone filter
RB25 feul pressure regulator
boost cut removeal

still have stock management and wont be changing anytime soon, just plan on turbo and FMIC. But i hear these replica turbos boost high at 0.8, can you reduce it to like 0.6 with a boost controller? I dont want to burn my pistons, also i dont want my boost to kick in too late. Any ideas?? its such a hard decision, if i had the cash i would ofcourse go GT28 ball bearing but thatl never happen, im an apprentice and my pay doesnt allow that.

What about a t25g? Little bit bigger than stock and still cheap.

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Hey Riekert, naa I don't think I'll waste the effort and time with anything smaller than T28, I'm looking to make some decent gains and keep me for quite long so when I eventually go injectors and management then I can just up the boost of T28 and make even more power but yet still be able to run it safely on lower boost before I can afford management.

lemme see if i got this straight..

a common theme is all your posts is that you want to modify your 200sx, reliably.. but you dont have money, and want to pay next to nothing..

sorry, those two dont go together.

^ This.

Also, If you really want some advice. Don't do it ass-backwards....START with management.

Why?

Simple, get the car running right. Then start making changes and adapt your tuning accordingly.
Your current approach is to throw a bunch of parts on it, making maybe a bit more power but confusing the stock ECU, thus decreasing engine life, increasing fuel consumption, etc, etc.

(I should have bought my NIStune a month after I bought my car, but I didn't and regret it)

I do things properly, and I've spent a lot on my sx fixing and upgrading it thus far, I didn't say I don't have money, I said I can't afford R2500+ on a screwed up T28 because that's what I've been offered so far, and I don't believe management is neccesary yet if I run a T28 at 0.6/0.7 bar, plus I'm accumulating parts slowly, the car only droves weekends if I want to, It often stands as I wait for things, so no rush, nothing wrong with trying to get the best price with something either.