Yes, you need to rebuild the engine with the idea that you are going to add a turbo. Do it right and you can have a reliable engine.
no its not stupid but here's the problem. and its a pretty common one. everyone thinks that all the need to install an turbocharger is to bolt it onto the exhaust manifold and just straight pipe the compressor housing to the intake manifold. anyone who tells you to do this is an idiot. you cant turbocharge anything using a 4 stroke engine (i actually know someone who turbocharged an old 5 hp Briggs and Stratton he had on his lawn mower)
but if you do it wrong you will blow you engine to pieces
if you are serious and what to do this safely and and the right way what you need to do is know how much boost the turbo produces anything over 10 psi (most people will tell you 14 but i go with 10 to be safe) you need replace all the parts to the intake system , buy a turbo compatible exhaust manfold and replace all the internal parts of you engine (crankshaft your pistons connecting rods etc) and replace these with stronger parts ( tempered hardened forged any of these will work) any thing more than 5 psi just replace the bearings and piston rings) ( no matter what the boost is you all ways buy an aftermarket head gasket/gaskets, that's just a personal preference) NOTE your car may allready have these especially if its a deluxe / high performance model or has a high displacement. heres are some videos of how you turbocharge a car. every thing i just said is not shown or done in this video. and i also do not own this video. right to them go to there respective owners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUKgKtMX...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt0M-Bs3...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ZDL5eO...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsfR_B5u...
Going to cost more than a "fast" car.
You will basically need to rebuild your motor with stronger internals (stating which engine/tranny you have would help).
Then, your intake manifold is designed to suck air, not have air forced through it, so that will need work, then your cams, then you will have to figure out how to get the right amount of fuel mixed with the air, so a custom ECU/new injectors/etc will need to be sorted out... Also custom exhaust headers/manifold.
Basically, you will need to build a whole new engine, intake/exhaust, sensor/ECU package, then dyno tune and tweak.
So, budget accordingly. Figure $5000 for a budget time bomb... Five figures for a driveable car.
Also, car isn't designed for a high output motor. Meaning brakes, suspension, steering, etc aren't designed for "faster" speeds. Then, you will need a transmission to take the power and apply it without grenading.
A Buick is a Buick. Adding a turbo will still make it a Buick. Save your money, buy a nicer car and don't put a fricken turbo in a Buick. Especially one with 165k miles.
Absolutely you would have problems. The compression ratio is way too high for either supercharging or turbocharging. Forced induction on a naturally aspirated engine would melt the tops of the pistons within 20 minutes of operation.
I like jokes as this one .
With 165k on the engine, a turbo will destroy it very quickly. Bad idea.
I have a 1999 oldsmobile alero with about 165,000 miles on it. Dont really have any engine problems. I was wondering if I added a turbo into my car would it cause damage or hurt the car? If you suggest against it, do you have any suggestions to making my car faster. ( please dont say buy a new car)
