I go to the shop because of the fluttering from my turbo. Turns out I have a bad turbo, drive shaft as missing two bolts and was rubbing the transmission, needed two hoses from the turbo, Pressure plate, Valve cover gasket. looking almost 4k in repairs.

 

ouch man, why not just upgrade to a bigger turbo for 4k?

 

^ not all of that was turbo related.

What did they say was wrong with the turbo? How is your pressure plate bad? The turbo swap, hoses, and valve cover gasket are all easy repairs that anyone can do with simple hand tools and no more than $350-400 in parts.

 

well the turbo is 1200 and the idiot before me must have f*ed up the car horrible, because they put a 5sp in the 225hp. So im not sure if it was a backyard mechanic doing the work on the transmission before. I also do not have the time or place to do the work on my car as im a full time student.

 

BTW the problem with the turbo was i have extreme shaft play and the fins were bent, and leaking oil.

 

That would do it. Take to turbott920, he has a ko4-20 his is trying to unload im sure he can sell you for well below that. Also i think you may be the 3rd owner of that car since i remember someone else trying to sell his 225 that someone else put a 5sp in. So if you just got it not to long ago, maybe a couple months, i think thats it. Its just the tranny out of the 180q and its the same clutch and everything, its no big deal, its actually better to some people.

 

yes i did just buy it so far. Man it has been a money pit.

 

lol. Yea, but don't you love it ?

 

I know I do. One of these days it will all be over.

 

How could you not know buying a 225 5-speed would be a money pit?