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Why you shouldn’t build your Cavalier’s turbo at Home Depot

Why you shouldn't build your Cavalier's turbo at Home DepotWe're all for seizing the day, but sometimes it pays to take your time. Like when you're putting a turbo on your Chevy Cavalier, and decide that plastic plumbing from Home Depot will git-'er-done. This 'er is remarkably undone.

Flagged from the wilds of the LSX1 forum, the original poster swears that after providing a friend with detailed advice and counsel of how to properly bolt in a turbo, his associate decided to complete the task in a single night with parts at hand. Now that his GM iron-block four-pot has turbo powerz, the owner is apparently enjoying 8 psi of boost frequently, since this car is his daily driver.

Why you shouldn't build your Cavalier's turbo at Home DepotHere's an assignment for any vo-tech mechanic's clases: "What's wrong with this picture?" Sure, there's the easy PVC pipe and rubber clamp. Spot the melting alternator wires? Wastegate popping through the hood? It's a party all up in there.

At last update, the setup was still intact, although the PVC had begun to melt and was in danger of being replaced with aluminum. I hear Lowe's may be running a special on dryer ducts.

Thanks to Robert!

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