Serious question, my $340 junkyard turbo build hit 200 horsepower on the dyno and I can't tell if that's good or sad

Wesley Butler · 2026-10-06T23:20:02.763645+00:00

Me and a buddy put together a turbo setup for my 2001 Civic using a used TD04 off a wrecked Subaru, a homemade log manifold, and a bunch of Amazon piping, and last Saturday at a dyno day in Garland it put down 200.4 hp at the wheels. I was honestly shocked it didn't blow up on the first pull, but now I'm sitting here wondering if that number is worth the 7 weekends and all the bleeding knuckles. What's the cheapest horsepower you've ever squeezed out of a junkyard pile, and did it actually feel worth it when you saw the sheet?

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Serious question, my $340 junkyard turbo build hit 200 horsepower on the dyno and I can't tell if that's good or sad | Car Mod Budget Builds - Rigidtalk