What turbo should I buy? Options

[turnaround89]

I am getting ready to turbo my 1.8L engine. And I already know that you can't turbo a 914. But, what i would like to know is what are good cars to get turbo's off of?

I am looking for a small turbo that will spool quickly. Looking to run about 7 to 10 pounds of boost.

What turbo'd cars will give me a good turbo to use? I have been looking for ones on ebay, but don't really want to buy one there. I don't mind buying a used one, so going to the junkyard and getting one is definitely an option.

Which turbo?

[ottox914]

Dude- sorry we/me rubbed you the wrong way. Chill a little! I did not mean to imply you couldn't weld and fabricate, just using that as an example. Here's another one- if you want to slap a turbo on something, and follow a path already known, and I hate to even suggest this, look for a Miata. The motor is boost friendly from the factory, and boosting one of those has been done 1000's of times. Any question you could think of has probably been answered, and proven, many times before. Another option might be: boost your Baja. There's been lots more done to boost bug motors than 914 motors. Boost that one up, and apply what you learn to designing and making your 914 system. While I'm not into the bug/baja world as you are, I would think building the suspension on your baja project involved a little more "been there done that" info you could get from others (like the samba that you mention) that had gone there before you, than is available on the turbo a type IV project. I suspect you added a few twists of your own to the bug project, as most of us would, but I would also think there were others who had done the same thing, and some off the shelf parts known to work for your application that were available. Adding a turbo to a 30 yr old motor that wasn't designed for one and has no currently made kits can be a fun project, but with out doing LOTS of homework and being willing to blow stuff up, could be a frustrating project. If you are comfortable welding and want a cool 914 project, rather than focus your efforts on making a turbo type IV motor work, maybe look to do the subie swap. If you do it with the subie trans, you get a known boost friendly motor, the trans to support it, and you can get creative making mounts, figuring out the radiator and shift linkage, and have a heck of a car when you're done.

While we're more 914's than bugs over here, we're all air cooled. How about a couple pics of your Baja.
Everyone likes to show off their toys a little now and then.