Mazdaspeed protege ecu installed.
Ecu $150
Jb weld $10
Assorted turbo piping cuplers $43
1 spool of Flux core wire $20
Air filter $20
Studs and nuts for turbo $18
Sawzall blades $15
Spark plug antifoulers $8
Starter solenoid $27
Rear brake pads $25
T25 turbo flange $10
Oil resistant hose for drain $10
Low budget turbo install up to $356
Everything else was bartered, giving too, or just stuff I had laying around.
2001 mazda protege. Originally paid $1500. Drove for 2 years then traded my cousin for a brand new precision 6262 turbo. He did nothing with the car so he gave it back to me as a gift.
Turbo, piping, oil lines, intercooler, used to be mine, I had traded my other cousin for a cherry picker and a floor jack. He was going to install on his scion tc. He never did so he gave those items to me.
I'm still on a budget. I was able to get this far spending 20 to 40 dollars a week. I only worked on the car a couple of hours on Friday and a couple of hours on Sunday for about 2 months in my back yard. I have a few more things left. Spark plugs, blow off valve, boost gauge, wideband, 3 inch exhaust with muffler, fuel pump and a fuel cut defender to take it to 15 lbs of boost and hopefully that's it. I don't know, I might come up with more.