Hey everyone, just got a 1988 Chrysler LeBaron. It has the non-intercooled 2.2 Turbo I with the TE04H Mitsubishi turbo in it. It needed a new oxygen sensor because the original one was still in it at 145k miles. To make a long story short, the sensor was so rust welded in there that it cost less to buy a new turbo with the exhaust elbow on it than to pay a shop to get the old oxygen sensor out. I didn't know there were different turbos just yet, so I scored myself a never-been-used TE04H off of ebay for $70 shipped that some shop had found sitting on their back shelves.
Of course, after doing some research, I'm finding that it would have been better to upgrade to the newer Garrett T03, but I'll have to stick with the TE04H I just bought for now.
So, I'm wondering, what can I sufficiently do with this turbo? I haven't put a boost guage on it yet so I don't know what it's putting out, and I also haven't put the new turbo in yet. I plan on intercooling it and cranking the boost a bit. How much boost can I safely go without damaging the turbo or making it unreliable? I am NOT looking for any kind of track car, just something really fun for my wife and I around town and on the interstate. I wouldn't mind around 180 - 200HP, but don't care about much more than that. I've done some searches on the TE04H on here, but most just say that they're swapping them out. Not really much info on what CAN be done with them. Any advice would be great. Thanks!