how much will it cost
 

i dont no anything about turbo's but i want 1...the shops around here charge 75 PH for mechanical installs....what kinda price would i be looking at for an install of everything needed.

alot.

^^^ should i write that in the amount spot on the check? lol

3500-4500 all said and done...and done right with the right parts.

hmm. maybe ill lean twards a cobalt SS motor....what do you think? i no nothin about this and its still gonna be about 2 or 3 years but im tryna get some idea's....also i have a grand am GT coupe. maybe i should just swap the motor?

why swap the motor? Thats just a pain in the ass. The eco has lots of potential, just start researching and you will learn a lot. And whiteliquid i think that your estimate might be a little low, a decent kit to install yourself would cost around 3-4k i think, so to have a shop install it all you are probably looking at more like 6k. But i could be wrong, thats just off the top of my head.

yup the ecotec stock block is a very sturdy block, i believe the GM drag racing ecotec was still stock bottom end up to about 800 hp? maybe more cant remember, but there is an article online with a chart that sums up where they replaced parts corresponding to the HP levels

4.5k for a 2.2 turbo? loooool

thats for parts and labor right? no way thats labor alone.

if you have time, then start learning turbo systems cause u can piece a good turbo kit together for about 1,000, maybe less depending on your desired gains

like i said i was just trying to give a ball park, i havent looked into these since i have a 3400. I was just trying to give him a general idea.

That's a little low. To do it right with some decent quality parts it'll run you more in the vicinity of 2200, and that's with buying some used parts, and welding/fabricating everything yourself. With all brand new parts call it 3200-3500. If you don't know how to install everything yourself, look at a few days in the shop and probably another 1000ish for labor.

Like number1alero said, if you've got a while, learn about how everything works and find a few friends willing to help with the build. You'll save yourself a lot of money and you'll know everything is installed right. Plus if there's any problems, you'll know right where to look because you put everything in yourself.

could probably bang out a turbo for under 3k

You might even get it for less if you can score a 2004+ Saab 9^3 in the junkyard.