Thread: Turbo/ Supercharge question

Like snowflake says it's not easy. I'm building for a turbo and have spent right around 2k just on supporting mods. And that's with nothing ported and polished.

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You'll want to do your homework and get information from multiple sources before you get too carried away. I feel that some members of this forum bend the truth on what it cost them to turbo their vehicle. If you are determined, however, you can find something that meets your goals in your general price range.

There are many approaches to it. The Z3 kit from zzp is probably the most bang for your buck right now. Either that or a used kit, with a used kit you're not going to get much support putting it in and you get what you pay for. The hardware is used, may be missing fasteners/bolts and may have some hidden problems.

You don't need to go too extreme at all starting out, actually that's a common mistake for some. A stock engine with a turbo kit, injectors and a decent tune on 91 and low boost 9-10psi is still enough fwd power for most. Anything past that and you need to start putting money into a tranny, fuel pump, valve springs, the only problem is that it's very easy to turn up the boost and you start finding that you need those things. So just leave it on low boost until you are very comfortable with everything that's going on.

I disagree with it being that big of endeavor, first time I installed the kit it didn't take that long, one afternoon I believe. It would have taken less if I had stock manifolds and downpipe still in it. I've taken the kit off/on a few times now doing various stuff and it's not that bad at all considering its a CT kit. Hardest part is the lower downpipe to upper downpipe bolts and after you do it once, it's pretty easy to figure out the next time.

It's a huge job even for seasoned wbody guys. IMO you shouldn't listen to anyone who says it's easy.

IMO you shouldn't be telling people how hard something is if you've never done it before.

I think he was leaning more towards building your own turbo setup as opposed to buying a ready to bolt in kit.

Biggest expense I can see is getting a built tranny to deal with the abuse the turbos put down once you do want to turn that happy knob.

Originally Posted by SnowFlake

You know my life story? I've got plenty of experience in this area.

GenIII, sure.

GenV, sure.

TVS, sure.

Turbo? Negative.

You aren't turbo yet. Jeremy has been for years.

Yup.

Originally Posted by GTP131

You'll want to do your homework and get information from multiple sources before you get too carried away. I feel that some members of this forum bend the truth on what it cost them to turbo their vehicle. If you are determined, however, you can find something that meets your goals in your general price range.

I wouldn't doubt it, but the reality of it is that most of us bought things that we didn't really need to reach our goals. We have had enough time to look back and think about what we would have done differently, skipped out on or found cheaper. We offer our input and then we get a lot of grief by people who believe it isn't that cheap or easy. Up front the cost is larger, but in the end it is the best bang for your buck. But like I said before, a common mistake is to go all out right away. Keep it simple.

So what are the advantages of the Cartuning kit over, lets say the Z7 kit.

Originally Posted by bmx6454

lotta money lol. best to upgrade bottom end a bit, and a new tranny if urs is old..

Never touch the bottom end.

i like potato chips.

there is no such thing as a performance chip. what ever you saw, its fake.

Chips are fake.

A tune with a tuning software will help or you can buy a tune from a vendor.

Headers are always a great mod and are needed if you want to really mod it past a intake.

Read up on mods and what is needed to do them, troll the forum for answer. The L67 (supercharged) section has a modding thread that you find some good info in.