Chris Mackinlay wrote:

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So much ridiculous misinformation.

Feel free to elaborate.....

Thanks to all who responded.

Hmm lets see...

jordan kruger wrote:throw a turbo on it and you will most likely blow a stock N/A motor.

It's funny how people say that you'll blow your motor when you turbo a car that came N/A yet how many people do you see doing this? And IF you see this happening, why does it happen? Most of the time if it happends, it's a fuel issue or something of that nature...not an actual part failure like a rod snapping. As long as you have common sense to know what the limits of your vehicle is and know how to take care of a turbo system in general, than you should no problems. It's people who want to hook up a turbo setup and not use an intercooler or people who want to slap on a turbo and turn it up to 20 psi on stock internals or people who just plainly use incredibley cheap parts and have lack of neccessary parts that have major issues.

jordan kruger wrote:There is a reason for forged internals.....I would consider that operation to be a serious head-ache...Youll bleed your wallet dry trying to make sure that your connecting rods are forged....forged aluminum pistons, good crank and connecting rod bearings....Ignition, fuel pump, injectors...and computer settings......All of this have to be taken into account when you boost a car. Thats why I would just buy a stock turbo car......

This is incredibley hypocritical. First of all, do you think that every turbo car comes with some top quality, strong forged pistons like a set of Wisecos or JE pistons? No. I say it's hypocritical because this is coming from someone who has a Turbo Sunbird who I am willing to bet my STOCK bottom end is either just as strong or even stronger than his "stock turbo motor". I also say it's hypocritical because I know that he doesn't have everything in his car that he just listed yet I'm sure his Sunbird runs completely fine, right?

Cavy2nEv wrote: you should get some forged pistons and some larger injectors, which would depend on the engine that you have.

Actually whether you should get Forged Pistons really depends on the power levels you're aiming for. If you're running a 5 PSI wastegate, there shouldn't be a neccessity of getting forged pistons.

Also, don't just single out the pistons...the rods are just as important.

Cavy2Env wrote:I would go turbo rather than supercharger because a turbo is drivin by gas where a supercharger is belt drivin so a turbo is usually the best bet.

Whether you go Supercharged or Turbocharged is all preference. There is no better or worse because different people have different goals and different level of satisfaction. Some people like Superchargers, some people don't.

Overall I have to say this...

There could be headaches, it's all in how you're setup, what parts you use etc etc etc. S**t happends, maybe something fails, gotta replace it. Maybe something comes loose, gotta tighten it. Everything is circumstancial, nothing is guaranteed to happen. My suggestion is get EVERYTHING you need before you start to do a custom setup or look into a good turbo kit. Also, do tons of research...I mean, search on the org, make friends with people who have turbos, make friends with people who know what they are talking about and have experience with it and ask lots of questions...there is no such thing as a stupid question.

That's all I have to say...



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Team Vision Racing (aka hypsy) wrote:

NJHK (The Turbo Negro) wrote:

SunfighterGT wrote:So much ridiculous misinformation.

-Chris-

Tell me about it...

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Oh and don't listen to Jordan...you have to remember he thinks his Sunbird is the @!#$ and that it can beat 5.0 Mustangs among other cars.

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