 Turbo Specialties Extreme Turbo Kits, Anyone have this? |
 Oct 8, 2005 - 9:07 AM
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I'm getting a loan for about 5,000 and I want to rebuild my engine and turbo my car, has anyone bought one of these kits and seen if it works alright?
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Oct 10, 2005 - 5:59 PM
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i dont think you guys really know what you are getting into when you decide to turbo or swap your car.
everyone thinks "i had my mechanic swap new tires on the car and this tubo install will go just as smooth and reliable as the tire job did! " its just not like that in the real world. also, why would you ever want any "speed shop" to install a turbo for you? your the one that is going to have to live with it and deal with any issues that pop up along the way. not to mention that most of these shops dont know jack about how to turbo a celica. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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Oct 10, 2005 - 11:09 PM
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QUOTE(lagos @ Oct 10, 2005 - 10:59 PM) i dont think you guys really know what you are getting into when you decide to turbo or swap your car. everyone thinks "i had my mechanic swap new tires on the car and this tubo install will go just as smooth and reliable as the tire job did! " its just not like that in the real world. [right][snapback]343114[/snapback][/right] Great post.  Thanks for the plug. One of these days I'm really hoping to go fulltime and then the swap will take MUCH LESS TIME. As for what choice you should make, it really depends on what you want. In general, an engine swap is more reliable than turboing a non-turbo engine, since the swap is actually a stock engine (from another car). In general, turboing a stock engine is cheaper. I would not recommend A, D, or E. I have also heard nothing but bad about those kits. Be careful, as several companies market the same one under a different name. You can tell it's the same kit because they use the term "extreme" on them. I see they have since dropped the lower kit with no intercooler, they had a term for that one too but I can't remember it right now. On that note, I am planning on developing a turbo kit for both the 5th gen and 6th gen Celicas in the very near future. If you want to help me develop the kit then I'll give it to you for cost, it will be around $2200 and will take about the same amount of time as the swap would. It will be a very solid, reliable kit with a lot of R&D put into it to make sure it's right. -Doc This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Oct 10, 2005 - 11:14 PM -------------------- -Dr Tweak, 6GC's resident engine swap wiring expert extraordinaire Click here to see my swaps drtweak@phoenixtuning.com |
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d3monc3lica Turbo Specialties Extreme Turbo Kits Oct 8, 2005 - 9:07 AM
presure2 QUOTE(d3monc3lica @ Oct 8, 2005 - 10:07 AM)I... Oct 8, 2005 - 9:20 AM d3monc3lica I would love to swap a 3S into my car, however the... Oct 8, 2005 - 9:59 AM d3monc3lica TC2501X: Turbo Specialties Extreme Turbo Kits
Th... Oct 8, 2005 - 10:01 AM lagos QUOTE(d3monc3lica @ Oct 8, 2005 - 9:59 AM)I w... Oct 8, 2005 - 11:05 AM celica3000 i have one Oct 8, 2005 - 11:18 AM d3monc3lica Hey, looks nice... did they give you everything ne... Oct 8, 2005 - 11:33 AM dans_st if you have the cash do the swap if not and you ju... Oct 9, 2005 - 11:10 AM dans_st -I HAD the same kit....
I do not recommend it... Oct 9, 2005 - 11:14 AM zipstrips the down time for a rebuild or a swap could be the... Oct 9, 2005 - 12:21 PM d3monc3lica wrong zipstrips, the downtime would be way less to... Oct 10, 2005 - 11:34 AM
Drew-887 QUOTE(d3monc3lica @ Oct 10, 2005 - 11:34 AM)w... Oct 10, 2005 - 2:45 PM d3monc3lica well, the one who said 4-weeks was Dr. Tweak so...... Oct 10, 2005 - 2:57 PM BBoYRuGGeD QUOTE(d3monc3lica @ Oct 10, 2005 - 7:57 PM)we... Oct 10, 2005 - 3:09 PM Drew-887 QUOTE(BBoYRuGGeD @ Oct 10, 2005 - 3:09 PM)QUO... Oct 10, 2005 - 10:41 PM playr158 yes and for a 7afe a bolt on turbo isn't reall... Oct 10, 2005 - 3:40 PM d3monc3lica QUOTE(Dr_Tweak @ Oct 11, 2005 - 4:09 AM)QUOTE... Oct 11, 2005 - 11:34 AM d3monc3lica Well, for a while i've wanted a solution to my... Oct 10, 2005 - 6:06 PM |
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