Whats easier to install? Turbo or charger
03-13-2007, 11:52 PM
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Whats easier to install? Turbo or charger Hi, I'm thinking in the future to install a force induction,but don't know which. I want something thats pretty easy to install. I know turbos you would have to fab alot of things like if you don't have a turbo manifold then you would have get it customed as well as the pipes and so forth. I sometimes think the turbo set might be harder to install and lots of fabricating to do then the supercharger,considering the charger is mounted by a bracket and as for the turbo is mounted on the exhaust manifold. So,in you guy's opinion would the turbo be harder and cost more than a charger?
03-14-2007, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Frost
TURBO:
Harder? -yes
Cost more? -almost certainly
Harder? -yes
Cost more? -almost certainly
finding a reputable turbo company with a decent priced kit
will be very hard and MUCH harder to install than a blower kit 9 times out 10 
03-14-2007, 05:06 AM
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Get a D1sc pro-charger kit form EPP if you want an easy install.
http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com....html?item=798
Link to my complete ATI ProCharger D-1SC kit, with an option to upgrade to the F1A. Bob
03-14-2007, 10:57 AM
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Ditto the above. I really enjoy my FM turbo, but it's been a long, annoying, expensive install. And I actually received all of my parts relatively on-time, which (as I'm sure you've seen from this site) is relatively rare. Go with a D1 or F1, and find a good tuner.
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03-14-2007, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by JMBLOWNWS6
What did you end up doing to your car after all?
The car is sitting as a carcus right now. No gas tank, no tranny, clutch, flywheel, its just the short block in the engine bay. I just dont feel like touching it anymore. It takes everything I have just to pull a part off to sell it now a days. Pretty sad actually since it used to be such a beautiful machine.
03-14-2007, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cablebandit
common sence should be common sense 
Turbo is harder install but once its installed....its done so dont let that be your only determining factor.
Turbo is harder install but once its installed....its done so dont let that be your only determining factor.
03-14-2007, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Country Boy
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahah yeah... right.... on both statements
I have to replace exhaust gaskets at every oil change with my turbo kit. I do 1 hour of maintenence on my turbo car for every 1 hour of driving.
I also have a custom built 1 off turbo kit, so it has alot of "issues". I figured that the off the shelf kits might be alittle more reliable.
Personally, I'll never own a custom turbo car again. It's a hassle.
03-14-2007, 05:59 PM
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Ill never have a turbo "kit" again. Every car is different and its a tight *** fit anyways. If another car is a hair different from the mockup car, its off or it hits something.
03-15-2007, 10:53 AM
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get the supercharger and be done with it, 1/3 of the duct work and it a hell of alot easier to install and tune. I have never seen the point of most f-body turbo installs as most guys rarely max out a D1 anyways, Now those big cube forged cars, thats a whole nother story.
