STS on a 6-speed?
05-12-2007, 04:55 PM
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STS on a 6-speed? Asked my local performance/turbo shop about the STS turbo kit for my TA. They said they just installed one on a Auto and it was great, lots of power but they were concerned about the turbo lag for a 6-speed. They were suggesting that when the turbo boost kicks in it will be time to shift. Does anyone have an STS kit on their 6-speed? Or should i be looking into superchargers?
05-13-2007, 05:38 PM
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i havent ridden in an auto STS car, but i did get a chance to ride in a truck and the sheer speed at which he got boost was rediculous. i love my 6 speed with the turbo. wouldnt trade it for anything. now if i was more a track car then i would've gone auto
05-13-2007, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
I would think lag would be more noticeable with an auto. But thats just me.
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05-13-2007, 05:44 PM
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I also have the sts kit on my 6 speed camaro. Also dont go crazy with a big gear. I had 4:10 gears with my sts and it would not allow the turbo to build up boost. I'm now running a 350 gear which also made a huge difference.
05-13-2007, 11:01 PM
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i had 373s in my 6sp it was ok it would kick in around 3300ish. i didnt like it cause the low speed throttle responce and DD was annoying.
it was fun for sure kinda sucked at the track launching was hit or miss spinn or bog and abad bog at that till the turbo would spool. it can be done if you just DD it your fine hit the track and an AUTO is the way to go.
it was fun for sure kinda sucked at the track launching was hit or miss spinn or bog and abad bog at that till the turbo would spool. it can be done if you just DD it your fine hit the track and an AUTO is the way to go.
05-15-2007, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
I would think lag would be more noticeable with an auto. But thats just me.
The Manual is much more fun IMO, but as some have suggested there are tweaks that will help hold/build boost better.
05-15-2007, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by JAvenger007
SSnakeKiller, How much boost are you running on those STS cars in your sig?
05-15-2007, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by camarokid94
i had 373s in my 6sp it was ok it would kick in around 3300ish. i didnt like it cause the low speed throttle responce and DD was annoying.
it was fun for sure kinda sucked at the track launching was hit or miss spinn or bog and abad bog at that till the turbo would spool. it can be done if you just DD it your fine hit the track and an AUTO is the way to go.
it was fun for sure kinda sucked at the track launching was hit or miss spinn or bog and abad bog at that till the turbo would spool. it can be done if you just DD it your fine hit the track and an AUTO is the way to go.
