Budget turbo kit... Who has em?
12-18-2006, 07:22 PM
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Budget turbo kit... Who has em? Looking for a budget turbo kit. Most of the ones I've seen are around 4 grand. I suppose this might be the norm for a single turbo kit.
FI an't cheep, so I don't think there IS a budget turbo kit.... Unless I hack it... but that's a nono. I can't do an STS kit cause: 1- I have headers, 2- the ground clearance ant that great. The intake piping runs UNDER the front K member. I'm lowered and have enough ground clearance issues.
FI an't cheep, so I don't think there IS a budget turbo kit.... Unless I hack it... but that's a nono. I can't do an STS kit cause: 1- I have headers, 2- the ground clearance ant that great. The intake piping runs UNDER the front K member. I'm lowered and have enough ground clearance issues.
12-18-2006, 08:37 PM
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No kit that is that cheap is worth putting on your car. Save those budget FI kits with cheap parts for the Hondas! STS is the cheapest but even with 4K you'd be hard pressed to complete an turbo kit since the prices goes up as the process goes on.
12-18-2006, 08:40 PM
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$4000-5000 is the norm for a single kit. There are plenty of other companys with nice kits out there. Check out some of the sponsors here. You should be able to find something.
12-18-2006, 09:02 PM
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good luck with using "cheap" in your build, take what you plan on spending and double it to cover yourself, read the sticky titled "THE REAL PRICE OF FORCED INDUCTION"
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12-19-2006, 09:14 PM
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get ready to spend over 6k no matter what.
I found that out.... and im 19...
If it's right and fast, it ain't cheap. (my car)
If it's right and cheap, it ain't fast. (how do you do that? lol)
If it's fast and cheap, it ain't right. (my truck... ebay parts!)
I found that out.... and im 19...
If it's right and fast, it ain't cheap. (my car)
If it's right and cheap, it ain't fast. (how do you do that? lol)
If it's fast and cheap, it ain't right. (my truck... ebay parts!)
12-19-2006, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed @ Late Model Speed
There is a very nice twin kit coming soon for the F-body, and if it's anything like the current GTO kit from this company, it will be real nice!
all of their stuff that I have seen is top notch
12-20-2006, 06:49 PM
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Not sure how much mine was altogether, but the exhaust and ic was $300, turbo was about a $1000, FMIC was $200, piping and other things were probably $1500 maybe 2000. And about $1000000000000000 worth of my time, blood sweat and tears :-)
12-20-2006, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by blackbird345
Not sure how much mine was altogether, but the exhaust and ic was $300, turbo was about a $1000, FMIC was $200, piping and other things were probably $1500 maybe 2000. And about $1000000000000000 worth of my time, blood sweat and tears :-)
Its $$$ no matter what you do... period.
