upgrade advice after turbo
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Staging Lane
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upgrade advice after turbo I'm getting a STS turbo kit installed on my stock 2002 Z28 M6. I'm new to the forced induction stuff. So I'm looking for what I should do next other than the obvious "add more boost" answer. This is my everyday driver, so I want to keep it streetable. I'm not looking for any suggestions about my suspension or chassis - that's already taken care. By the way, I'm adding 5 psi for now and am changing the fuel pump and Injectors + spark plugs.
Sorry if this has been posted before but I'm tired of reading through a thousand posts just because it mentions forced induction.
Sorry if this has been posted before but I'm tired of reading through a thousand posts just because it mentions forced induction.
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Staging Lane
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Originally Posted by 2000 Tran Zam
what size turbo do you have now? gt67? a lot of people will upgrade to a T70 or T76, depending on if you have a forged shortblock, how much power you want to make, etc....
hmmmm, like ive said to others lately, i would suggest speaking with a sponsor and get some ideas from them. they will have better ways to reach your goals then i would. plus they can give you and idea how much everything would cost, and what is involved.
well it seems you have the fuel part down, thats a biggy. Now it seems you want to add boost, logical. First things first, do you have a FMIC? If not, get one. Next, drop the CR or add Meth. I don't know much about meth, but to drop the cr you can use 6.0L truck heads (LQ9) and a thicker gasket. Also going to an FI piston will give you a lower CR. Forged short block, valves, etc. Thats a basic run down.
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Staging Lane
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So the cam, Throttle body, MAF sensor, or rocker arms are not as important as just adding boost and the components to handle the extra torque? I guess I should look into building out my short block components. What components are going to be a limiting factor at what HP output? I've heard the stock MAF and Throttle body are good up to about 450-500 HP. I wanted to know what else was going to hinder my goal.
