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Silver Member Username: Nyyfan13VA USA Post Number: 689 Registered: Jul-06 | alrite fellas, i got some real dumb questions probably but oh well alrite i drive a scion tc (auto) and i was wondering if you can put a turbo kit in an auto car? what about a manual cause i mite trade my auto in for a manual cause of what happened to my car earlier in it life before it was mine. anyone got any good websites to read about car turbos or anything that tells me about making a car faster? again as u can tell, im an idiot when it comes to cars and stuff but i would like to learn about it. thanks |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 1581 Registered: Nov-05 | for you to add a turbo to that might cost you more than your willing to put into it.. my advice if you want a fast car get yourself a sports car ;) .. an yes you can turbo an automatic. |
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Silver Member Username: Th3pwn3rChicago, Illinois U.S.A Post Number: 738 Registered: Jul-06 | GReddy makes bolt on kits for your vehicle.I read about the kit and the person that gave the review said it added a bit of punch. http://greddy.com/products/display/?Category=turbo&SubCategory=15 |
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Silver Member Username: Nyyfan13VA USA Post Number: 691 Registered: Jul-06 | alrite yea i know it costs a couple grand, right now im trying to convince my parents to get me a evo or wrx but i dont know how thats gonna turn out. and i dont plan on getting the turbo anytime within the next year or so, i just wanna learn about them so when and if i decide to get one, i dont get some sh_t one |
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Bronze Member Username: CcdoggyPost Number: 77 Registered: Jul-06 | yeah a turbo is cool, but unless you drop some real cash on it to rebuild the motor replacing parts with stronger variants. If you dont then you will be limited in the actual amount of power you will get out of it. Yes it will be quicker. I thought of doing one but in my case there is no way it would fit and other space issues. If i wanted speed i would get a sports car, a wrx/evo would be a good start. not my cup of tea but would definetly get the job done. |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 1582 Registered: Nov-05 | another option that would be cheaper is to pick up an old beater that you can work on.. for example.. you can pick up 80s camaros cheap.. for most cases a nice car for less than 2G.. if it did not come with a SBC 350 it would not be a hard thing to do a motor swap and since it is a 350 modding it would be nothing at all seeing as to how many parts are available. junk yards would house anything else you needed.. plus you'd still have your daily driver for good gas mileage.  |
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Silver Member Username: Nyyfan13VA USA Post Number: 694 Registered: Jul-06 | alrite, well ima do my best to get an evo/wrx. ive always loved the evo and wrx just cause i like the look of them, i dunno. |
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Silver Member Username: Nyyfan13VA USA Post Number: 695 Registered: Jul-06 | yea i thought about that kevin. thats always a possibility. am i overlooking any cars like the evo/wrx (used) for abuot 18,000? |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 1583 Registered: Nov-05 | if you can go used now .. you can pick up a new camaro z28 or trans am and still have money left over .. autotrader if your friend |
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Silver Member Username: Nyyfan13VA USA Post Number: 698 Registered: Jul-06 | yea autotrader is great, i just checked and i can get the z28 for relatively cheap. how would a "stock" z28 do against say a "stock" evo or wrx? who would u bet on? |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 2026 Registered: Jan-06 | WRX |
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Silver Member Username: Nyyfan13VA USA Post Number: 708 Registered: Jul-06 | anyone got any good reads on this topic? |
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Silver Member Username: CavsmaximaNew York United States Post Number: 550 Registered: Aug-06 | yanks fan i know a kid who put a turbo in a scion TC, he did it by himself, he would be able to help u out with some information and he is a friendly person. So if u wanna talk to him just let me know and ill give u his sn and tell him ur gonna im him |
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Silver Member Username: Nyyfan13VA USA Post Number: 710 Registered: Jul-06 | cavs, i mite wanna talk with him, if i do, ill send u a PM or just make a thread title "cavs" i appreciate it i dont plan on getting one anytime within the next year or so cause im not sitting pretty money wise, i just wanted to get an idea about whats good, whats bad, what i need, and just stuff like that |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 1589 Registered: Nov-05 | in acceleration the WRX .. top speed would be the z28 no doubt.. but with some simple mods to that z28 you would have no worries.. and if you wanted to do a turbo later on they do have turbo kits for z28 camaros ;-) |
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Silver Member Username: Nyyfan13VA USA Post Number: 711 Registered: Jul-06 | honestly, i was just looking at the z28, and i dont like how they look. i dont know why, just something about them makes me not like them |
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Silver Member Username: CavsmaximaNew York United States Post Number: 551 Registered: Aug-06 | no problem yanks just let me know |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 1592 Registered: Nov-05 | look into the trans am then.. no one can deny those are some mean looking cars .. but it will be your car.. if you like imports so be it... just when some goes wrong don't be shocked at how much it will cost to get fixed.. one of the main problems with the WRX is if you drive them wrong.. their manual transmissions are sensitive and are easily blown .. i know of a few people local that have had this problem i'd still take a domestic car over import any day .. chevy/gm over subaru either way yanks your going to have to find a medium where you want to go.. if you want an insanely loud system your going to have to sacfrice speed.. less weight is your friend when it comes to going fast.. and audio equipment can add alot so think of that when you buy a little import car with a 4 banger. its going to take more torque for it to perform the same with the added weight |
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Silver Member Username: KenwaPost Number: 547 Registered: May-04 | You guys are crazy, an evo will own a WRX or a Z-28 camaro. I have owned a 95 Z-28 and i beat a WRX STI with ease but when i raced an evo i beat him off the line but the top end on those things is insane. But if you want a truly fast import car get a mitusbishi 3000GT VR4...it has twin turbos and makes about 320 horse at the crank and its all wheel drive so they hook up good too. I had a 300GT SL without the turbos and it was still pretty damn quick. |
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Gold Member Username: BestmankindFi AudioBTL Post Number: 6983 Registered: Oct-05 | honestly there is no place to drive that fast in america. if you are caught street racing in california, they will take your car and smash it up. there are people dying every week from street racing. don't do it yanks fan. just boom. |
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Silver Member Username: KenwaPost Number: 549 Registered: May-04 | Here there is a drag non-sanctioned drag strip where everyone races. But i am still with you chad, I know a kid that hit a ditch doing 125 or so and he almost died. Also the tickets are really expensive if you get caught on public roads(I would know). But doing 140 in a small car that sits about 4 inches off the ground is still one hell of an adrenaline rush. |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 1593 Registered: Nov-05 | 95 z-28s are not as quick as the 99+ due to the old LT1.. not to mention the higher end models of both those cars it would take to beat the z28 or ws6 you might as well go with the cheaper car that will beat both low end models stock another plus is if you have to work on it parts are a lot cheaper than on imports.. thats why you do not see a whole bunch of older imports.. when something goes wrong you might as well trash it and pick up another pocket car for a few.. |
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Silver Member Username: KenwaPost Number: 554 Registered: May-04 | You make a very good point kevin and i always said i would not drive an import car as well but when gas got as expensive as it did i had no choice. And i was thoroughly impressed with my 3000GT performance wise and it still got about 27-28 miles to the gallon where as my Z was going very low 20s. And on a performance level a 99 3000GT VR4 (which i think is the last year they were made) would kill a 99 Z-28. That is assuming both cars are stock of course. |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 1596 Registered: Nov-05 | Yes.. but now imagine a 99 camaro with the LS1 .. drop on some good tires and for the extra money it would cost to get a good Evo or WRX you could spend on a turbo kit.. that would put you up around 500+HP for less money .. You can pick up a nice 99 LS1 Camaro/Trans Am for around 10g.. spend another 5g on the motor and 2g on the system and you'd still be short for a nice higher end Evo or WRX .. I'm not sure about the 3000GT but I know the Dodge Stealths which were the same car had bad issues with the ECUs going out and stock Turbos seizing.. great cars when they are running though |
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Silver Member Username: Adam_sSound Splinter, RL-p 15 D4 2.5 Cuft @ 3... Post Number: 341 Registered: Aug-04 | if you want to turbo a car or want a car that has a turbo already I would look into into a second generation eclipse....they have been proven to handle up to 400 HP on stock internals |
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