Turbo charging a N/A. Good idea?
07-12-04, 07:28 PM
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Turbo charging a N/A. Good idea?
I don't have a whole lot of time to stroll through archives or searches so I'll just create a thread. Now The best way to go obviously as far as bang for the buck would be to turbocharge right? Now what if I wanted to rebuild the motor I have now (S5 N/A) and just turbo charge it instead of putting together a completly different motor. Also it would seem that the N/A motor would have some nice advantages also. I understand the chances of blowing the motor greatly increase when you mix a N/A with a turbo so my question is this. Is there any possible way of turbo charging a N/A motor with say a mild boost (6-8p.s.i) and make some adjustments so the thing doesn't blow right up.
07-12-04, 08:27 PM
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check out www.aaroncake.com....if ur looking for a turbo/manifold and the 2 1/2" spacer so it will clear the 6port intake i've got those...(s4) and a front mount intercooler off a ford probe for $250 shipped...aaron's estimated times are..."unofficially 12's in the 1/4" which sound kinda nasty!!! thats @ 10psi. That sounds a little fast but i'm no one to contradict what he says...he's done it and i respect him for that!!! Good luck!
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Yes, it can be done safely. It will take some $$$ and time. There are several of us that have reply to these threads before. Not to be a butt hole, but the time that it took you to write this thread you could of searched for "Turbo N/A" or "turboing a N/A" and have all the answeres including pictures.
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Yes, it can be done safely. It will take some $$$ and time. There are several of us that have reply to these threads before. Not to be a butt hole, but the time that it took you to write this thread you could of searched for "Turbo N/A" or "turboing a N/A" and have all the answeres including pictures.
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Yes, lets see:
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Have all done it, and replied about 800 times in the past three days to threads involving all these questions, and also, the info you asked is in the FAQ.
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Have all done it, and replied about 800 times in the past three days to threads involving all these questions, and also, the info you asked is in the FAQ.
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Originally posted by stacher
Yes, it can be done safely. It will take some $$$ and time. There are several of us that have reply to these threads before. Not to be a butt hole, but the time that it took you to write this thread you could of searched for "Turbo N/A" or "turboing a N/A" and have all the answeres including pictures.
Yes, it can be done safely. It will take some $$$ and time. There are several of us that have reply to these threads before. Not to be a butt hole, but the time that it took you to write this thread you could of searched for "Turbo N/A" or "turboing a N/A" and have all the answeres including pictures.
You can get a Stock T2 intercooler for REALLY cheap off ebay and use that for a front mount as an example. you can get great deals on almost anything. My intercooler was like 10 bucks +ship, and my turbo +manifold/lines was 90$ shipped. if you shop around the cost of turboing your NA will be much less than doing a full swap. There are however disadvantages, they are covered on www.rotaryresurrection.com
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wait hold on...
He can read, he's not stupid... but is it a good idea? lets here some stories!
I have a GXL Turbo boostin 15psi with a lot of motor work and it hauls ***
No engine life issues in the first 1000 miles... its not a driver for me...
He can read, he's not stupid... but is it a good idea? lets here some stories!
I have a GXL Turbo boostin 15psi with a lot of motor work and it hauls ***
No engine life issues in the first 1000 miles... its not a driver for me...
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I've done it also. You should be able to make your boost goals pretty easily. However, as mentioned in a thread before I think, using a s4 turbo and manifold makes the install easier because it fits easier. I think the main thing with the turbo'd n/a thing is proper tuning, hopefully have some numbers in a few weeks.
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