Anyone familiar with turbos? - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

qwikz28 · 08-29-2005, 08:32 AM

just wondering if this was a good price or not? i have the cash and i can buy it from him, i just dont know if its worth it or not. also, anyone know of any places in Jersey that deals with turbos? i must say, a turbo f-body would be sweet. heres the link:
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showth...3&goto=newpost

foff667 · 08-29-2005, 08:45 AM

do you have an ls1 fbody? remember these are just hte hot parts you'd still need the head unit, blow off valve and a bunch of other stuff not to mention fueling & tuning.

qwikz28 · 08-29-2005, 08:49 AM

yup, figured it was a good start. i could get the head unit and such over the winter and eventually add stronger internals, intercooler, etc... i wasnt planning on going over 6-8psi at first, until i got used to the extra hp that is.

foff667 · 08-29-2005, 08:59 AM

I see you have an 02 Z28...just keep in mind your gonna need

head unit-~$800
intercooler-~$500
tuning or at least a programmer to do your own-~$550
42 or more lb injectors-~$200
wastegate
blow off valve
cold side tubing
boost controller

turbos aint cheap.

qwikz28 · 08-29-2005, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by foff667

I see you have an 02 Z28...just keep in mind your gonna need

head unit-~$800
intercooler-~$500
tuning or at least a programmer to do your own-~$550
42 or more lb injectors-~$200
wastegate
blow off valve
cold side tubing
boost controller

turbos aint cheap.

then a new rear, clutch, fuel pump, internals, installation help because i'm a moron, blah blah blah. so we're looking at ~7k

eh, might as well go for a H/C setup for half the price. thanks for the reality check. sounded good while it lasted

foff667 · 08-29-2005, 10:08 AM

hey i know patriot has their ls6 style heads, cam & rockers package for $~1800 now...or just the heads for $1200...either way thought its not as cheap as it looks on paper, cuz again you'd need tuning & possibly larger injectors, install blah blah blah...any way you look at it its $

qwikz28 · 08-29-2005, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by foff667

hey i know patriot has their ls6 style heads, cam & rockers package for $~1800 now...or just the heads for $1200...either way thought its not as cheap as it looks on paper, cuz again you'd need tuning & possibly larger injectors, install blah blah blah...any way you look at it its $

thats not a bad price at all. i may have to look into that

thanks

LT!freak94 · 08-29-2005, 04:59 PM

you could get away with a single turbo set up with a nice inter cooler for a little while depending on how you drive

foff667 · 08-29-2005, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LT!freak94

you could get away with a single turbo set up with a nice inter cooler for a little while depending on how you drive

his injectors will go static more than likely at wot possibly going very lean and then kaboom lol...theres alot more that goes into forced induction then just slapping on a single turbo & and intercooler.

qwikz28 · 08-29-2005, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by foff667

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Originally Posted by LT!freak94

you could get away with a single turbo set up with a nice inter cooler for a little while depending on how you drive

his injectors will go static more than likely at wot possibly going very lean and then kaboom lol...theres alot more that goes into forced induction then just slapping on a single turbo & and intercooler.

from my understanding, the most important parts are the fuel pump and injectors. i could definately get away with no intercooler for a while, but i have no problem getting the fuel equipment done first. its just too much money for a 500rwhp setup IMO. i would rather go the H/C route for half the price. i cant imagine a single turbo with no forged internals going above 500rwhp safely.