Turboes?

[rhetor22]

eek. That sort of scares me.

I don't like turbos at all. I don't like blowers either. NOS just pisses me off.

The only time i could justify a turbo/blower is when all the other options for NA power have been made.

I'm not bashing your car, i'm just don't trust them things with my engines. In my opinion, diesels are the only blocks that are made strong enough to justify the use of a turbo.

[Mossman]

Originally posted by rhetor22
eek. That sort of scares me.

I don't like turbos at all. I don't like blowers either. NOS just pisses me off.

The only time i could justify a turbo/blower is when all the other options for NA power have been made.

I'm not bashing your car, i'm just don't trust them things with my engines. In my opinion, diesels are the only blocks that are made strong enough to justify the use of a turbo.

While i share your anti-rise sentiments i think you're kind of a fool for writing these great things off.

this is what you sound like:
"OMG! ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU CAN BOLT ON A FORCED INDUCTION UNIT FOR THE PRICE OF FANCY RIMS, AND INSTEAD OF JUST LOOKS YOU'LL GET GET MUCH MORE POWER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE POWER BAND WITHOUT SACRIFICING HARDLY ANY RELIABILITY OR GAS MILEAGE? SORRY, IT SCARES ME, THEREFORE IT SUCKS! STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS!"

The only time i could justify a turbo/blower is when all the other options for NA power have been made.

What? Like intake, exhaust, higher compression? Well, that isnt nearly everything you can do, but for the price of those 3 things you can get yourself a turbo that will do a lot more good.

[zads27]

friend's 1990 300zx twinturbo: changed quality oil every 2500 miles, mildly driven, replaced turbos at 60,000 mile mark. though he replaced them due to the problem of 'need for speed', rather than 'blown turbo.'

as for my 1991, same oil regimen, still running on stock turbos at 45k miles. when i punch it, its still got all the horses there.

[masterninja]

Very fun car. Lots of great features even in stock trim. Look into getting some strut towers, sway bars, etc...helps a great deal with the handling. Oh, and get yourself a good turbo timer.

Check out www.cobbtuning.com

[rhetor22]

Originally posted by Mossman


While i share your anti-rise sentiments i think you're kind of a fool for writing these great things off.

this is what you sound like:
"OMG! ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU CAN BOLT ON A FORCED INDUCTION UNIT FOR THE PRICE OF FANCY RIMS, AND INSTEAD OF JUST LOOKS YOU'LL GET GET MUCH MORE POWER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE POWER BAND WITHOUT SACRIFICING HARDLY ANY RELIABILITY OR GAS MILEAGE? SORRY, IT SCARES ME, THEREFORE IT SUCKS! STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS!"

What? Like intake, exhaust, higher compression? Well, that isnt nearly everything you can do, but for the price of those 3 things you can get yourself a turbo that will do a lot more good.

I think you took that the wrong way. What i said scares me is that his turbo used the same oil that the engine used.

If you think i don't like the ricers and thats why i said that i don't like turbos, you are wrong. I don't like turbos or blowers on big blocks. I just think that its a very bad for the engine and too much stress on the block, crank, rods, etc.

NOS to me is like steroids. Just about anyone can get a lot of power from it, but its almost like cheating to me.

Please understand i'm not puting down imports, if you think that, then you're obviously reading this wrong. I don't like boost in all cases. I'd rather not see turbos in diesels, but i think that of all the engine designs, they are the most capable of taking the stress.

"YOU'LL GET GET MUCH MORE POWER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE POWER BAND WITHOUT SACRIFICING HARDLY ANY RELIABILITY OR GAS MILEAGE?"

without sacrificing reliability? I think not.

[krafty]

Cars like the WRX that come stock with turbochargers from the factory will generally not have any more problems than any other car that rolls off a factory floor. They engineer the entire system to have the same lifespan as the car, with proper maintenance.

A single turbo cannot give you added power throughout the entire RPM range. There's a tradeoff at either the high end or low end, depending on the design (unless it's a really wimpy turbo, in which case you'll only see mild improvements through the band). If the blades of the turbo are light, you'll get better low-end boost and less lag, but reduced high end effectiveness. If they're big and heavy, you'll have some lag at the low end, but good power the higher the engine revs. The WRX turbo is generally very effective, provided they're tuned correctly for the engine (like the WRX is). Generally I prefer to see twin-turbo setups to reduce turbo-lag, but you probably won't notice much with a factory turbo.

Personally, I prefer superchargers... They just sound cool.