[navyman8903]

.....what are the disadvantages of a turbo? My friend is going to try to run one in his 06 gt manual and I suggested a hellion or thp turbo kit.

I like the THP KIT. But........I can't run one myself, because I don't want to take off half the **** I put on there.....

Long story short. What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages.

-on a side note. With low boost turbo cars make 420-440rwhp with 450-470rwtq. How is that doing! and Is it hard to plant that power?

 

[navyman8903]

If I could do it all over I would go turbo, but I just don't want to go back. I would run a 62mm or a 66mm.

 

[navyman8903]

Again not my car....but Thanks for all the replies. What is a good street turbo 62mm or 66mm? For the Hellion kit...

 

[navyman8903]

This is a short vid showing a few launches off the transbrake. Setup correctly there is zero lag.

The car was pretty much street/strip at the beginning off the vid, running 10-12 lbs of boost on the 67mm. Middle of vid car is at 16 lbs of boost. Last few launches, car is at 22 lbs of boost on the 76mm and racing against some strip only vehicles.

Now car is being rebuilt and is really not streetable with 2 speed tranny and full spool.

video :: transbrake 11 to 22 lbs boost video by forensicsteve - Photobucket

your car is probably the fastest s197 on this forum. Maybe one of the guys from jpc if they are on here, you have the 2nd fastest.

 

[navyman8903]

^nasty its not my car......and I can't run a turbo....too much reselling and what not.

 

[navyman8903]

navy...why are you worried about the resale of a turbo car...a car doesn't go down in value cuz you change it to a turbo setup. i'm speaking from experience as i tend to buy and sell cars often as a hobby. turbo cars have spectacular resale!

I'm not selling my car. I have long tube headers that would need to come off, with my whole exhaust system. Also I have 4.10's waiting to get installed, those would have to get sold. And then install the stock exhaust just to chop it up more. And I already had to chop the stock cat back pipes to make the LT's work....

I would love a turbo, but I am setup for a centri right now.

 

[navyman8903]

I thought centris and turbos had very similar power curves... outside of the exhaust, I don't get what else you'd have to change to prep the rest of the car for one or the other.

I would have to sell the 4.10's and all of my exhaust. Then probably, not get the suspension setup I want.....

 

[navyman8903]

^which the 4.10's or suspension part?
Because the long tubes will have to go...

 

[navyman8903]

If I had the 6 speed then It would be fine, but the way the 5 speed is geared is not perfect for a turbo with 4.10's