Turbo ES Project - Pics Inside
01-28-05, 07:44 PM
#76
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Would the turbo screw up the "civility" of the car? Would it still be smooth and reasonably quiet? Intake noise welcome, but NOT that ratty sounding ruckus I hear out of Japanese cars with stupid looking big blat exhaust pipes. (guess I owned too many American big blocks, but the exhaust notes of these little cars sound worse than rap music)
Turbo cars can sound very very nice -- the turbo itself is a great sound muffler, of course until you get on it, lol. You will not have that raspy lawnmower/weedwacker sound that you hear from most 4cyls with an exhaust.
Would power stearing and AC still work?
Yes. you can relocate your cruise control, but i chose to remove it.
How about reliability? Would the turbo need more maintenance? How about tuneups, would it tear up plugs? Is my 117000 motor and trans too old for this, would it self destruct with light to moderate abuse?
Yes, your car will require more maintenance under boost. Change the oil more often, the plugs have to be gapped much smaller than an n/a car and should be copper or iridium if you can blow the money for those. 117 is pushing it if you want some crazy 20psi setup, but a nice mild 4-6psi setup is reasonable as long as you set everything up properly and realize that PROPER TUNING IS KEY.
How much would it cost for a turn key installation? Who could do this?
Call around to the local performance shops or jump on your local car forums to see.
PS... what about the Camry supercharger? That was built for this same basic engine.
If you want to gain about 30 hp for 3400 bucks go for it. I've never seen a setup with the trd charger on a 1mz that has been impressive yet.
Turbo cars can sound very very nice -- the turbo itself is a great sound muffler, of course until you get on it, lol. You will not have that raspy lawnmower/weedwacker sound that you hear from most 4cyls with an exhaust.
Would power stearing and AC still work?
Yes. you can relocate your cruise control, but i chose to remove it.
How about reliability? Would the turbo need more maintenance? How about tuneups, would it tear up plugs? Is my 117000 motor and trans too old for this, would it self destruct with light to moderate abuse?
Yes, your car will require more maintenance under boost. Change the oil more often, the plugs have to be gapped much smaller than an n/a car and should be copper or iridium if you can blow the money for those. 117 is pushing it if you want some crazy 20psi setup, but a nice mild 4-6psi setup is reasonable as long as you set everything up properly and realize that PROPER TUNING IS KEY.
How much would it cost for a turn key installation? Who could do this?
Call around to the local performance shops or jump on your local car forums to see.
PS... what about the Camry supercharger? That was built for this same basic engine.
If you want to gain about 30 hp for 3400 bucks go for it. I've never seen a setup with the trd charger on a 1mz that has been impressive yet.
02-15-05, 03:17 PM
#80
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Originally Posted by el gato
so, this direct port nitrous.....what are the gains in this? dry or wet? what kind of shot?
02-16-05, 06:11 PM
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02-16-05, 07:36 PM
#86
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Originally Posted by HoeBag
what ems are you running?
