vrtx1is

iTrader: (1)

hi,

pretty new to the forums and was looking to boost my is300.. its an 01 with a stock motor.. lookin for an easy setup nothin too aggressive.. its a show car.. probably drive it once a week. help?

thanks

charles

BMWboy

From everything I've read, there is no "easy setup" or "turbo kit". You have to build your own and it takes time and money, probably just as much money as you paid for your entire car...no joke.

romycha1

iTrader: (3)

I think the only "kit" available nowadays is through SRT.

BMWboy

http://swiftracing.com/SRT/item.aspx?id=10

mitsuguy

iTrader: (2)

that can be misleading... its enough turbo and everything else to make a lot of power... but the motor and trans will both die a quick death - motor, 350-450 maybe, manual trans - 350, auto trans - 400ish...

vrtx1is

iTrader: (1)

thanks for all the info. anyone have any experience with ls swaps? ive seen a few done but in other states

Lextrd016

do u have a auto or 5 speed and what state do u live in?

Lextrd016

U can stay around 350ish hp with stock head but its not cheap just like heard

SupraMan17

iTrader: (2)

boostlogic still has their kit:

http://www.boostlogic.com/catalog/p1...duct_info.html

pfs also will build you one according to your power goals.

or you could piece your own kit. if i had to choose a kit as an alternative to piecing together a kit, i would choose the boostlogic kit....only down side is that it doesnt come with an emu.

MyLittleIS

wrong wrong wrong... though yes SRT has a NEARLY complete kit.. it is not without its faults... MAINLY THE PRICE. driftmotion.com has a budget well built turbo kit. you will need the other parts,,, electronics and head gasket and what not, but when added all up you will get the same benefits as the SRT and save about $3k.

boost logic is a fairly decent kit but again cost is high and it needs other parts not supplied.

piece your kit together: main things needed::
turbo duh
manifold
head gasket probably do ARP head studs at the same time
bit larger injectors
fuel return line
some sort of ecm
intercooler and piping duh
waste gate and BOV
low temp thermostat
oil lines
the stock auto tranny CAN hold about 350-375 daily driven and not romped on... dont try to drag race it but you can boost fairly well in nice rolling pulls.

Dont get caught up on name brands and stuff--- Mishimoto makes a great i.c. and it is very inexpensive. turbo XS RFL BOV is awesome and only like 175, check out THmotorsports too (for some stuff put the car as IS and other stuff leave it blank)

RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH

vrtx1is

iTrader: (1)

Its auto and i live in ca

d7620

best bet, take your time and piece your kit together. a lot of research and you won't regret it.

SupraMan17

iTrader: (2)

SRT's kit is the most complete....it's price is high compared to all the other ones, but all the pieces in there are designed to work together and it comes with everything you need, except a 3" exhaust. the engine management and the basemap are designed to work with that specific hardware setup. how do i know? because i pieced together my own custom setup and used the SRT Haltech with their basemap, basically had to start from scratch for tuning since i was only running 550's not 1000cc injectors.

BoostLogic's kit is of higher quality, but it doesn't come with an engine management (i stated this in my last post).

DriftMotion is a good quality kit, but like you stated, your missing bunch of hardware, especially if you want more power.

i agree, that the best way is to piece your own kit together, but it takes time and a ton of research. brand names arent everything, but you want to make sure what you put in your car is quality and will do the job well. some people don't want to take the time to do the research, and that's fine. this is why guys like SRT, BoostLogic, PFS, DriftMotion, etc...make kits.

im not promoting them in anyway as i had the time to get my pieces together, but saying the only option is a custom kit is wrong. its really up to the person doing the build to determine whether or not they want to put in the time to collect everything or just go one-stop-shop and grab everything in one place.