Turbo kit or aristo swap is the question?
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Your forgetting that the SRT kit includes injectors($400), fuel pump and install kit ($100), a Haltech F10x ($1000 alone), plus the sensors for the Haltech($200), a prewired harness so almost have a plug and play (time) as well as a name brand turbo (not saying Club Na-t turbo's aren't good but they are less than half the price of a precision so add an extra $800 for that), plus you get all your fittings, hoses, lines etc...($100) which get expensive very quickly, air filter ($50), cnc machined maf adapter ($50), boost controller ($100), head gasket ($100), head studs ($100),PRE-MADE intercooler piping ($500 for someone to fab and weld up custom piping), NGK Iridium spark plugs ($60), and midpipe ($150) etc etc.... So yes, the SRT kit is considerably more but it also includes $3700 worth of extra components over the Club Na-t kit.
A club Na-t kit is about $2000 with intercooler etc...so add $3700 to that and you are at $5700, SRT charges $5995 and that includes a custom harness already trimmed for your application as well as the time it took someone to go through the whole install and document every step and provide you with instructions, step by step, to do it in your garage, that in itself is priceless to some people.
So...I don't think either kit is over-priced, you get what you pay for, if you have the ability and know-how you can use the Club Na-t kit to make a great budget setup and come in well under $5595. But...if your going to be swapping parts here and there and doing a head gasket and haltech etc...anyways..then the SRT kit offers you everything you need in one package...they are just geared to a different type of consumer.
A club Na-t kit is about $2000 with intercooler etc...so add $3700 to that and you are at $5700, SRT charges $5995 and that includes a custom harness already trimmed for your application as well as the time it took someone to go through the whole install and document every step and provide you with instructions, step by step, to do it in your garage, that in itself is priceless to some people.
So...I don't think either kit is over-priced, you get what you pay for, if you have the ability and know-how you can use the Club Na-t kit to make a great budget setup and come in well under $5595. But...if your going to be swapping parts here and there and doing a head gasket and haltech etc...anyways..then the SRT kit offers you everything you need in one package...they are just geared to a different type of consumer.
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The SRT kit is available in GS specs, such as the IC piping, so it is a bolt on kit. The thing is that the IS300 is still a lot more popular to boost so that is why you seldom see a GS kit. Also, on top of everything macd mention, you get basemaps with the F10x, which is a big plus because tuning is the hardest part of a turbo build, whether you are doing it yourself or taking it to tuner who is other than a experienced Lexus tuner. Not to mention, if and when you get a hold of them, you get technical support from SRT themselves.
The SRT kit is available in GS specs, such as the IC piping, so it is a bolt on kit. The thing is that the IS300 is still a lot more popular to boost so that is why you seldom see a GS kit. Also, on top of everything macd mention, you get basemaps with the F10x, which is a big plus because tuning is the hardest part of a turbo build, whether you are doing it yourself or taking it to tuner who is other than a experienced Lexus tuner. Not to mention, if and when you get a hold of them, you get technical support from SRT themselves.
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My bad
[QUOTE=fordsvtmfl;4141052]i feel dumb..lol but seriously i think ppl that ask about wanting to add power should first state what car they have..and the year
guys sorry about the confusion, when i first started this forum i was looking for a gs430, i then ended getting a gs300. im kinda of new and dont know how to change my screen name.
guys sorry about the confusion, when i first started this forum i was looking for a gs430, i then ended getting a gs300. im kinda of new and dont know how to change my screen name.
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Its cool man, just send davegs4 a pm asking for a screename change and your reason for it and he'll change it for you...
i feel dumb..lol but seriously i think ppl that ask about wanting to add power should first state what car they have..and the year
guys sorry about the confusion, when i first started this forum i was looking for a gs430, i then ended getting a gs300. im kinda of new and dont know how to change my screen name.
guys sorry about the confusion, when i first started this forum i was looking for a gs430, i then ended getting a gs300. im kinda of new and dont know how to change my screen name.
Its cool man, just send davegs4 a pm asking for a screename change and your reason for it and he'll change it for you...
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Doing a 2jzvvti swap is more unique and more desirable
in my opinion. But remember after you spend your 5 or 6K on your swap your car is still going to be some what slow. Then you will have to go single. Manifold, Turbo, bigger injectors, Aem, Motec, or Haltec and the list goes on which equal more dollars. Buying a kit from SRT, PFS, expect to spend around 8 to 10k when all is said and done and you should have your 450rwhp gs. A 2jzvvti swap in a gs will dyno between 350 to 380. Downpipe, Raise boost to 18psi, exhaust and intake.
This was a very tough decision for me but I decided to go NA-T. My decision was based on having all my features like traction control, cruise control still working. I didn't want to drive around with my dash board lit up like a christmas tree. Check engine light, and those other lights that stay on when you do a swap.
Regarding the club NA-T kit, if you are a do it yourselfer and you are familiar with turboing cars go for it. SRT and PFS use the same or similar ebay manifolds and intercoolers. All you will have to do is order a better wastegate, better fittings and maybe change to a better turbo later on.
Later, Jose
This was a very tough decision for me but I decided to go NA-T. My decision was based on having all my features like traction control, cruise control still working. I didn't want to drive around with my dash board lit up like a christmas tree. Check engine light, and those other lights that stay on when you do a swap.
Regarding the club NA-T kit, if you are a do it yourselfer and you are familiar with turboing cars go for it. SRT and PFS use the same or similar ebay manifolds and intercoolers. All you will have to do is order a better wastegate, better fittings and maybe change to a better turbo later on.
Later, Jose
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