Turbo in a SL?

[Daunte]

I was wondering can an SL model take turbo

[Igovert500]

Yes, quite a few people have done it. It does require a bit of fabrication if you are planning to take the twin turbos from a vr4 and put them in, as well you will need a few other parts from a vr4, so a donor car may be necessary. If you just plan to add a turbo kit, the answer is yes. Just realize it is a FWD car, so traction will be an issue with more power.

[Hotshot8792]

what he said

also in mind, you cant run nearly as much boost on an SL due to the compression ratio of the pistons

[igota20hpweedeater]

With the higher compression of the SL one would only need low boost numbers such as 6-9 psi.....any higher u would be in danger of destroying your engine. Just my 2 cents

[dlm21jr]

Out of the people who have put a turbo in an Sl what turbo kit did u use. how high have you turned up the boost safely. If anyone has it could you tell me your before and after times at the track.

[Hotshot8792]

Originally Posted by igota20hpweedeater

With the higher compression of the SL one would only need low boost numbers such as 6-9 psi.....any higher u would be in danger of destroying your engine. Just my 2 cents

not if you know how to tune your car, i've ran 13 psi on my 10:1 plenty of times without knocking. If you dont know the techniques of running higher boost, then yea, you'll blow it up if you start running more than 8 lbs.