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Old 01-18-2007, 10:40 AM   #19
Hotshot8792
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Re: turbocharge possible?

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Originally Posted by 3133gt
I never said they had 4 cyl. engines. I was just emplying that it is good they dont have them because they wouldnt be very effective(stock). And yes i know u can put a turbo on anything. Its jus these DOHC motors are new to me. Im more of a single cam person. And the whole single turbo thing...yes i do want to be different. If i wanted a twin turbo set up, i would have bought a VR-4. I dont. Im more of a single big turbo. And i dont doubt the stock turbos. With proper tuning and accesories, they can put out some amazing numbers. U guys are lookin at this the wrong way. I just wannna know if i should turbo charge this DOHC or trade it for a SOHC and go from there. Simple question.

Have you ever thought about just buying a vr-4 to begin with, take the twin turbos off, sell them, and put a single on instead? Many have done it before. You will still have the same amount of work ahead of you as you would with the DOHC non-turbo, plus you would already have an engine thats proven to hold 30+ PSI (instead of having one where you really can't run anymore than 10 PSI) and you would have the stronger tranny, and on top of it, you would have AWD.

And FYI, i'm assuming your used to american cars talking about SOHC since most american cars are. Engines with DOHC heads make more power than equivalent blocks with SOHC heads. The difference between the DOHC N/A and SOHC N/A is 60 hp.
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