form non-to turbo

[Kris_873]

ok i know you can convert a nonturbo to a turbo, but is the twin turbo the only one? cuz i want to make my 94 sl a turbo, but i only want to make about 5-10 psi.

[Musashi3000GT]

you can do a single turbo conversion or a tt conversion. some people have simply swapped in a VR-4 engine (which I used to think was way complicated, apparently its not.) and there are kits you can buy to convert from n/a to turbo. Why do you only wanna boost 5-10psi???? are you gonna leave the n/a pistons or something?

[Kris_873]

Yeah actually . I plan to (once i get the green) make the 3.5 bore and get the upgraded pistions from 3sxpreformance. the reason for the 5-10 is that i don't want a gas hog, well worse than it already is anyway

[Kris_873]

do you know where i can get one of those kits?

[Musashi3000GT]

I havent done a conversion so I wont be of much help but a few people here have and they will probably advise you best. As for the kits check out www.gtpro.com

[Kris_873]

appriciate the info

[StealthModifier]

Where is there a kit to convert an n/a to a turbo?.. ive only seen turbo upgrade kits

[racer6]

save up for a vr4 the conversion for your sl is not worth it you are looking at a big headache and a empty wallet. the turbo's for the car are really expensive....

[StealthModifier]

racer6.. how much is a turbo for a na dohc?

[racer6]

well i was lookin at the gt pro page and i thought they workedon the na cars like musashi was saying if so then you are talking 3,000 to 5,000 dollars

[PearlGT]

aha, if you are patient you can find parts for a tt conversion cheap and it can run you as little as 1,500, i've even heard of people doing it for about a thousand but they were cut a lot of slack because maybe they picked up parts from a junkyard or a member from 3si.org for really really cheap. If you do it yourself it will be a lot cheaper, because it can be expensive to get a shop to do it.

If you can find a vr-4 engine for cheap then more power to you, they are few and far between in my experiences though as i look on ebay right now i can find one or two.

A used turbo (single) can run from 100-500 dollars im sure depending on the condition its in and power it puts out.

[StealthModifier]

if you put a turbo kit on an na do u have to change the ecu?

[PearlGT]

not with an mtx as far as i know, i have heard of a few complications with an atx however

[StealthModifier]

what exactly is mtx & atx? is that manual an automatic transmissions?

[Kris_873]

the item at www.gtpro.com is a supercharger, that means it's belt driven instead of by exhaust right?