what do stages mean?

[71 cuda']

i would like to know why everyone is like "ya i got a stage 2" or 3 or 4? what does theses stages mean?? -thanks.

[CivicSpoon]

Different companies sell different upgrades for turbo kits. Mostly it's just an upgrade in the size of the turbo. Some companies might include upgraded parts like bov's, intercoolers, etc; all to increase power or efficiency of the turbo kit. If there's a specific turbo or turbo kit you read about, you should check out their web site for more details on it.

[civickiller]

anybody who says they got stages dont know what they are talking about and dont know what they have. because no car guy who knows exactly what he has and what everything does, doesnt say oh i got a stage 2 kit. they say i got 300whp with whatever size turbo.

[SiGNAL748]

Stages are purely subjective.

[jdmhagen]

Originally Posted by civickiller

anybody who says they got stages dont know what they are talking about and dont know what they have. because no car guy who knows exactly what he has and what everything does, doesnt say oh i got a stage 2 kit. they say i got 300whp with whatever size turbo.

i agree with this dude

[highteknology]

in general i heard that the stages only go up to stage 3?? any truth behind this? i met some guy with a cool lookin WRX that said he had stage 4 on everything.

[SiGNAL748]

In general stages can go up to whatever the manufacturer wants. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a stage 10.

[CivicSpoon]

Originally Posted by highteknology

in general i heard that the stages only go up to stage 3?? any truth behind this? i met some guy with a cool lookin WRX that said he had stage 4 on everything.

I know a guy with "stage 4 upgrades" on his wrx as well, not sure what company the upgrades come from though.

[civickiller]

the only stages i can think of is clutches and axles anything is dumbass talk

[wrichards2005]

There are some "stage 5 cams" out there, basically just a bid to beat out stage 4 I guess...

[Schister66]

i think a lot of that is due to the video game culture....most car games like NFSU2 and GT3 both say things in terms of stages; therefore companies are going to market towards them.

[tran_nsx]

Originally Posted by 71 cuda'

i would like to know why everyone is like "ya i got a stage 2" or 3 or 4? what does theses stages mean?? -thanks.

some companies and/or turbo manufacturers offer different complete turbo kit options depending on thier customer's needs. for example, rev hard offer three stages; stage 1 produces around 75 hp, stage 2 is efficient to 450hp, and stage 3 produces 550+hp.

http://www.revhard.com/turbokit.asp