cant decide what turbo????
Dec 26, 2003, 09:43 AM
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cant decide what turbo????
I cant make up my mind on what turbo to get. Its between the road race turbo, turbo-kit.com extreme kit, importperformanceparts.com extreme kit, or the RPW stage 2. Any suggestions???? Either way i go it will be intercooled and running between 10-15 psi. I dont know im confused.
Dec 26, 2003, 10:18 AM
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you will not be disapointed with the www.roadracemotorsports.com turbo kit it is by far the best and produces the most power 
Dec 26, 2003, 11:09 AM
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indeed, but if u dont get that kit your going to be running around like a chicken with its head cut off like i was looking for a ton of MISC. parts, on the otherhand.. i saw that turbo-kit.com kit also, who are they??? It says 01+ lancer but i dont even think that kit will fit but i guess you have to call and if your going to run 10-15 psi u need pistons and rods
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Figure out exactly what you want from your turbocharged Lancer. If you want specific goals (the only one we see you've set is going to cost you at least 6-8g's to do right) then lay out what parts you'll need to get there and expect everything to cost a lot more than it should, because you will most likely either want to make changes to better suit your needs or fix something lost/broken etc.
My personal feeling was that (with no disrespect mean to either RRM or RPW) neither kit available suited my needs. The turbo-kit.com kit was not specifically made for the Lancer when last we checked. It was a Mirage kit which would require modification of the downpipe if not other things as well. At any rate, I wasn't pleased with the characteristics of the T series turbos so I went larger and custom.
My own kit was a bit ambitious in hindsight, and I ended up being a gineau pig for a bunch of things. But the 3 or 4 other people who have gone with T3's or larger have had better results.
Unless you really can't afford a bit of downtime (in which case I wouldn't advise turbocharging you car in the first place) I wouldn't rule out a custom setup either.
My personal feeling was that (with no disrespect mean to either RRM or RPW) neither kit available suited my needs. The turbo-kit.com kit was not specifically made for the Lancer when last we checked. It was a Mirage kit which would require modification of the downpipe if not other things as well. At any rate, I wasn't pleased with the characteristics of the T series turbos so I went larger and custom.
My own kit was a bit ambitious in hindsight, and I ended up being a gineau pig for a bunch of things. But the 3 or 4 other people who have gone with T3's or larger have had better results.
Unless you really can't afford a bit of downtime (in which case I wouldn't advise turbocharging you car in the first place) I wouldn't rule out a custom setup either.
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Yeah, definitely. When my car was running "right" (or as close to right as it ever did) it was quick as hell, but I think it's quite possible my car has given me more grief than anyone else's Lancer. I'm sure a few people might argue with me on that one, but I stand firm. I think the problems are all related to fuel delivery though, and I hope to have them worked out when I get my car running again sometime this spring.