Forged Performance: HKS GT800 Turbo Kit Install
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Forged Performance: HKS GT800 Turbo Kit Install
Today we are installing an HKS GT800 Turbo Kit on a customer's R35 GT-R. This turbo upgrade with supporting mods will turn the GT-R into a 9 second street monster while still retaining AC, power steering, navigation and all the luxuries that are expected from an R35. We are expecting to see 700+whp once the kit is installed and tuning is completed
Unboxing and prepping for install....
Unboxing and prepping for install....
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How much labor is involved in a turbo swap on those? Do you have to drop the motor or is it just easier that way? It looks like a tight squeeze, like the old 3000gt's but I saw a guy do a turbo swap on one leaving the motor in (mind you I've never worked on one myself). What's the charge for something like that out of curiosity
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How much labor is involved in a turbo swap on those? Do you have to drop the motor or is it just easier that way? It looks like a tight squeeze, like the old 3000gt's but I saw a guy do a turbo swap on one leaving the motor in (mind you I've never worked on one myself). What's the charge for something like that out of curiosity
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Why so expensive for the kit? I think they price the kits towards the market of the car. Also is it me or are the welds on the Downpipe suspect? I guess this is a really good kit though, HKS is top quality, I shutter to think of how much the labor is.
Are these BB turbos?
How much low end is lost if any?
Are these BB turbos?
How much low end is lost if any?
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Why so expensive for the kit? I think they price the kits towards the market of the car. Also is it me or are the welds on the Downpipe suspect? I guess this is a really good kit though, HKS is top quality, I shutter to think of how much the labor is.
Are these BB turbos?
How much low end is lost if any?
Are these BB turbos?
How much low end is lost if any?
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I can see where a lot of the costs come from. It probably took a lot of R&D to make everything fit. Those are custom cast compressor housings and exhaust manifolds. Maybe the turbine housings too. New castings means new tooling which equals a lot of money up front they had to spend. And the GTR market is relatively small; how many of these kits do you think they can sell? 100? 200? So they have to make sure they recoup all their costs.
Lets say they spent about $500k in this project. Making $6k profit per kit they sell. They would have to sell 84 kits just to break even.
Lets say they spent about $500k in this project. Making $6k profit per kit they sell. They would have to sell 84 kits just to break even.
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Some info in here:
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_artic...omponents.aspx
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_artic...omponents.aspx
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Some info in here:
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_artic...omponents.aspx
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_artic...omponents.aspx
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The built is coming along very nice. The quality of HKS is unquestionable but this is a car and a project that is completely out of reach for most of the people. Even if you had the money it is still a large sum of money to have a car to play around.
I think many people are happy with lesser Evo with FP blacks set ups for a fraction. You can put this car on y wish list as well because it seems like owing such car you are untouchable on the streets(not even motorcycles).
Carlos
I think many people are happy with lesser Evo with FP blacks set ups for a fraction. You can put this car on y wish list as well because it seems like owing such car you are untouchable on the streets(not even motorcycles).
Carlos