NC Turbo - Is it worth it?

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:16 pm

Just doing some research thinking about putting a turbo kit onto my NC.

Quote is $9,500 installed... what are your thoughts?

GT2560 Garrett Ball Bearing Turbocharger
Fabricated Cast Stainless Exhaust Manifold
Fabricated Stainless Outlet Casting
2 3/4" Stainless Steel Exhaust System with Resonator & Muffler
Hi-Flow Cat Converter Modification
Bar & Plate Intercooler with Piping
Hi-Flow Fuel Pump
Larger Injectors
Custom ECU Reflash

Drive In Drive Out $9500.00 including GST

timk · Postby **timk** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:48 pm

Cosworth blower kit looks quite polished.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:42 pm

IB1ZA wrote::
Quote is $9,500 installed... what are your thoughts?
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If you're planning on keeping you car at least 5 years, definitely. The performance upgrades I've made to my SE make it a LOT more fun to drive, knowing that the power is there for me to use whenever I feel the need.

rwf · Postby **rwf** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:11 am

blitz where doing a kit dont know the cost but did have intercooler as well

oztrackdays · Postby **oztrackdays** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:30 pm

Fast Reliable Cheap - pick any 2 of them.

MINX · Postby **MINX** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:10 pm

Davex3 wrote:
saboteur wrote:Cosworth blower kit looks quite polished.

Yep, right till you throw a rod.

This infamous scene comes to mind after reading this thread...:
"Oh sh*t...What the F**k was that?!?"..."Its the motor...shes thrown a rod"..."Is that serious?"...."Yap"....--Jake and Elwood Blues-The Blues Brothers

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:47 pm

Sounds cheap to me.
Hopefully you won't have an electrical problem like the alternator falling off because it got hit by a rod that was passing through the block.

You must ask them if they have done any of these before, and if so, talk to the owners of those cars before committing any money to the supplier/installer.
If you're going to be the first one, then be prepared for lots of time taken, and that you will have to take it back a number of times before it goes as it should.

No new turbo conversion ever works out well without a lot of trying and testing.

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:54 pm

Engine management. That is what killed the Cossie-boosted cars, or at least the inadequacies thereof.

I know many people go down the piggy-back route, but that has always seemed suss to me. Reprogramming the stock ECU (re-flashing) is OK, if you fully understand exactly how the stock unit works, but I don't think anyone does. A full replacement ECU will do the job, but may need to do a lot more than fuel and ignition (eg the NB8A ECU managed the alternator), especially these days.

If it was me, I would do a parallel ECU to handle ignition and fuel, and leave the stock ECU to run everything else.

:mrgreen:

FMS01 · Postby **FMS01** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:10 pm

Confucius say "Never build a faster car, buy one."

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:17 pm

Do some reading first:

http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?dep ... 00%20%20FI

http://www.bellengineering.net/article_ ... 313e56e287

and don't forget the oil cooler!!!

And when you've finished, let me know so I can have a go.

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:59 am

Update to the above.

The NC turbo will not fit a RDH car as of yet. We are working on it though. Keep in touch for details, as I have someone fitting it up on the UK shortly.
Thanks,
Stephanie

BEGi / Bell Engineering
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