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Originally Posted by angus I would like to gauge interest in a turbo kit. I currently build and sell a few very successful turbo kits for other cars, and with the cost of the DAS/C supercharger and the fact that it seems it's maker is not really interested in selling them, I figured maybe it is time for me to step in. What I am proposing is a simple intercooled system that will offer a 50-75HP gain (just like the DAS/C) and will actually require less setup and install time. It would be a completely bolt on kit that would require little or no permanent mods, would not overwork the engine and wold be as simple and clean as possible (this is the way I build things as a RULE) Since I have a Ti, I can R&D the kit without issue and I suppose it'll work just the same for 318i and Z3 as well. I hope the cost can be kept to $2500-ish - a price point I would personally jump at if I were on the other side of the fence. SO let me know what you people think, if there is genuine interest I will do it. |
They can be done for your price or less and the power gains are much higher since the turbo is not stealing power from the crank pulley to spin the S/C. Biggest issues are oil pan turbo oil return line (Pan needs to be removed to install), CARB certs for emission states and tuning which I can connect you with through Mid-Night (Barrie has all the tunes for the I-4 (30, 42.8 and 60 pound injectors) which were done on my car as the test platform.
If you want details I have some experience with this install and relaibility.