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Yes, but Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Thu, 19 Oct 2000 13:00:37
In Reply to: 9000 Turbo HELP!, deadjawa, Wed, 18 Oct 2000 15:58:39 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
This question comes up pretty frequently. Yes, you can do it. However, it really isn't worth the effort unless you feel like taking on a project.
If you keep the same engine, you need not only a turbocharger and plumbing (air, water, intercooler), but you need to change the fuel injection system. It really helps to have a donor car for this, or the $$$ will go out of sight. - we're talking swapping out the fuel injection computer, new injectors, fuel pressure regulator, and associated wiring. Also, the non-turbo engine has a higher compression ratio than the turbo engine, so you'll need to address that (different head gasket, or otherwise replace some major engine parts). If you don't, the extra pressure of the turbo will cause major engine damage.
If your present car is otherwise fine, your best bet is to find a turbo car with a bad body, and swap out the engine, fuel injection, wiring harness, and gauges (you do want a turbo gauge, don't you?). This is a lot of work, but your best bet, price wise.
Frankly, if you want a turbo car, the most cost-effective method only requires a few bolts. Unscrew the bolts holding on your license plates, remove the non-turbo car, and install a turbo car. That may seem like a flip answer (OK, it IS a flip answer), but it's true. There is a lot more to a turbo car than just a turbocharger. There are major changes throughout the car. You can just bolt-on power, but you'll end up with driveability problems - lousy idle, poor gas mileage, peaky power. Yes, folks have overcome this, but it takes time, money, and lots of experience. Given that the price of a nice used turbo car is only about $2000 (if that) more than a non-turbo, it makes sense to let the factory with trained engineers do the job.
Now, if you get a later model 9000 with a low pressure turbo (LPT), like a later CS, there are methods to increase the power of the existing turbo.
Good luck!
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