but worth it to some. http://www.turbo-kits.com/maxima_turbo_kits.html

 

Does anyone know what parts of the drivetrain are the weak points? How many HP can you get upto before having to modify these parts?

 

This sounds and looks like a great setup as far as expensive its reasonable, the out come HP is good as well. It shows a 3.5 5gen i wonder if the pipin clearence works for a 6gen..

 

Expensive. I believe some work would be needed for the auto tranny also to handle this power. Is there anyone that makes a Supercharger? those seem to be better for the autos?

 

It does cost a bit, but remember these cars are not hondas, so its not like you can really make you own kit for less. A rotex SC my be a better route as SC and turbo fwd VQs tend to make similar power.

 

Nice but it's the exact same kit as speed force racing http://www.speedforceracing.com/prod...aximaturbo.php

same picture, guess they just bought a bunch and got a discount, still got to shell out for install

 

Its like a hundred dollar discount from speedforce website..but when you're already shelling out 5K..well. And the thing about installing, you always save a bunch by doing it yourself. I started up my turbo fund as soon as I saw this kit the other day..so one day maybe ill have it.

 

The top kit is a Speed Force Racing Turbo kit!!! (hence the SFR designation!!!)

 

So who wants to be the worlds 2nd 6th gen with a Turbo?

 

http://www.speedforceracing.com/prod...ansmission.php wonder if they could do this for our car?? I mean the only thing I would be worried about it the "good condition" statement. Basically they say if it's not what they concider in good condition then your paying $2495 on top of $2995 and all the shipping costs. For some of us that would be around $6000 if they don't like the transmission they recieve. IPT sounds like a better route for the transmissions. Although the Torque Converter option might be better with SFR.

 

There's already a second and third, a 6th Gen 6spd out of PA and one in Cali who is not an Org member!!! Who wants to be the 4th???

 

or how about 1st twin turbo 6th gen?

 

Twin Turbo IMO is a waste. You can get the same gains from a single turbo, So why use two?

 

????? you are right.... but you will need a bigger turbo to achieve what two small turbos can achieve. Plus you typically get a quicker response from smaller turbos. So two small turbo's IMO would be better than 1 big turbo. Plus then you run into fitment issues with 1 large turbo. STS turbos are the way to go.

 

Oh snap how did you find out

 

but if the turbos spool to quickly then thats the peak you will get...finding the right balance is important and I think Chern found it.

His setup is actually the best turbo setup I've ever seen and IMO the correct way to run all the pipes and all the right diameters...thats why at 8psi he's hitting 380whp. which is insane.

 

I want to be the 4th soooo bad! But I need more than just enough money for parts and install. I would recommend to anyone to do as you did Chern. Get your tranny beefed up at the time you install. No point in having a turbo on a car that can't drive cause the tranny died.

edit: moved my comments below the quote to avoid the forum ettiquette fairies floating around the org.

 

I speak with Tim (Turbo Tim) from Speed Force Racing farely often on different issue and topics!!!

 

to be honest beefin the tranny isn't always neccesary.

Jime is running a stock auto tranny and does 10.8second passes on the 1/4 DAILY...still runs strong...just a matter of how you drive the car (IE, lifting before shift, tranny cooler, not forcing downshift which is the weakest point of our trannies) 4sp autos have the option to get a stand alone TCM now which, is a recommendation to anyone cause you tell the tranny not to downshift and only upshift, I know it sounds annoying but flooring the car to downshift is bad thing to do with our autos.

 

hearing all these auto trans problems always makes me feel greatful that I waited until I found a 6 speed...if a M/T decided to turbo mostly all we would need would be an aftermarket clutch assy, if im not mistaken?

 

The only reason why you hear the auto tranny problems is because 95% of the maxima's that were manufactured were auto...only just a small few were manuals. Trust me the Manual tranny problems are just as severe as the auto tranny problems.

Your statement is thus null and void.

 

Ah..dang.

 

twin turbo you can have 2 smaller turbos so it spools quicker . helping eliminate turbo lag.

 

Believe it or not, Some turbos are faster in automatic than manual, for example the Supra or 997 911 GT3. It's 0-60 in auto is 3.8 secs, while the manual is 4.0 (MotorTrend). This is because the turbo is always at boost on an auto, as opposed to going through lag as you shift through gears on a manual transmission. Most prefer a manual anyway because it feels wrong driving an automatic sportscar but I can drive fast and drink my coffee at the same time!!!

 

Cost wise tho. If I can buy one rather then two. One would be cheaper even if the two are smaller. Ive bought a turbo previously (Audi) so when I looked into it at that point. It was cheaper to go with one big rather then two smaller ones.

 

IMO a twin turbo on a FWD car won't have a whole lot of added value unless you drive around with drag radial's of like shreading your street tires. A twin Turbo is great for low end TQ (off the line) till the second turbo spools up for the high end TQ. I rather be slightly slower off the line to give my tires a chance to hook and really spool the bigger turbo up for that surge forward in 2nd through 4th gear and I know my cars planted!!!

 

some of the fastest drag cars are 2 or 3spd autos as well. Tall gears are great for boosted cars once spooled up