Uhmm Pm me

 

Okay... I saw this kit on the "coming soon" section of custmommaxima.com.. I wonder...maybe a crazy or even a moronic idea.. but can you do both a S/C and Turbo at the same time...is it a possibility.. if so I am interested in doing that and will donate my car to research..

 

you CAN add turbo and SC
but you'll need ALOT of money

 

It would be a waste of money. Kind of counterproductive actually. Bottom line is that you would be doubling the heat output from using both the SC and the TC and negate any extra boost that you would get from using both. It would be better increase the boost of just one and make it more efficient at prducing the boost (upgraded SC/TC internals, using water/alcohol injection, and N20 injection to get more oxygen pumping through the engine).

 

So right now with this kit... It seems it would be better for me to buy the Turbo charger rather than gettin steallin's SC.. I am about to buy so I am trying to do as much research as possible before I do this... I got beaten into a skirt and apron by a turbo wrx on farrockaway queens..

"Honey dinner's ready...."

 

yo turbo, how is your car running?
any problems with the transmission yet?

 

Yeah Turbo... I did a entire level 10 tranny upgrade... torque convertor the whole 9... so I can technically handle up to 600hp.. I am more worried about my motor and need suggestion on what I should do to build up the engine... I did the whole exhaust...I saw something about converting to 3" piping.. steallin y-pipe, b-pipe, muffler and RT Cat. is this sufficent..? let me know please...

 

Nigel is out of the country right now. He should be back in about a week to 10 days.

 

3" is much better. 2.5" will choke off the flow, ask Nigel, and you wont maintain max boost in the upper rpm's. Nigel will be back in 7-10 days and will answer questions then. Please be patient as he is out of the country.

 

You might want to get the Quaife differential too...heard it's an awsome thing

 

I am on business right now (Singapore today) .

As far as my tranny is concerned, no problems so far. I did not manage to install the Quaife that I have bought. I'll install that when I build my engine.

As far as catbacks are concerned, If you can get a 3" mandrel bent catback, that would be great! If not a 2.5" mandrel bend might do the job, I would not go any smaller than that though. It really depends on how much boost you push.

I have pushed 12 psi and am having great difficulty going higher than that. I plan to disconnect the exhaust (for a test) to see if that is the problem. It shouldn't be, but I need to try it.

I have occassional access to internet, so can't reply very often

 

hey nigel... at what RPM did you hit 369 ft-lbs of torque at 11.5 psi?

 

Man, what a car you mave...the more i see it the more it kicks ***...not riced out at all, but the ***** to teach a lot of ricer rockets a thing or two.

What's your crank HP @ 11.5 psi?

 

Is this kit still available .... If so, how long will it be, just bought a 1996 Maxima GLE Today ... this is the first mod I am looking to do .... I'd appreciate any responce.


Thanks

Da X man

 

Every freakin day I look at my credit card...and it looks back at me and talks to me.. "Mario....get the turbo...you want the turbo..." Then my gf slaps me.

Aside from the costs of maintaining and tuning the car (since those might be secret) What's the estimate for the total cost of everything needed to run the turbo on stock tranny and engine?

I can wait for Nigel to get back though...but if anyone has any info...i want to start budgeting and maybe get this turbo half cash and half credit (if credit card is accepted).

 

I think testing on the auto tranny is still in progress. Talk to Nigel when he gets back from his trip for a more comlete update.

Kirk

 

Prices are on page one of this thread. Im not sure about credit cards though.

Kirk

 

The shop does take credit cards, Iv been debating it as well, I have enough room to get it but i think my girl would kill me as well as my parents.its just so damn tempting.
Ryan

 

From what I heard there is still no auto-kit and i think they are doing in store installations only, and even then they are not so timely with installation and parts...I have money to buy it but I dont live near the shop and I wont give thousands of dollars to a shop that doesnt have a solid retail experience. Plus I'm auto

 

I love my Automagic but I want to trade it in for either a 5spd GLE or SE. Automagics are good for daily drivers and kicking some butt here and there with some good bolt-ons, but i want mo' POWER!

Here's an idea for those that are really serious about affording a turbo kit... You get your Max, then live in it by the river (j/k), but seriously you live in your car but park near a 24 Hour Fitness or LA Fitness so that you can have a membership and work out there as well as take showers. You'll have it made! No rent, and no utility bills. You'll have turbo in no time!

About the shops, let's all drive to Colorado and live in our Maximas while we wait! Or not....

 

Can I drive your car while your away??

 

You can buy the kit and have it shipped to you. The do not mandate that they install it.

Kirk

 

OK since it says that the 5th Gen kit is coming soon how much is that going to cost. There is over 29 pages on this and I am not going though them all. I have an auto. I would like to get my own turbo, intercooler, and blow-off valve.

 

All prices should be in the first post. They do not make an auto kit yet, but it is in fabrication. Im not sure how this kit will react, fitment wise, to a 5th gen. Nigel can help you when he gets back to the USA from his trip.

Kirk

 

Im not seeing any sort of aftermarket ignition system with these kits and nigel is saying hes having problems running past 12 psi, do you have a MSD or HKS ignition unit or stock? Could that be a problem? And also what about larger injectors, if we do choose to do that do we have to get our ECUs reprogramed?

 

Aftermarket ignition systems do not work with the maxima. You can use larger injectors, the best route is to have the ECU reprogramed, but Mardigrasmax got his larger injectors to work without doing that ...

 

Ok what I mean to say is can I choose a turbo, and blow-off valve, and wastegate. I know I want an HKS blow-off valve.

 

I was wondering the same question and what i got from these 20+ pages (more towards the beginning) is that Nigel was gonna try and get a price on just the piping.. (hence your own turbo, BOV, IC, and wastegate)

 

I understand that you dont want to read all 29 pages for the answer to your question, however - read the first post and maybe the first page. Nigel (Turbo97SE) can help you more when he gets back from his trip. Go and read the first post.

Kirk

 

I only have 11 pages. You guys could change your thread view posts/page.

 

Any word yet if it will be available on auto’s

 

Hi guys, when the Turbio kit will be available for our 5th gen, will the kit include a modified set of manifold ? Cuz for the Turbo to work we need to modified the exhaust manifold right so will it be include in the kit ? I think 4200$ is a decent price for something that give that kind of boost.

Thanks for lighing up my light.

Cheers

AA

 

Of course it will include a set of "turbo manifolds" or else were ya gonna but your turbo?

 

Come back Nigel....come back.....

 

Finally, I am back in the good old USA! I have to start relearning how to speak English again! My notebook PC took a beating and died while I was away, so I couldn't get on the the org ... sucks! It feels good to be home and driving my car again!

Looks like this thread never dies! I'll be wading through questions and answering as soon as I can.

Later ...

 

I though to put it in my bott, so I can run faster but I was told by reputable person it wouldn't work. seriously does these modified manifolds are available to buy some where ?

Cheers

AA

 

welcome back turbo if no one has said it yet... I have a few questions.. I have an auto and so far I like the setup you have there will it be available for the auto..?? and I see that you said stock engine and tranny.. Well I am not worried about the tranny cause I did a level 10 upgrade but the engine is another story... do I have to do anything to insure the a loud KABOOOM dosen't happen or is the still in the "wait let me find out" stage..?

 

There isn't anything to guarantee your engine won't go kaboom! But there are some safety steps you might want to take to try to mitigate the possibility of damage.

1. Get the appropriate gauges (EGT and boost electronic warning) and set them conservatively. It only takes a split second for your engine to blow though. Others such as Fuel pressure, A/F, etc are all useful too!
2. Appropriate fuel delivery systems. FMU, S-AFC, larger injectors all help.
3. Knock detection and retard box, Mardisgrasmax did a deal on this several weeks ago with J&S.

Good luck!

 

I just read all 29+ pages in the thread and I got a lot of good info. I see that a LOT of people expressed interest in the turbo kit. Perhaps it would be appropriate to start a new thread that deals with nothing but the group deal aspect of this kit. Still leave this thread up for all the good info. It would be nice to see a thread that doesnt contain anything more than pricing and people who are seriously interested in the kit. Nigel mentioned that there might be a "substantial discount" if more than 5 kits are purchased. There certainly seems to be enough interest to make that happen. Lets all organize this right and try to get some more Turbo Maximas on the road!!!

Later,
Drew

 

I am very interested on this turbo non ic set up for my Max instead of a super charger set up. The reason for a non intercool I already have a intercooler and it is way biger than the one that comes with the kit and it only cost me $350 used off a friend. What I was thinking since alot of people will be doing their income taxes Jan and Feb why not try to get as many people from know till let say March, so we can get a bigger discount on the kit. I will deffenetly be in for that time period, also it will give alot of people time to save up money. If people start putting away $100 every week from know till March you will have at least $4,800 and you will have extra money for some extra mods, so was up Nigel is that a good deal or what