Originally Posted by Maxwell
Turbos take time to spool up, even with all the new whiz-bang innovations in turbo technology.
Oh boy this is getting funny. "New whiz-bang innovations" what the hell are you talking about? I mean really, what is a whiz-bang? Do you even know the difference between a turbine and compressor (without using Google)?
Originally Posted by Maxwell
It still doesn't have the same response time as the blower.
If you call making full boost at less than 3,000 RPM no response you are sadly mistaken. I feel like I'm talking to a high school auto shop class.
Originally Posted by Maxwell
And who cares about the upper end of the powerband!
You
do know this is where max horsepower is achieved right? Despite your beliefs max power isn't achieved at 4,000 RPM. And people who are into performance, such as I, care about this.
Originally Posted by Maxwell
Turbo kit will require a lot of plumbing and intercooler, oil press line return lines, coolant inlet lines and return line, fabbed up exhaust manifolds to mount the turbo(s), and on and on, space is limited under the hood... just too much work to build a working unit, when all the engineering has be done for you with the SLK32. Why reinvent the wheel guys?
Nothing pi$$es me off more than someone who jumps in and doesn't read all previous posts. I bet you only read the first sentences of your e-mails too.
Anyway, an STS turbo mounts in a remote location usually replacing the muffler. All that needs to be run is the air feed (to the throttle body) oil line & electrical (for the oil scavenger pump). I intend on using the factory intercooler on this setup. Why are you talking about coolant lines? You
do realize that not all turbos are water cooled nor do they need to be.
Just do me a favor and try to see it this way. It's not re-inventing the wheel, it's like putting a piece of rubber on it... Got it?
Oh here's another one, if you aren't interested in this topic then why are you even posting here? Isn't the purpose of this forum to help one another, not shoot them down? It's comments and attitudes such as these that
might keep this car from becoming what it truly deserves to be.