Originally Posted by Franc Rauscher
I have looked into a turbo set up on an NA. I did this witht he guys at eurocharged.
They came up with a viable twin turbo system that i think will work well.
Here is the problem. for less than the cost of putting a turbo together wit an NA one can buy an SRT6 ready to go.
Still I have pursued the concept. Last week I narrowly missed an 05 Aerobue coupe at $8500 with a stick shift and reasonbly low miles. Add to that the $7K to $9K for teh turbo install and you ar in the $ 15k to $19 K range.
I believe the performace of an SRT but with the stick shift tranny would be the result of this mongrel combo.
A decent SRT6 can be had for less than $15K right now.
so, why would you do it?
That said, their may come a time when putting a taurbo on the NA will make sense.
If you are serious, chat with Jake or Gregg over at Eurogharged. They did the original SRT revision to turbo. I would say they are best equipped to take on the challenge.
But not today unless you just wanted to DO IT.
roadser with a stick
I'm confident I can build a turbo crossfire for about $3k. I would only be paying for parts, which I would be getting either at a discounted rate if they are new or used for close to nothing. I personally prefer every detail of my car over an srt6 (nothing personal guys) the interior, the wheels,the wing. I see no reason why it can't be done, I have alot of people willing to help me with enough collective knowlege to pull it off. I am not in a rush to do it because I feel like I personally need to do more reasearch and further develop my fabrication skills (starting with a certain flat black car, which I am in the process of turbah-chargin' for much less) to accomplish the task. And the way I see it, I'll have 2 fast cars for less than the 07 mustang gt I was considering struggling to afford ($30k in 2008). Worth it to me. I know you would love a turbo roadster with a stick if it were cheap enough.