DUAL TURBO N/A with SIX SPEED
Hello all
Gonna say upfront if your first thought is negative about this post, you’re the members this post is about...
Ok I live in Fl, and was driving through Atlanta Ga. couple of weeks ago and saw another N/A Limited at a gas station. I went over and started talking to the guy cause I really like his rims and wanted to find out what kind there were . So I talking to the guy (Steve) and ask him what other Mods he done. Well he kinda smiled and said he had pulled the engine and replaced it with the engine from a SRT. But the S/C on the engine was bad when he bought it, so he replaces the S/C with dual turbo. I gave him the your joking look and he pop the hood, low and behold there is two turbo tuck in there. I ask him if they are just for show like the ones we seen at car shows. And said no and stated explaining all the work he had to do to get it to work. Sorry I not a big mod guy so he lost me after about minute. He talk about ceramic coating the metal plate he made for were the S/C was and changing the flywheel and something else to due with mating up the SRT engine to the 6 speed tranny and handling the extra torque . I remember asking about the ECU if he reprogram or used the one from the SRT. Said he tried both, can’t remember if the tune on the N/A would not work or the other way around sorry. Anyway found out we were going the same way so he took me for a ride to the next rests stop with my friend following us. Ok onramp no turbo lag car shot out like a bullet, sorry no dead start to tell about. And the ride to the rest stop was fastest I ever been in a crossfire N/A or SRT. I have gotten to about 120mph in my N/A and the car was still gaining speed but slowly. This car we hit 120mph in a quarter of the time and were still going strong till we tagged the speedo and he still had about 750 rpm to read line.
Ok here the reason for the opening. We get to the rest stop me and Steve are chatting and I mention that I can’t wait to tell you guys on the forum. Steve stop talk and give me a look like I kicked his dog. Ask which forum, I tell him he starts to walk off. He come back and says he sorry and I seem like a nice guy but our forum can eat sh#t. He start telling me about joining of forum, asking some question and the way the member treated him and other members that are not the chosen few. Said he belong to a couple other forum and our is the meanest and rudest forum he ever seen. OK at this point I trying to defend the forum, but he keeps bring up some good points. As following
Search is useless: you can’t use search because members do not stick to the point of the original post. A search on Turbo brings up more then 500 hits and I gonna say maybe 35 have to do with putting a turbo on our cars. The rest are on post that some member wants to say turbo s*ck and the thread was about brake pad. But some member want to tell people who are looking for info on the best brake pad that he think turbo s*ck for some reason.
Forum is to help each other: stop posting how stupid the question is, how much badder the SRT are. (sorry there are member who can tell by the header of the thread that it about a N/A crossfire mod and they feel the should respond by telling us we should have bought a SRT and we will never be a good as them), stop posting “use search option” (See Above) and Stick to the subject (Case in point there is a post about eurocharged turbo SRT. Most of the replies have nothing to do with the original post. Member was at the track and saw the car and was like this is kinda cool gonna post it to the forum. And what happen the members go off on all direction bad mouthing the car, the builders and other members. Or just post reply saying read this and see how smart I am and how stupid the other poster are. Some how a post about a cool car with someone trying something new turns into the rule and regulation for drag racing and the 0-60 times of other cars.
Answer a Simple question with a simple answer: If a member ask something like what the widest tire someone has but on their car with out it rubbing. Just tell them what you done or another member has done. Don’t tell the to use the tire fit tool in the sticking section or go to discount tire. Like most other members we are looking for what other people have tried and what works.
Posting Mods with no info: Stop posting threads and pictures Mods you done to your car unless you are willing to share were you got it , what parts you use to make it and how much it cost you. Like CAI/ CAI are big on this forum, member recommend TVT& Needswing a lot when asked. But there are member who don’t want to pay the price or want to make there own. So they ask hey were you getting that or what brand and part # did you use to make that CAI. And suddenly the member that was talking about the great CAI they built can’t type a response anymore
I like this forum, but have to admit don’t think I will post a question to it. Because most member will not help or just post something pointless or mean. I normally send a private message to member that has shown a willingness to help in other posts. And I thank them for all the help they have given me.
But here a case were a guy has done what said could not be done and is willing to do it for $2000.00, a donor motor,parts and my word not to tell the forum who or were it was done. So basically if I want to do this I can’t tell you because the way we treated him.
Sive
2004 N/A Limited
Soon to be 1 of 2 known dual turbo
Last edited by sive81364; Mar 4, 2010 at 04:58 AM.