As many of you may have read, Corky Bell, founder of Bell Expirimental Group, Inc. (BEGi) has decided to produce a turbo kit for the naturally aspirted Crossfire! Since we are now into a new phase of getting this kit actually developed, I decided to start a new thread. If you would like to read the history of how this kit came into being, please read this thread:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...on-needed.html

For those who are looking at this for the fist time, Corky Bell is one of the most respected experts on turbocharging, and some of you may have read his book, Maximum Boost. I was introduced to Corky by Brandon who runs Kleemann USA. Kleemann has been the most successful at supercharging n/a Mercedes engines and is consulting with BEGi on MB specifics as it relates to tuning for boost. The Kleemann system's tuning is based on an approach that was pioneered by Corky Bell. To get a kit produced without the first person paying all development costs, we needed ten committments/deposits which we now have. Starting work on the first car is set for January 20th. Deposits are due January 13th, 2012. This is probably the most exciting aftermarket development for the normally aspirated Crossfire. Below is the list as of now and a letter from Corky Bell. If you are not on the list and would like a huge increase in performance, please ask to be added to the list.

V6 Kits:

1. Tighed1 (First Prototype) Paid in Full
2. mrmiata (Second Protype) Paid
3. Bri3D
4. Bill00 Paid
5. bjames Paid
6. CMAC Paid
7. 2005 Ragtop Paid
8. sk8erjosh09 Paid
9. Frankeyser Paid
10. Airscape Paid
11. steven 4190
12. Guelph
13. Crossfire6412
14. XFactorXXL
15. crosseduphwy101 Paid
16. XF newbie
    
17. Erzer (tenative)
18. Xalidin (maybe)
19. dtinker (possible)
20. BoilerUpXfire (if needed)

V8 Kits

1. LantanaTX - Corky will fit me in sometime after kit production begins

EDIT Update December 29, 2011:

The final kit price is $3,600 and deposits are due by January 13th. I have marked "paid" above for those who have sent the deposit. Deposit can be paid by check, Paypal or credit card. Corky will accept a credit card if needed but preferes check or Paypal.

To pay with Paypal: send funds to stepht@bellengineering.net

To pay by check send check to:

Bell Experimental Group, Inc.
203 Kestrel
Spring Bracnh
Texas 78070

To pay by credit card call Stephanie at BEGi
830-438-2890

Remember all depositis are due by January 13th



The following leter is from Corky Bell. He emailed it to me on his letter head but I could not figure out how to post it, so I did a cut and paste. The only thing missing from the letter is his logo:


Bell Experimental Group, Inc.
203 Kestrel, Spring Branch, TX 78070
830-438-2890



Crossfire enthusiasts,


Clearly, I am delighted with the prospect of creating turbocharger hardware for the Crossfire. Thanks to all of you for the kind reception.

Bob Lawrence and John Sheflet took the time and effort to allow Tim Pawkett and me to look the CF over closely. Tim will one day be my replacement as engineering boss. John lives here in San Antonio, and Bob drove down from north Fort Worth. Bob was the gentleman that introduced us to the idea of building a Turbo CrossFire.

While I like small cars for all the speedy, responsive, and economical reasons, turbocharging a 3.2 liter V6 in a 94 inch wheelbase car will require a configuration a bit different than we normally like to build. In our view, the rear mounted turbo is the obvious solution to turbocharging the Crossfire. All of us agreed that a rear mounted turbo offered the best combination of cost, simplicity, and ease of installation. Intercooling will be employed and it appears the classic front mounting has plenty of space available. Power cares not where the turbo lies, but response might. That may require fine tuning the turbo sizes somewhat more extensively than a more standard layout.

We feel it necessary to assemble two prototypes before shipping any assemblies. Any changes, while minor, to the second vehicle will be offered to the first. We will certainly cover all the bases with quality components, but we further intend to give our best efforts to simplicity and low production costs.

An objective price for the system is $3,500. The cost of creating a new system is clearly well in excess of the cost of the system itself. Your very generous contribution of deposits allows us to do the work and organization involved.

Performance, of course, remains somewhat guess work at this point. Experience, however, suggests boost pressures of 6 to 7 psi will offer 40 to 45% increase in rear wheel horsepower. Hopefully, that will offer approximately 100 more rwhp.

Our office and work shop are in the middle of renovation. The earliest opportunity to start on the CF project will be mid-December. We think eight to ten weeks should complete CF One. Hopefully, then, CF Two will only require four weeks to complete.

All of us at Bell are very keen on the Crossfire Turbo project. I would like to express my appreciation to the Crossfire community for offering us this opportunity.

Cordially,

Corky Bell