Mild Turbo?

[Thor]

Im not sure if this has been posted already. Anyway here it is. I was thinking more along the lines of 8-10psi but this one states an increase of 80hp with just 4-5psi. and maybe a stage 2 chip.

http://www.svx-club.de/Technik/Turbo...r_den_svx.html

[nextse7en]

Seems legit, though I wonder how in the world they are seeing an 80 HP increase without an upgrade to the MAF/injectors.

If its true, 310 HP for 4500 bucks seems like a heck of a deal.

[Thor]

Originally Posted by nextse7en

Seems legit, though I wonder how in the world they are seeing an 80 HP increase without an upgrade to the MAF/injectors.

If its true, 310 HP for 4500 bucks seems like a heck of a deal.

with that low of psi would you need to upgrade the maf and injectors?

what about going with the stage two chip?

[nextse7en]

Originally Posted by Thor

with that low of psi would you need to upgrade the maf and injectors?

what about going with the stage two chip?

Those would be good questions for OT, YT, or LAN to answer, among others.

Its all about maintaining an optimal air/fuel ratio, if the turbo is providing more air than the injectors can compensate for, you will end up with a lean condition.

I believe our injectors are good for about ~250hp safely.

The MAF is the other problem, it really can measure a heck of a lot more air than it is already. A maf bypass or a stage 2 with an Infinity maf may be your solution - but you would still have the injector issue.

-Patrick

[Crazy_pilot]

Originally Posted by nextse7en

The MAF is the other problem, it really can't measure a heck of a lot more air than it is already. A maf bypass or a stage 2 with an Infinity maf may be your solution - but you would still have the injector issue.

-Patrick

I think you typo'd

The MAF maxes out around 250 HP.

[sicksubie]

Originally Posted by nextse7en

Seems legit, though I wonder how in the world they are seeing an 80 HP increase without an upgrade to the MAF/injectors.

If its true, 310 HP for 4500 bucks seems like a heck of a deal.

The math is not that easy.... The SVX is rated at 230 crank HP which generally equals 160wheel hp... The claim that the turbo kit adds 80hp means WHP as aftermarket upgrades and bolt ons are never rated in crank hp. That would mean that if their claims are true you would be looking at 240wheel hp. For $4500 there are far better ways to spend your money on an SVX.

[Mission]

That kit is from Robert at Forced Air Technology http://www.forcedairtech.com/turbokits_svx.html. It came out around about 5+ years ago. cdigerlando and another member (svxtasy?) has that kit. It is not the an ideal turbocharger kit because of no intercooling, and the aforementioned limitations ie MAF, tuning/ECU, injectors.

[odepaj]

Originally Posted by Mission

That kit is from Robert at Forced Air Technology http://www.forcedairtech.com/turbokits_svx.html. It came out around about 5+ years ago. cdigerlando and another member (svxtasy?) has that kit. It is not the an ideal turbocharger kit because of no intercooling, and the aforementioned limitations ie MAF, tuning/ECU, injectors.

svxtasy has a custom turbo. His up-pipe/down-pipe design is similar to FAT's though, but he's running a FMIC.

[Thor]

Ok, so ideally which is the best way to go for a mild turbo application? I am only interested in picking up a few ponies like many others are without getting into a bunch of other stuff. I'd like to try and keep it as simple as I can. What is the best formula for this?

I wasn't interested in purchasing their kit. I was more interested in fabing my own. I still would like to keep some engine reliability. There are a number of salvage yards with turbo and supercharged cars in them. Saab's are pretty plentiful. I've seen a number of people on other forums (vw, toyota, etc) that like to use the Saab intercoolers. I know my car will never hit the 12sec bracket but it would be fun to be within the 14sec's if that is possible on a limited budget (I have 2 other projects).