Who are the vendors for this as of right now?

I know frank @ maximum boost had one in production but he isnt responding emails and he has been removed from the supporting vendors list.

Does anyone else provide a turbo for the 2.2?

 

hahn...not a vendor for the site though. thats it to my knowledge...

 

wait for the garrett system coming out soon too

 

well frank's was for 1500 though. i was planning on purchasing it with my tax money =/

 

his kit is not complete though just so you know

you still technically need a proper tuning solution with that kit.

check out his GB thread on JBO
http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.ph...=19177&start=0

 

honestly i wouldnt feel comfortable using franks kit, no tuning device, no downpipe, intercoolers are an option and his quality hasnt had a good track record from what ive been reading, cheaper is not always cheaper

 

Hahn's kit is in prototype right now. Beta testing in a month or so. Retail soon after that.

 

how much do u think the hanh kit will cost? and around how much psi will stage one have?

 

i think that on a stock engine we will probably only push 7 psi or so which is fine with me since thats an extra 70hp

 

i want a turbo but im not willing to pay 3500 + 600 for installation for one. especially if thats only a stage 1.

 

i wanted to pay MAX of 2000 for one. and then get the other stages later on. I just want a turbo set up where i can run 5-7 psi safely.

 

personally, i dont think your going to find a good/safe setup for 2000. Unless there becomes a bigger market for aftermarket turbos, and i doubt there ever will be a big enough one to bring prices down that low. honda's yes, i doubt cobalts. I wish though, i would buy one for 2000 + install but it will be at least 3200 i think, then install.



Of course you could build your own under this, but you would have to do all of your own tuning etc. Could be alot of headaches if your in-experienced like myself. Since mine is a daily driver i would like to pay the 2k get it installed and have fun, not mess with it every other day.

 

yeah unfortunately u gotta pay to play and im planning on laying down $5000 on the kit, tuning, install, and gauges...if you pay less than that it might cost more in the long run

 

if you want a cheap turbo, go to ebay...but you will probably get what you paid for

 

the kit you mentioned wouldn't be bad IF it had some type of fuel management...but if you're willing to risk it then go for it. You will only be running 4psi though...

The thing that sucks is that right now there really are no complete bolt on and safe (tried and proven) setups for the Ions/Cobalts...

 

How does the drive by wire incorporate into this? Does it still use a typical trottle position sensor, or do you need to pull something from the ecm?

 

drive by wire doesnt stand in the way at all other than we cant ever use a standalone ecu it will always have to be piggy back

 

i talked to frank and he said he would include fuel management for an extra 200$

 

There's no way you're going to get everything for less than 3,500 installed. Turbo kits are about 3,000-4,000 alone. If you can't dish out that money than don't even bother with it. If you want cheap speed, go with Nitrous. I don't like nitrous personally but it's cheap and it gives you great gains. The turbo with everything and installation will run you an easy 3,500 and that's being on the cheap side.

 

i talked to frank@maximumboost and im getting stage 1 @ 4psi with fuel management for under
2000$

Ill just add the other stages later.

 

ask him what the name is for the fuel management, cuz from what i know there hasnt been a company yet to break our ecu to give us engine managment

 

email sent, lets see what he says.

 

Vortech 12:1 ratio Fuel Management Unit.

 

well thats a fuel device not an actual computer and i dont know if i would trust that keeping my engine alive, anyone else have some input on it?

 

I'm gonna get a custom turbo system from a performance shop here in SA. They are a good co. cuz they've been around for a long long time. Plus I'm gonna see if they give me a discount if I put there logo on my car (nothing drastic though)