If i were to get a turbo would i have to do any more work on my car or can i purely bolt the turbo on?

 

up - i know its a noob question but i need an answer... at least ONE answer!

 

as far as i know there are turbo kits being developed by a few vendors that are direct bolt ons for the 2.4. They are designed with lower boost because of the 2.4's high compression ratio to make it reliable.

if you want more boost out of a turbo kit then you will have to mod the internals for lower compression ratio.

and of course ANY turbo kit is gonna require a lot of tuning on the eco engines and computers

 

so with a turbo i'd have to get an ecm tune?

 

The misconception is that you can't run high amounts of boost on higher compressioned motors...which is false....race cars do it all the time. High compressioned motors are more likely to detonate BUT with the right octane and the right ignition timing, you can do it if you chose to.

As far as in stock conditions, the boost amount depends on alot of things....no one can honestly say "you'll be fine with X PSI" because X PSI on one turbo won't be the same power output on another turbo. It really all depends on what size, type and trim turbo you get.

You don't necessarily have to tune through the computer for fuel. The biggest problem is dealing with a computer that is programmed for N/A use and you're throwing air that's above atmospheric pressure. Because of this, the computer doesn't know how to supply the right amount of fuel for air...hence not giving a good air/fuel ratio. Solutions to this (besides obviously a reflash) is a Standalone Unit like Megasquirt which takes the computer control of the fuel injectors away and allows you to control your fuel injectors via laptop. This is just one solution...

If you want to learn more on how to build your own turbo kit, read this write up:

How To: Build your own ECOTEC Turbo Kit

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