| Turbo kits are also available for certain cars so you | | | | car's fuel management changed to fuel injection. |
| can get all the complete parts in one package. The | | | | After preparing the car for turbo conversion and |
| problem with that however is you lose all sense of | | | | installing a turbo charger then you would have to |
| customization and the turbo kit may not give you the | | | | purchase a lot more parts. Not only would it be a |
| best value for your money. These kits cost ranges | | | | source of a head ache because there are so many to |
| from $2000 to $4000 depending on the type of car, | | | | choose from, but it would also be very expensive. You |
| what the kit contains and if you will install it yourself or | | | | would have to buy a waste gate, fabricate a turbo |
| have a professional install done for you. | | | | exhaust manifold, boost controllers, boost valves, |
| Converting your car from non-turbo performance to a | | | | compressor by pass valves and inter cooler pipe work |
| turbo car performance in a proper way would cost | | | | to name a few. Fuel injector parts are also usually |
| thousands of dollars. Why is this? This is because you | | | | upgraded. This is why it is tempting to just partially |
| would have to replace almost everything within the | | | | carry out a turbo conversion on a car; this however |
| engine bay when converting your car from a | | | | may result in you spending even more money than |
| non-turbo to turbo. First, you would have to choose an | | | | just properly converting the non-turbo car into a high |
| engine and the possibilities here would be endless. If | | | | performance turbo car. |
| you choose to stick with what you have and it would | | | | The true cost of turbo conversion is high, but the value |
| most likely be an aspirated one then you would have | | | | you get for your money in terms of performance gain |
| to adjust the level of compression level within the | | | | is just as high too. Turbo kits can give you a good |
| engine to 7.5:1 so that your engine would be able to | | | | turbo boost but it would be a rare find to be able to |
| handle the heat and the pressure that turbo boost | | | | purchase one off the shelf. Having a custom kit for |
| would generate. You would have to purchase stainless | | | | your car is also a good idea. Just remember when you |
| steel valves for the cylinder head to attain durability | | | | are in doubt of spending all that money that a well built; |
| and forged pistons and total-seal rings to ensure | | | | properly turbo charged car would give the owner the |
| reliability and performance. Not to mention having the | | | | performance of a life time out of his or her car. |