The True Cost of Turbo Conversion

Turbo kits are also available for certain cars so youcar's fuel management changed to fuel injection.
can get all the complete parts in one package. TheAfter preparing the car for turbo conversion and
problem with that however is you lose all sense ofinstalling a turbo charger then you would have to
customization and the turbo kit may not give you thepurchase a lot more parts. Not only would it be a
best value for your money. These kits cost rangessource 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 orwould 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 acompressor by pass valves and inter cooler pipe work
turbo car performance in a proper way would costto name a few. Fuel injector parts are also usually
thousands of dollars. Why is this? This is because youupgraded. This is why it is tempting to just partially
would have to replace almost everything within thecarry out a turbo conversion on a car; this however
engine bay when converting your car from amay result in you spending even more money than
non-turbo to turbo. First, you would have to choose anjust properly converting the non-turbo car into a high
engine and the possibilities here would be endless. Ifperformance turbo car.
you choose to stick with what you have and it wouldThe true cost of turbo conversion is high, but the value
most likely be an aspirated one then you would haveyou get for your money in terms of performance gain
to adjust the level of compression level within theis just as high too. Turbo kits can give you a good
engine to 7.5:1 so that your engine would be able toturbo boost but it would be a rare find to be able to
handle the heat and the pressure that turbo boostpurchase one off the shelf. Having a custom kit for
would generate. You would have to purchase stainlessyour car is also a good idea. Just remember when you
steel valves for the cylinder head to attain durabilityare in doubt of spending all that money that a well built;
and forged pistons and total-seal rings to ensureproperly turbo charged car would give the owner the
reliability and performance. Not to mention having theperformance of a life time out of his or her car.