I had this article a while now and thought maybe I should share it because I'm sure not everyone gets Sport Z magazine.

Heres my scan of the article:



Yes its been through some good times in the bathroom






Has some very good details about kits on the market.

Enjoy.

 

NOW thats a great article!!! Damn I wish that was out when I was in the market! Great find +1

 

That article has a some incorrect information, such as the Turbonetics kit not including a fuel pump.

Also, it was not really a good comparison between kits, as the cars they were tested on were not standard, meaning some had numerous mods and were at higher boost levels than stock.

I'd take it with a grain of salt...

 

Thanks for posting this! Ive been wanting to get a copy!Its nice to know what the REAL JWT price is going to be.

 

thanks for the post.... looks like the JWT is FAVORED....or if you like the greddy if you are willing to redo your whole engine...

 

why would they use a PE TT car that wasn't tune - actually de-tuned??

 

IMO that article was worthless. Reasons:
1.) Manuals vs Automatics (SFR and PE)
2.) Varying boost levels (ranging from the PE at 4.5 psi to 8 pounds on the other kits)
3.) Cars with issues
- boost leaks/vibrations (TN)
- Untuned/detuned (PE)
- again cars running autos

IMO, from reading the, just like More Power stated, it didn't exactly have a hard hitting feel. My interpretation of the article was this.
-TN sucked, obviously sending a car with issues didn't help
-PE sucked, running an auto and about 1/2 the boost of the other cars really hurt it.
-SFR sucked, auto tranny and the word 'custom' used too often. Custom IMO equates to home depot 'custom' intakes. Doesn't necessarily inject thoughts of high quality
-Greddy was decent - they liked the big turbos and big power potential
-JWT was decent - they loved the fast spooling turbos and the feel of the car.
- APS was decent - Though, they werent as enthusiastic as they seem about the JWT, they seem to be very impressed by the attention to detail/quality the kit delivered

The comparison chart is what I found most useful. You didn't have to 'interperet' anything from the writer. It is clear, at least IMO, that the APS addresses every component with with extensive detail not seen by the other manufacturers. It also shows that no kit is as complete as the APS regardless of the price point. And unlike some installers would like us to beleive, the JWT is not as complete as the APS; which is fine as long as the price reflects that like, like the greddy kit does.

 

One day someone will have a complete and comprehensive test.

Same year car with same exhaust and tranny at 7psi. Measure HP at that level and graph it so people can see what 7psi will get them. Then go into further details. Its just like politics. The US Economy added 100,000 new jobs, looks like things are picking up. Yeah, but they don't tell you about the 250k jobs that left or were removed.

 

I compeletly agree. Very good component comparison chart. I'm really suprised that everyone is drooling over the JWT kit that doesn't address fuel return, has a oil pan spacer instead of a new oil pan, and uses a very simple and ANCIENT FMU setup.