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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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In the near future I will be supercharging the Miata and in the farther future I plan on having Speed Force Racing Twin Turbo my Titan.

Still undecided on what I am going to do as far as the fairlady goes, but it will be a turbo something.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 06:04 AM
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I'll never FI a factory NA car again.. too much trouble and $$$ for what you get..

I'd rather buy a car that is already FI'ed

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Old May 1, 2008 | 06:16 AM
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This is looking real good.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by JCat
... and you will have issues with that as well. The only way you're going to avoid problems is to leave the motor stock. The more mods, the more headaches. Bolting on a turbo, or swapping in an entirely different motor, will NEVER happen without issues.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 06:24 AM
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I currently have six cars, four are FI and they all run GREAT! BOOST FTW!
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Old May 1, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by leemik
I'll never FI a factory NA car again.. too much trouble and $$$ for what you get..

I'd rather buy a car that is already FI'ed

--mike
I totally agree that buying a factory FI car is much easier to mod, but I think you get asignificant gain when you FI the Z... But it all depends on what you're trying to do with it too... If you push it hard and try squeezing more power out of a single turbo kit, then you're more likely to run into problems (from what I've seen) I'm running the stock TN kit, and no issues *knock on wood* PLUS I hardly run the car at WOT, maybe a couple times a month!
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Old May 1, 2008 | 07:48 AM
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most of you are scaring me and making me change my mind on saving for FI..
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Old May 1, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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Yes if my next car doesn't come stock FI. Go boosted or go home
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Old May 1, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisCJ99
I totally agree that buying a factory FI car is much easier to mod, but I think you get asignificant gain when you FI the Z... But it all depends on what you're trying to do with it too... If you push it hard and try squeezing more power out of a single turbo kit, then you're more likely to run into problems (from what I've seen) I'm running the stock TN kit, and no issues *knock on wood* PLUS I hardly run the car at WOT, maybe a couple times a month!
Single Turbo/Twin Turbo alone has absolutely nothing to do with anything.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Asian Invasian
most of you are scaring me and making me change my mind on saving for FI..
Don't be scared dood! Just research research research. Make yourself well aware of any possible risks and the costs involved. You CANNOT go into an FI project thinking that it will run flawless!! Just be open minded and realize the risks involved and do it right from the very beginning, don't take short cuts!!! And most of all, ENJOY!!!
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Old May 1, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by taurran
Single Turbo/Twin Turbo alone has absolutely nothing to do with anything.
Ok ok. Maybe using "single turbo" was a poor choice of words. Basically pushing any turbo will cause problems... BTW, what happened to your car?!
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Old May 1, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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My next car I will get will hopefully be turbo'd right out of the box.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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yes i will. its very addictive. coming from turbo hondas like most of us i cant get enough of boost

97-04: had a turbo nitrous prelude type sh
99: had a turbo 1996 GSR
04-present: supercharged G35.

i love boost, love the way it sounds and cant live with out it. i would most likely not buy a FI car. i love having a NA car and having the respect of FI a car that is not ment to be FI. Any tool can buy a FI car out of the box and slap on a few pipes and upgrades. but most people that love boost will spend every penny they have and put in blood, sweat and loss of sleep for boost.

my old prelude. i dont have pics of the GSR and the g35 most of you have seen it.

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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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I don't think they make turbo kits for F430's
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Old May 1, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by George@GTM
I don't think they make turbo kits for F430's
I am sure you can figure something out....
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Old May 1, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by George@GTM
I don't think they make turbo kits for F430's
Not turbo but would keep me happy!

http://tuningsalad.blogspot.com/2007...ompressor.html
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Old May 1, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Alberto

So its running twin superchargers, that would be nice for a race car, have that N/A linear feel, but with much more power!

Nice find,

-George
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Old May 1, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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I want a turbo out of the box next...
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Old May 1, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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Depends. My next car will be my DD, so I won't FI that. But my next sports car will probably be FI.
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Old May 1, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Asian Invasian
most of you are scaring me and making me change my mind on saving for FI..
if you got a lot of patience, deep pockets and the Z is not a daily driver you got no worries..
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