I want to turbo my 08 Tc, was wondering if you could tell me the best, cheapest way to get my beast turbo'd.

 

Find a used kit in the For Sale section.

 

everyone gonna tell you the same thing...

its not gonna be cheap.

the number 1 rule of boost is...dont boost on a budget.

 

 

I understand that you can't cheaply boost. Thats why I put best infront of cheap...

 

get a loan and get pimp sh it

 

 

LOL.....

 

scheffman..

What they're trying to say is that you shouldn't try to be cheap about it...

However I feel there are certain things you can be frugal on..

Try finding a used kit in the For Sale section - it'll save you atleast $1,000 or so.

Just don't skimp out on the tuning. Be prepared to pay for 3-4 hours of tuning from scratch.

Don't listen to people who say "tuning should only take a couple of hours.." - that's BS. To get a good idle, open loop, and closed loop tune, it'll take a while.

Most kits will produce between 240-300whp on 6-10 psi. It just depends on the setup. A goal of 250whp would be good.

 

What everybody means is "best" and "cheap" do not get along very well. You might as well ask these F/I folks what they have and how much $$$ they shelled out for their boost. Believe me, you don't want to risk blowing something up, eh? Be ready to shell out at least $4000++++++++. Personally I'd rather buy something brand new than a mysterious used one. But that's just me

 

I'm not opposed to buying anything used but I also don't know what is considered good? Is their any kits that look great on the for sale section? I really don't know what I'm looking for I never really got into cars tell I bought this baby.

 

Just to give you an idea on how much everything can cost new.. use me as an example (in the order I purchased):

Competition Stage 4 Clutch ... $350 (stock is okay for short while)
Competition 9lb Flywheel ... $300 (not really needed)
Turbonetics Kit ... $3995
Autometer gauges and pod ... $240
Innovate Wideband gauge ... $250

That's a total of $5,135 - this doesn't include an exhaust or tuning.. because the kit comes pretuned at 8psi.

 

id stay away from any of the ZPI kits since theyre no longer a company and you wont have that much tech. support for them.

Go with Dezod or TurboToyotas

 

I wouldn't suggest taking a chance with cheap stuff if you've already invested $16k in a pretty decent quality vehicle. Why ruin it?

Stay with the right components that are proven, so your investment doesn't go down the tubes because of a failed wastegate or turbo kit design. Maybe if you bought a $2k beater I would understand, but not a 2008 tC.

Hope that helps!

 

For sure, So is the consense saying that used kits are bad or just depends on the brand.

 

Used kits aren't bad as long as it's a high quality kit and it was properly maintained.

I've personally seen our kits last a few years with no signs of problems. Not sure about the others, but there are other decent kits out there too.