HOw much for turbo's

[WAYcool]

im j/w, outta the blue, i take a stock sho, and want to put a turbo into it, how much, and wha else would go along with it...and remeber im j/w, so dnt get all like its not onna work, im j/w

 

[yamahaSHO]

It'll work... But it will also cost you 3 times more than you bought the car for... maybe more.

 

[ShoGuy93]

Well when moding a sho. I think every body will agree with me. Nothing goes your way. And i think you have to have some money put a side for all the other little things that break or go out on you, or that needs to be replaced. So to me there really isn't a good ball park price....

O and spell check!

 

[gas it]

u can makes u a turbo for $5. a used junkyard one from a picnpull.

 

[Silver95]

i dont know too much on this subject but if i were to SC or TC and SHO i would beef up some thing like the tranny especially, maybe even the engine. So like it was mentioned above, have some money to the side.

 

[Chris Benvie]

u can makes u a turbo for $5. a used junkyard one from a picnpull.

Oh, here we go again, last time this topic came up, i went to war.

For $5k you can throw a ****** turbo setup on and blow up the car/transaxle, or you can spend $20k and do it right.

I would look into upgrading your suspension/brakes, and making the car runn correctly by doing proper maintence. Once you have got that done, you can start thinking about other mods.

FYI, there are only 2 yes 2 known turbo SHOs in existence, one of which blew up and the other with about 13years of modding and tuning into it.

You will need alot of mechanical/fabrication knowledge, or be ready to pay out theass.

 

[Dr. Tweak]

Oh, here we go again, last time this topic came up, i went to war.

For $5k you can throw a ****** turbo setup on and blow up the car/transaxle, or you can spend $20k and do it right.

I would look into upgrading your suspension/brakes, and making the car runn correctly by doing proper maintence. Once you have got that done, you can start thinking about other mods.

FYI, there are only 2 yes 2 known turbo SHOs in existence, one of which blew up and the other with about 13years of modding and tuning into it.

You will need alot of mechanical/fabrication knowledge, or be ready to pay out theass.

Well you are the expert. After all you're the one with a blown SHO... oh wait, you can't get that running, can you?

PWN3D

I just get sick of the constand nay-saying. You don't think it can be done for cheap, well just wait.... just a few more weeks...

Do I think that all the posts we see about turboing SHOs are realistic? No. Do I think it takes 20 grand to "do it right"? No.

To answer your question WAYCool, turbo SHOs can put out up over 500 hp. However, you're not going to need anything that fast to beat your ricer friends. Start with stock, do your maintenenace, and then get the supporting mods first: brakes, suspension, quaife.

Have a look at the Mods page on SHOPP where a lot of good advice is given.

And if you really want to turbo your SHO, don't let anyone tell you that you can't. Just realize that yes, it is going to take a lot of time, money, and failure to get it right. If you're ready for that, go for it. Read the book by Corky Bell: Maximum Boost to get a good grasp of turbocharging in general.

 

[SHOguy 92]

u can makes u a turbo for $5. a used junkyard one from a picnpull.

CLEDUS! I knews it was you! Now what did I tell yoo? Stay away from the normal folks!

Chris, I don't know if I'm correct on this, but I'm pretty sure that was his sarcastic response sounding like a hill billy that can fix anything with duck tape and toothpaste?

And yeah you can go buy a junkyard turbo, but don't expect much as you need to match up lots of things to see what turbo is for what app. Sure your car will runs, and see power gains, but lag will most likely be abundant, and lots more will be off too.

 

[SHOMurph]

ummmm its singular when you say turbo sho...not plural and there is a reason for that.

Does it take 20 grand to boost a car? yes if you want it done right. When you add up parts and labor yeah its gonna cost to keep things from breaking.

As always if you can do it for cheaper....show me the way!

 

[SHOguy 92]

As always if you can do it for cheaper....show me the way!

I SAID DUCK TAPE AND TOOTH PASTE, how many more times do I have to say it?

 

[Chris Benvie]

Yea, um that was quite the cheap shot.

I thought my answer was intelligent and factual. But I forgot, when you own a Blown SHO, you get ridiculed whenever you answer a question.

After reading your post, you basically said the same thing i said in regards to what to do, before even thinking about turboing an SHO.

And yes, Josh, to do it right, it will cost $20k. But I forgot, you became a SHO expert in 5 months.

THink about the motor and tranny alone to do it right. The motor in my car, which blew up, was supposedly done right, The pistons alone were $1200. Getting the block rebuilt RIGHT being hooked up by someone we knew was $1200. Not to mention buying a block and all the other MISC. gaskets and seals and sensors.

Thats ok tho, you can continue to tell me I don't know what i'm talking about, and make fun of mine because its not running. Its a simple fix, i just am tired, and sick of it, i play with it everyday for a few hours going over the whole wiring harness, but I just don't get it. So don't give meshit about it not running as you havn't even come close, to what any of my SHOs have been.

 

[SHO--ripper]

:evil_gri:

 

[PROPHET]

Lets keep on topic and no more cheap shots.

 

[WAYcool]

ok

well i was looking around, and i see supeerchargers for the show at like 5k.....and they give u LOOOOOOTTTTTSSSS of power.... so wouldnt tha acutally be a better way to gp??

 

[Mr Anonymous]

IIRC, you mentioned in another thread that you're 15. A forced-induction SHO is simply outside the budget of 99.99999% of the high school aged owners out there. Sure, you can buy a S/C package for like $5K, or custom-build your own turbo setup for around the same price, but I don't know a single person who put $5K into their FI SHO and just stopped there. It's realistically a $10K-$20K minimum project for anyone serious about doing it.

Find a nice SHO, keep it clean and well maintained, and just enjoy driving it. If you want to go mod-crazy, buy a Mustang or some rice car and have at it. The SHO is not a car to be modding on a budget.

 

[Yamaha V6]

I dunno what you're talking about Chris...

$4500 for the supercharger kit
$4500 for the low-compression engine
$3000 in high-end clutch / Quaife / Flywheel parts
$500 (minimum) in exhaust
$500 (minimum) in brakes
$500 (minimum) in tuning / dyno time
$200 (minimum) in gauges (look how much a fuel pressure gauge is)
$200 in new halfshafts

That's only what, $13,700? Add in the cost of the SHO for about, oh, $3000 and you're only at $16,700! A BARGAIN! ****, any 15 year old should go run right out & get TWO at that price!

Chris is dead on. I STOPPED counting at $48,000 ($10,700 original car price) on my first supercharged SHO. The second time around is cheaper, granted. The best way to do it is to find one already built, buy it, and be more than halfway on your way. Unless you've already got a built-up SHO, it's going to be much cheaper that way.

IIRC, Jeremy Prine's Turbo SHO (now Tim Tyner's aka "Toolman") cost something like $11,000 to initially develop (not counting the car), and that was done at an established turbo shop (from memory, Knight's Turbos). Tim then continued the development of the car, getting it to where it is now.

If you must have a 4-door cheap-to-modify car, consider an original mid-70's V8 Nova.

 

[munkee]

You can certainly turbocharge the sho for less than 20,000, initially anyway, but if your not prepared to eventually spend that much, you might want to rethink things. I bought all of the necessary turbocharger components except an aftercooler for 980.00. I do my own fabrication and mechanical work. However, the turbocharging components are only the tip of a very large iceberg. You still have possible lower compression rebuild, fuel management, shocks, struts, brake upgrades, mounts and bushings, clutch, transmission upgrade, engine management, and then dyno time to get it tuned. My plan is for a 12 psi low CR reliable motor. My list of parts totals just over 11,000 before paint and interior mods. Now, if you never took it above the 6-8 psi range (and 8 might even be a little high) you might be all right without rebuilding the motor, just don't expect to get another 100,000 miles out of it.
I guess what I am getting at is that you can build a turbo car for relatively cheap if you kept the boost down and the power levels to the 250-280 range. But I can about guarantee you will want more power than that so you will turn up the boost and blow the motor. Then you will have to start all over and kick yourself for not just building it right in the first place.

 

[FordLover]

Oh, here we go again, last time this topic came up, i went to war.

For $5k you can throw a ****** turbo setup on and blow up the car/transaxle, or you can spend $20k and do it right.

I would look into upgrading your suspension/brakes, and making the car runn correctly by doing proper maintence. Once you have got that done, you can start thinking about other mods.

FYI, there are only 2 yes 2 known turbo SHOs in existence, one of which blew up and the other with about 13years of modding and tuning into it.

You will need alot of mechanical/fabrication knowledge, or be ready to pay out theass.

Naww, I agree with Gas it, just get a roll of duct tape and snag a turbo from the junk yard. Place turbo anywhere under hood, and tape heavily. Remember to apply many stickers to exterior of vehicle, before you know it you'll be in the 11's

 

[SHO--ripper]

I totally agree munkee. A low boost setup can be done for less than 20 grand. It all depends on who you know, and what you can do with cars.

 

[munkee]

You Get that thing runnin yet Chris?